Twelve members of the Ohio Valley chapter of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) participated in a river cleanup in July with Living Lands & Waters. “One of… Read More
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The passing on July 14 of Capt. Bill Streckfus at age 88 brings to mind that he took special interest in maintaining the 32-note Nichol calliope that was… Read More
A major barge line could be seeing the final act of a notorious collision that resulted in a major oil spill on the Mississippi River—13 years after it happened. Read More
Maritime Partners, a Metairie, La.-based owner of more than 550 boats and barges on long-term charter, held a christening for the mv. Kyle Smith August 19 on the east… Read More
A $102 million project to restore 256 acres of beaches and dunes and 143 acres of marsh is taking shape on a barrier island just east of Grand Isle,… Read More
The recent destruction on the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Ida brings to mind a “ferry tale” of 56 years ago. In 1892, the Howard Shipyard & Dock Company… Read More
For 42 years, Ben Jackson was an operator on a line-stripping rig, unloading more than a million tons of rock a year for Luhr Bros., the most in company… Read More
Peak soybean and corn harvest is approaching, and the Lower Mississippi and Gulf regions are still recovering from damage left by hurricanes Ida and Nicholas. According to some sources,… Read More
The Coast Guard is continuing efforts to reopen waterways impacted by Hurricane Ida in the areas of Bayou Lafourche, Houma Navigation Canal and portions of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Read More
Hurricane Ida made a pair of landfalls at Grand Isle and Port Fourchon in southeast Louisiana August 29 near midday as a strong Category 4 storm. Ida came ashore… Read More
