Frank McCormack, Author at The Waterways Journal

C&C Places Superstructure On Forthcoming Weeks Dredge McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift derrick barges move dredge superstructure onto hull. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

McKinney Salvage & Heavy Lift derrick barges move dredge superstructure onto hull. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

C&C Places Superstructure On Forthcoming Weeks Dredge

November 30, 2018

Weeks Marine’s new $60 million cutter suction dredge, the JS Chatry, under construction at C&C Marine & Repair in Belle Chasse, La., reached a major milestone November 27 when the… Read More

Baton Rouge Port Touts COB Service, Diversity And Smart Investment SEACOR AMH moves containers of PVC resins from Baton Rouge to New Orleans for export. (Photo courtesy of Port of Greater Baton Rouge)

SEACOR AMH moves containers of PVC resins from Baton Rouge to New Orleans for export. (Photo courtesy of Port of Greater Baton Rouge)

Baton Rouge Port Touts COB Service, Diversity And Smart Investment

November 30, 2018

The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, with a jurisdiction that stretches on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi River from Mile 168.5 to Mile 253 AHP, is… Read More

Magnolia Marine Celebrates Two Christenings Magnolia Marine's Mv. Miss Marley

Magnolia Marine Celebrates Two Christenings

November 21, 2018

Vicksburg, Miss.-based Magnolia Marine Transport, the marine transportation subsidiary of Ergon Inc., celebrated the christening of two towboats November 6 at the company’s headquarters on the Yazoo River. The newly-christened… Read More

Corps Awards Contract For Dredging Atchafalaya Bar Channel Morgan City, La.: Demonstration project in 2016 proved that agitating the material in the channel would provide enough depth to maintain navigation. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Morgan City, La.: Demonstration project in 2016 proved that agitating the material in the channel would provide enough depth to maintain navigation. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Corps Awards Contract For Dredging Atchafalaya Bar Channel

November 19, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on October 30 awarded a single award task order contract to Alaska-based Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the last 12 miles of the… Read More

Conrad To Build Backup Wicket Lifter For Olmsted Wicket Lifter Keen

Conrad To Build Backup Wicket Lifter For Olmsted

November 16, 2018

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Morgan City, La.-based Conrad Shipyard a $9.89 million firm-fixed-price contract to build a backup wicket lifter for Olmsted Locks and Dam on… Read More

WIMOs Hosts Lunch-And-Learn At Associated Terminals Members of WIMOs take a tour of ACBL’s Convent, La., fleet. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

WIMOs Hosts Lunch-And-Learn At Associated Terminals

November 16, 2018

Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), a women-only organization focused on connecting women working in the maritime industry, fostering community and offering networking and professional development opportunities, held a social lunch-and-learn… Read More

C&C Marine & Repair Continues Legacy Of Innovation And Efficiency Aerial view of C&C Marine & Repair, with new blast and paint facility in the foreground. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

Aerial view of C&C Marine & Repair, with new blast and paint facility in the foreground. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

C&C Marine & Repair Continues Legacy Of Innovation And Efficiency

November 16, 2018

For 20 years, C&C Marine and Repair has built a reputation for innovation and efficiency in the marine construction and repair market. Over that time, the shipyard has produced vessels… Read More

C&C Opens Indoor Barge Blast And Paint Facility Barge entering new facility at C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo courtesy of C&C Marine & Repair)

C&C Opens Indoor Barge Blast And Paint Facility

November 16, 2018

C&C Marine and Repair, the Belle Chasse, La.-based shipyard covering more than 80 acres adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), announced November 6 the opening of its new indoor,… Read More

Lange Towing Garners Two COIs In 24 Hours Lange Towing owner operators Capt. George Lange Jr. and George Lange Sr.; Carrie Lange, wife of the late Wilbur Lange; Daisy Lange, wife of George Lange Sr.; and KMS Safety’s Kimberly Macaluso, daughter of George Lange Sr. (Photo courtesy of Lange Towing)

Lange Towing owner operators Capt. George Lange Jr. and George Lange Sr.; Carrie Lange, wife of the late Wilbur Lange; Daisy Lange, wife of George Lange Sr.; and KMS Safety’s Kimberly Macaluso, daughter of George Lange Sr. (Photo courtesy of Lange Towing)

Lange Towing Garners Two COIs In 24 Hours

November 9, 2018

Lange Towing, a small, family-owned towing company in Morgan City, La., recently achieved what few companies have in the few months since Subchapter M went into effect. In August, the… Read More

CG Announces Formal Investigation Into Sunshine Bridge Allision The Cooper Consolidated barge-mounted crane Mr Ervin, which Marquette Transportation's mv. Kristin Alexis pushed into the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, La., October 12, moored near the east bank of the river November 8, several miles downriver from the bridge. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The Cooper Consolidated barge-mounted crane Mr Ervin, which Marquette Transportation's mv. Kristin Alexis pushed into the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, La., October 12, moored near the east bank of the river November 8, several miles downriver from the bridge. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

CG Announces Formal Investigation Into Sunshine Bridge Allision

November 9, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard announced November 8 that the agency has opened a formal investigation into the October 12 allision of a barge-mounted crane and the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over… Read More

Author: Frank McCormack