When Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded “La Nouvelle-Orléans” in the spring of 1718—traditionally, it was May 7, 1718—he no doubt spent days sailing up the Mississippi River, his ship’s… Read More
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There are a lot of good things happening on the Mississippi River, Sean Duffy, long-time executive director of the Big River Coalition, said in his opening remarks at the annual… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report dated January 14 determined the probable cause of a July 4, 2023, allision between the mv. Kitty’s lead barge and Algiers Lock, located… Read More
TowEx Maritime Consulting announced the completion of a comprehensive fleet inspection for ARTCo New Orleans in February. The Ohio-based company has been operating for more than six years and specializes… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released updates to the draft mitigation plans and design related to the ongoing Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock replacement general reevaluation report. The… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest U.S. cruise port and the only port in the country that offers both ocean-going and river cruising, set a new… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) a $1 million grant for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) sustainability management plan (SMP). “This funding… Read More
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway became the port administrator at the Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) in Missouri in October and is excited about how the port is growing. The port, near the… Read More
“Are all christenings like this?” First-timers were asking themselves that question at American Commercial Barge Line’s November 12 christening of the mv. ACBL Mariner, an 11,000 hp. towboat built at… Read More
A smooth Election Day and the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president, along with his pro-business policies, has led to a renewed confidence in the economy. Read More
