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… Read More
Baton Rouge
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for… Read More
The revenues of Mississippi River towns and cities, many dependent on tourism or seasonal events, have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic and its resurgence in recent… Read More
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. Read More
New Paducah–Baton Rouge Project To Receive $480,000 Grant money from the Maritime Administration’s America’s Marine Highway Program will help fund more than $7.5 million for nine projects, including one… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More
