Shamrock Marine, a Baton Rouge, La.-based provider of personnel and supply launch services and warehousing, started with a simple idea to meet a practical need—one that founder Duncan Armentor had… Read More
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has narrowed the sites and alignments for a new bridge over the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge down to three possibilities. Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its annual high-water inspection trip aboard the mv. Mississippi on April 8 in Baton Rouge, La. It was the fourth stop along the Mississippi… Read More
When Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards unveiled his budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 on January 24, the plan included a series of eye-popping price tags for major infrastructure projects… Read More
Jim Fletcher, a longtime leader in the maritime industry and founder of Baton Rouge, La.-based Team Services LLC, retired from his full-time role with the company at the end of… Read More
The U.S.S. Kidd, the World War II U.S. Navy destroyer that now serves as a museum on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La., has been awarded a Tin Can… Read More
Daytime temperatures in south Louisiana are inching up toward typical summertime highs, and so too are water levels on the Lower Mississippi River and connected waterways. As of May 13,… Read More
The mv. Kathleen has been tripping tows through the locks between the Lower Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, La., and the bayous that connect to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)… Read More
Shamrock Marine is continuing to reshape the Baton Rouge, La., riverfront. In late 2019, the company added its new office—a repurposed towboat wheelhouse—to the levee on the left descending bank… Read More
With the help and support of some river veterans, the executive director of a Twin Cities nonprofit that helps families facing medical crises hopes to raise money by floating down… Read More
