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Brian Laborde, president and CEO of Laborde Products, joined Zac Metcalf, associate publisher and editor of The Waterways Journal, to discuss the company’s history, engine technology, service network and outlook for… Read More

From Federal Barge Line and St. Louis’ crowded barge scene to deregulation, single-sideband radio and AI, three shoreside veterans reflected on five decades of inland change. Mark Mayfield, Stephen Rauch… Read More

Harrison Crabtree, executive director of World Trade Center New Orleans, joined David Murray, senior editor of The Waterways Journal, for a WJ Talk conversation about Louisiana’s role in… Read More

Waterways Journal: Can you tell us a bit more about GICA (the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association) for those who might not know what it is? Paul Dittman: The Gulf… Read More

Hybrid propulsion continues to gain momentum in portions of the marine industry, but successful adoption depends on understanding how individual vessels operate rather than simply installing new… Read More

Hybrid propulsion is steadily gaining acceptance across parts of the marine industry, but successful adoption depends less on the technology itself than on matching it to the way a… Read More

As artificial intelligence becomes more common across maritime operations and business functions, companies should approach AI governance much like they approach vessel operations, according to Michelle Ramsden, an expert at… Read More

Michelle Ramsden, an expert at Jones Walker, said maritime companies adopting artificial intelligence tools should approach governance much like bridge resource management aboard a vessel: with clearly defined authority, oversight… Read More

Jason Aristides is founder and CEO of Open Tug, an innovative software platform completely dedicated to making barge operations faster, safer, more efficient and more profitable.  Since 2019, Open Tug… Read More