Metairie, La.-based McDonough Marine Service held a christening ceremony in New Orleans April 7 for the mv. Alma Grace, named for Alma Grace McDonough, wife of company founder Bernard P. Read More
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The New Orleans and Vicksburg Engineer Districts have a pair of lock closures scheduled for this summer and fall that will temporarily disrupt navigation on both the Red and Ouachita… Read More
Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeared in the February… Read More
News that Amherst Madison had recently purchased the Michael J. Grainger and would rename it Ohio brings to mind other vessels named Ohio on the inland rivers. Most recently, of… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC) has put into service the second of two towboats built by Steiner Construction Company, located in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Named mv. Lizzie Lane… Read More
The recently reconstituted Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) held its 96th meeting April 20 in New Orleans, and learned, among other things, that completion of the Kentucky Lock Project is… Read More
Mardi Gras Pass, an unintended breach in the levee system, could well provide the science that supports claims of fishermen regarding the dire effects of freshwater intrusions into rich coastal… Read More
The Coast Guard Foundation held its annual tribute to the Eighth Coast Guard District March 11 at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. During the event, the foundation honored… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released its marine investigation report detailing the March 22, 2021, allision between the mv. Ava Claire’s lead barge and gate No. 3 at… Read More
The Philadelphia Engineer District is gearing up to solicit bids for a medium class hopper dredge (MCHD) to replace the dredge McFarland, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’… Read More
