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Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

The 1,600 hp. mv. Green Wave will operate in the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River.

Mv. Green Wave For Plimsoll Marine

February 4, 2022

Blakeley BoatWorks recently delivered the mv. Green Wave to Plimsoll Marine. The Subchapter M towboat will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower… Read More

Dos Santos Provides High-Angle Conveyor For Floating Terminal Dos Santos International is providing its Sandwich high-angle conveyor system as part of the conversion of a floating terminal for carbon products into one for grain in New Orleans. The system is designed to use two facing conveyor belts to “hug” the grains while lifting them without spillage or damage. (Photo courtesy of Dos Santos International)

Dos Santos International is providing its Sandwich high-angle conveyor system as part of the conversion of a floating terminal for carbon products into one for grain in New Orleans. The system is designed to use two facing conveyor belts to “hug” the grains while lifting them without spillage or damage. (Photo courtesy of Dos Santos International)

Dos Santos Provides High-Angle Conveyor For Floating Terminal

November 30, 2021

Dos Santos International is providing a high-angle conveyor for a floating terminal on the Mississippi River. Cooper Consolidated’s floating transfer station in New Orleans, La., was originally designed for carbon… Read More

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Grain Express To Plimsoll The Grain Express is the second of four towboats Master Marine is building for Plimsoll Marine.

The Grain Express is the second of four towboats Master Marine is building for Plimsoll Marine.

Master Marine Delivers Mv. Grain Express To Plimsoll

December 23, 2020

Plimsoll Marine, LaPlace, La., took delivery December 11 of the mv. Grain Express from Master Marine Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala. The 67- by 28-foot towboat is the second of… Read More

24 Small Shipyards Garner $19.6 Million In Grants From MarAd

April 24, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced April 20 the award of $19.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Twenty-four… Read More

Towboat Crew Rescues Capsized Kayaker On LMR Rich Brand’s view from a Cooper Consolidated crew boat after Cooper fleet mates Brian Hoyal and Charles Abadie Jr. went to his aid February 14. Brand’s kayak can be seen on the bow of the crew boat. (Photo by Rich Brand, Captured Heartbeats)

Towboat Crew Rescues Capsized Kayaker On LMR

March 8, 2019

Over the past three years, Rich Brand has logged thousands of river miles aboard his kayak as he pursues his goal of paddling the Great Loop, a trip that connects… Read More

Plimsoll Takes Delivery Of First Two Boats From Blakeley BoatWorks According to Blakeley and Plimsoll, the mv. Virginia is the first towboat to

Plimsoll Takes Delivery Of First Two Boats From Blakeley BoatWorks

March 1, 2019

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

CG Announces Formal Investigation Into Sunshine Bridge Allision The Cooper Consolidated barge-mounted crane Mr Ervin, which Marquette Transportation's mv. Kristin Alexis pushed into the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, La., October 12, moored near the east bank of the river November 8, several miles downriver from the bridge. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The Cooper Consolidated barge-mounted crane Mr Ervin, which Marquette Transportation's mv. Kristin Alexis pushed into the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, La., October 12, moored near the east bank of the river November 8, several miles downriver from the bridge. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

CG Announces Formal Investigation Into Sunshine Bridge Allision

November 9, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard announced November 8 that the agency has opened a formal investigation into the October 12 allision of a barge-mounted crane and the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over… Read More

RiverWorks Discovery Opens Traveling Exhibit In Nola

September 24, 2018

RiverWorks Discovery debuted the organization’s interactive, traveling exhibit, A Journey of Exploration and Imagination on America’s Waterways, at its latest stop earlier this month at the Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM)… Read More

40 Under 40 Winners: Bourg, Brown, Cooper And Eckstein

June 22, 2018

The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated by… Read More

Tulsa Port Celebrates 50,000th Barge Tulsa Port of Catoosa 50,000th barge.

Tulsa Port Celebrates 50,000th Barge

December 18, 2017

Each day, tens of thousands of tons of waterborne freight move quietly along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Commodities like wheat and soybeans; raw, processed and scrap steel;… Read More