Highlighting the importance of improving safety through technology use and continuing to fund navigation projects, Sean Duffy and Paul Rohde led the audience at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX)… Read More
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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… Read More
The first education session at this year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), to be held May 23–25 in St. Louis, will take an in-depth look at the marine highway system… Read More
The World Trade Center of New Orleans announced March 10 that Sean M. Duffy Sr., executive director of Big River Coalition and executive vice president of the Louisiana… Read More
The years-long effort to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) from 47 feet to 50 feet crossed a major milestone last month when the Crescent River Port Pilots… Read More
By Sean Duffy Big River Coalition Executive Director The Mississippi River Ship Channel Deepening to 50 Feet Project has shed a unique light on the importance of… Read More
More than 50 members of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) learned about dredging during the organization’s Dredging 101 webinar November 9. Sean Duffy of The Big River Coalition… Read More
Coastal and Marine Operators (CAMO) released its Lower Mississippi River Pipeline Identification Guide at a meeting held August 18 at the Port of New Orleans. The publication identifies regulated… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded the first contract to jumpstart the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel from Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf… Read More
The start of the deepening project in the Lower Mississippi River is big news for river commerce. It will bring the working depths of the LMR up to par… Read More
