“Is it really possible that an autonomous vessel using AI [artificial intelligence] could learn what an experienced vessel captain knows?” wondered Alan Savoie, co-organizer of the 40th Greater New Orleans… Read More
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The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans recently selected new officers, electing Walter J. Leger Jr. to serve as board chairman, James J. Carter Jr. as vice… Read More
The Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council’s Lower Mississippi River Harbor Safety Committee will host the annual Marine Industry Day conference May 10 at the New Orleans Four Seasons Hotel,… Read More
Legislation passed by both houses of the Kentucky legislature and awaiting signature by Gov. Andy Beshear would help pay for an expansion of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority in Paducah,… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District held a christening ceremony March 7 for a new survey vessel from Silver Ships Inc. of Theodore, Ala. The near-26-foot by 9.5-foot vessel with an… Read More
The latest report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on the importance of waterborne transport to agriculture contains some surprising facts. The report, titled “A Reliable… Read More
Busloads of high school students from Louisiana’s river parishes visited the Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) March 6 and 7 as part of a pair of industry interaction events hosted… Read More
Erston Reisch Jr. passed away on January 7 after a short illness. He was 83 years old. After serving in the Coast Guard as an engineman, Reisch attended Tulane University,… Read More
The first of this month, the U.S. Coast Guard began issuing a new merchant mariner credential (MMC). Gone is the passport-style booklet, fondly referred to as the “red book.” Mariners… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recorded 20,500 container movements by barge during 2023, setting a new record since the service between the ports of Greater Baton Rouge and… Read More