WIMOs, or Women in Maritime Operations, an organization dedicated to connecting and supporting women who are actively employed in the maritime industry, held its first official meeting in September… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Earlier this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $92 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to deepen and widen a… Read More
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) was back in the Big Easy for its annual conference, held from November 13 to 15,… Read More
Continuing its pursuit of making “no boots on the barge” a reality, the marine division of CIS (Contractors & Industrial Supply Company Inc.) has announced a new product, called… Read More
Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. Read More
On October 30, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a single award task order contract to Alaska-based Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the last 12 miles of the… Read More
The Small Shipyard Grant Program, an annual Maritime Administration grant aimed at bolstering and modernizing smaller shipyards, is in limbo for now due to the partial government shutdown, which… Read More
Dozens of vessels heading upriver or downriver pass Algiers Point on the west bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, La., each day. From the classic Steamboat Natchez… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Paul Moore, CEO of South Louisiana Methanol (SLM), announced January 4 a plan to build a new $2.2 billion methanol complex on a… Read More
On January 7, the Galveston Engineer District awarded a $92 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to deepen and widen a 7.6-mile reach of the Corpus… Read More
