Innovative Diesel Technology Inc. (IDT), a Houma, La.-based marine and industrial engine distributor, is partnering with British engine manufacturer Cox Powertrain to bring a new high-powered performance diesel outboard… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
In response to a rapid rise in the Lower Mississippi River following heavy rains both regionally and upriver, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began operating the Bonnet Carré Spillway… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a week-long public hearing Monday, March 6, at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., to… Read More
With water from the springtime snowmelt and weather systems upriver heading downstream, gages along the Lower Mississippi River have started creeping up again, continuing an unusually long high water… Read More
Leaders from Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners LLC, along with representatives of Martin Marine, gathered in Bourg, La., April 8, at Intracoastal Iron Works to christen the mv. Larry… Read More
The annual conference of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association will be held May 20–22 at the The Grand Hotel Golf Club & Spa in Point Clear, Ala., on the… Read More
Close to 250 maritime leaders gathered in Baton Rouge, La., April 23–25 for the annual conference of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT). The conference featured a wide… Read More
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company christened the mv. T. Gary Fitts March 27 at the company’s dock on the west bank of the Black Warrior River. The vessel,… Read More
On April 9, the Traffic & Transportation Club of Greater New Orleans (TTCGNO) joined forces with the Delgado Community College Maritime & Industrial Training Center, KIPP New Orleans Schools… Read More
A shuttered barge manufacturing yard in Madisonville, La., will soon reopen, with barge deliveries expected later this year, according to an April 10 announcement from Louisiana Gov. John Bel… Read More
