The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) voted December 20 to extend its partnership with Ports America, which operates the port’s Napoleon Avenue… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Note: This is an update of an earlier post that appeared on waterwaysjournal.net December 28, 2018. This update includes quotes from officials of Savage Inland Marine and Progressive… Read More
Brief descriptions of Louisiana’s five Coastal Energy Ports, from East to West: Port of Terrebonne Located on the Houma Navigation Canal, which runs from just south of… Read More
Heading west from New Orleans, US 90—or Highway 90, as it’s better known in Louisiana—winds through the heart of Acadiana, passing thousands of acres of sugar cane fields, small… Read More
The Maritime Throwdown, a three-part competition that pairs line-handling and -throwing challenges with prizes to promote safety and excellence among mariners, held its second annual event October 13 in… Read More
One of the most familiar company names on the nation’s inland waterways turned 40 this year: Blessey Marine Services. To mark the occasion, the company hosted an… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is collaborating with the city of New Orleans on a plan to redevelop sites along either side of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also… Read More
December 4, 2018, will go down as one of the most significant dates ever for the 91-year-old Delta Queen Steamboat. That’s the date President Donald Trump signed into law… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More
