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Shipping Agents: Working Behind The Scenes To Keep Cargo Moving

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Shipping Agents: Working Behind The Scenes To Keep Cargo Moving

October 3, 2025

Ken Kolb, PhD Every day on the Lower Mississippi River, ships unload and load cargo, be it containerized, bulk or breakbulk. To keep things running smoothly, there is… Read More

Navy Awards 7th Berthing Barge Contract To Bollinger

APL-71, which Bollinger Shipyards delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2023. (Photo coutesy of Bollinger Shipyards)

Navy Awards 7th Berthing Barge Contract To Bollinger

October 11, 2024

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has announced it has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s seventh Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL 73) class berthing and messing barge. The contract… Read More