Daniel S. Erb Daniel S. Erb, 63, died October 5 at his home in Bonne Terre, Mo. He started working at JB Marine Service on January 2, 1997,… Read More
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Capt. Harold Wayne Smith, 88, of Poplarville, Miss., died August 6 at his home, surrounded by family. He grew up in the piney woods of Alabama, and began his… Read More
Newly spun off from Trinity Industries, barge builder Arcosa Marine (formerly Trinity Marine Products) announced November 5 that it will invest more than $10 million to expand its… Read More
FMT Shipyard & Repair, the vessel construction and repair affiliate of Mandeville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters, recently delivered the second in a series of five towboats it is… Read More
In last week’s midterm elections, the Democrats were expected to win the House of Representatives and they did, but not by the margins they would have preferred. The Republicans… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District announced today (November 2) that the agency has begun phase 1 flood fight measures now that the Mississippi River has risen above 11 feet at… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings of $41.8 million for the third quarter, compared with $28.6 million for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were also sharply higher,… Read More
It was with sadness that I read about the passing of Randy Eckstein in the October 29 issue of the WJ. I fondly recall early in my… Read More
Last week, we reported on the Jones Walker survey on maritime cyber risks that made this point: “The U.S. maritime industry is not prepared for future cyber-attacks.” In… Read More
Randy Eckstein Raymond “Randy” Eckstein Jr., of New Orleans, retired president and CEO of the Gulf-Inland Division of Marquette Transportation Company LLC, died October 17 of cancer in… Read More
