The New Orleans Propeller Club’s annual Maritime Person of the Year Gala is always a lively collection of industry leaders gathered to celebrate the life and career of one of… Read More
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By Judith Powers and Sean Duffy There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition intent on… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and a host of elected officials, economic development experts and business leaders gathered October 4 at the site of Avondale Shipyard, located on the west… Read More
John W. Stone Oil Distributors was recognized with a Clean Fleet Award July 10 by the Regional Planning Commission’s Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership for its emissions initiatives. The company,… Read More
Mariners in the New Orleans area quickly become familiar with the traffic controls at the sharp and heavily trafficked bend in the Mississippi River at Algiers Point, Mile 94.5 AHP. Read More
RiverWorks Discovery debuted the organization’s interactive, traveling exhibit, A Journey of Exploration and Imagination on America’s Waterways, at its latest stop earlier this month at the Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM)… Read More
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $4,872,000 in grants to six Marine Highway projects on August 8. The funding, provided by the Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Marine Highway program,… Read More
One of Louisiana’s major plastic resin manufacturers and exporters—Shintech Louisiana LLC—has announced a $1.49 billion expansion plan for its facility in Plaquemine, La. Shintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu… Read More
Friends and family gathered July 25 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel to celebrate the 2018 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award: William T. “Bill” Bergeron, renowned ship and… Read More
Pilots from two state pilot associations said they have not seen any reduction in the number of foreign ship calls on the Lower Mississippi River since the Trump administration began… Read More
