Hugh Earl Cooper, 91, of McKinney, Texas, a longtime operations executive at Canal Barge Company, died on December 30, 2020. Raised in Hugo, Okla., Cooper enrolled early in the Army… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) is close to halfway done with a $100 million expansion at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. The port is on track to put… Read More
On January 19, the Corps of Engineers released its FY21 Work Plan for allocating funds provided in the FY21 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill that was part of the… Read More
I always learn something from the Old Boat Column—and also have the fun of my memory being kicked a little down the river. Keith Norrington’s article on Twilight on The Levee… Read More
Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) announced it has expanded its logistics and business development team through its promotion of Strickler Adams to director of marine logistics and hiring of Alan… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest U.S. provider of dredging services, has announced new dredging awards worth $60.9 million. The company announced the four contracts January 11,… Read More
Crowley Shipping, a subsidiary of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Crowley Holdings Inc., has launched a new division focused on emerging energy sectors in the United States and surrounding regions. The New Energy… Read More
Turn Services, a New Orleans-based provider of fleeting and towing services, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Bayou Fleet, located at Mile 125.5 on the Lower Mississippi River. Read More
Edgar C. “Red” Griffin, former president of Coastal Towing and co-founder of Grifco Transportation, died January 6. He was 86. Coastal Towing was a Houston-based transporter of black oil in… Read More
A hybrid Sennebogen crane has been selected to improve safety in one of Belgium’s busiest ports. DD Shipping NV, a member of the Square Group, is a stevedoring company for… Read More
