Leaders and operators of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway will gather August 21–23 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala., for the 36th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference. The… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Friends and family gathered July 25 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel to celebrate the 2018 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award: William T. “Bill” Bergeron, renowned ship and… Read More
Parker Towing Company, the Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based towboat, barge and terminal operator, recently partnered with FMT Shipyard & Repair on the Harvey Canal in New Orleans, La., to refurbish and repurpose… Read More
With oil prices down the past few years, many maritime companies have hit pause on their building programs. But now with an upward trend over the past year, some companies… Read More
Operators on the Louisiana stretch of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will have a trio of partial or total lock closures to deal with in late summer and fall, with… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced July 11 the closure to navigation of Columbia Lock on the Ouachita River until further notice. Less than a week prior, the Corps’ Vicksburg District… Read More
A year-and-a-half’s worth of reality has set in for operators on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway who move tows through Calcasieu Lock, located in Cameron Parish, La., just south of Lake… Read More
Anyone passing St. Bernard Port Harbor & Terminal District’s Arabi Terminal last week might have seen a rarity for the area: a bright pink covered hopper barge alongside a cargo… Read More
Stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway will gather in New Orleans, La., August 1–3 for the 113th annual seminar of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA). As in years past,… Read More
In its annual safety awards luncheon held June 5 in New Orleans, La., the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) recognized the crew of Golding Barge Line’s mv. Austin Golding… Read More
