The New Orleans Engineer District announced January 9 the activation of its Phase I flood fight between Baton Rouge, La., and the mouth of the Mississippi River. The Corps initiates… Read More
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Container-on-barge will happen; but when? Versions of that sentiment have been circulating among the inland navigation community for decades. Various COB experiments on the inland waterways have come and gone,… Read More
The windstorm that decimated Economy Boat Store (EBS) in Wickliffe, Ky., two years ago wasn’t the first natural disaster the company has faced, but through it all the store has… Read More
Oftentimes over the lifespan of a towboat, a new company will come along and buy, refurbish and rename the boat. Anyone who lives and breathes the maritime industry knows it’s… Read More
Team Services LLC, the Baton Rouge, La.-based inland marine tankerman company with a network of licensed tankermen serving facilities all along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Lower Mississippi River,… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold four public meetings in August aboard the Corps of Engineers’ flagship towboat, the mv. Mississippi. Each meeting will include a summary report by… Read More
Close to 250 maritime leaders gathered in Baton Rouge, La., April 23–25 for the annual conference of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT). The conference featured a wide range… Read More
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) will hold its annual conference April 23–25 in Baton Rouge, La., at the Raising Cane’s Convention Center, on the east bank of the… Read More
Plimsoll Marine, which operates 19 towboats that offer fleeting and shifting services for Cooper Consolidated between Baton Rouge, La., and Head of Passes on the Lower Mississippi River, recently took… Read More
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, with a jurisdiction that stretches on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi River from Mile 168.5 to Mile 253 AHP, is… Read More
