Day 1 of the annual seminar of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), held in New Orleans July 27-28, was infrastructure rich, with reports from Tracy Zea, president and CEO… Read More
Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association
As the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) points out on its website, the association was formed in 1905, decades before there was even an identified body of water or waterway… Read More
The Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), the trade organization representing stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), will hold its annual seminar July 26–28 in New Orleans. The event will… Read More
If the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is correct, then people named Sean, Tammy, Vince or Whitney can breathe a sigh of… Read More
One of the enduring outgrowths of Hurricane Katrina, at least as it relates to the ports and waterways, is the Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Joint Hurricane Team and the Joint… Read More
The state of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is proposing to build a freshwater diversion at Bayou Boeuf Lock in Morgan City near Mile 94 on the Gulf… Read More
Much of the focus of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s seminar this year, held August 3–5 in New Orleans, was on waterway operations, issues that towboat crews face on a… Read More
After Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021, near Port Fourchon, La., the storm slowly churned inland over the coastal communities and marshes of Southeast Louisiana, eventually crossing the… Read More
Stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) will gather in New Orleans August 3–5 for the association’s 117th annual seminar. The… Read More
Paul Dittman has been at the helm of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) for about a year. He was officially elected president of the association at GICA’s annual seminar… Read More
