Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association News

Paul Dittman Named New GICA President

March 24, 2021

The board of directors of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), the organization representing maritime businesses connected to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, has announced that Paul Dittman will succeed Jim… Read More

Historic 2020 Hurricane Season Brings Repeated Impacts To Gulf Coast Devall Towing office, damaged by Hurricane Laura. (Photo courtesy of Devall Towing)

Devall Towing office, damaged by Hurricane Laura. (Photo courtesy of Devall Towing)

Historic 2020 Hurricane Season Brings Repeated Impacts To Gulf Coast

December 22, 2020

November 30 brought the official end to a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season. In all, the 2020 hurricane season ended with a record 30 named storms, topping the previous record of… Read More

Despite Hurricanes, IHNC Work Nearly Done Map shows the alternate route that towing vessels must use to get from the Mississippi River to the eastern GIWW during the closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock.

Map shows the alternate route that towing vessels must use to get from the Mississippi River to the eastern GIWW during the closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock.

Despite Hurricanes, IHNC Work Nearly Done

November 6, 2020

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock is nearing completion of a closure that started in early September to locate and address points of water intrusion that were causing scouring,… Read More

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Holds Virtual Seminar

August 15, 2020

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the association’s 115th… Read More

GIWW: Resilient, Reliable And Efficient

July 17, 2020

As steady as the great western rivers of the United States that roll toward the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), the nation’s No. 1 energy highway,… Read More

Industry, Corps Prepare For Renewal Of Alternate Route Map shows the alternate route that towing vessels must use to get from the Mississippi River to the eastern GIWW during the closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock.

Industry, Corps Prepare For Renewal Of Alternate Route

July 17, 2020

Mariners, dust off your charts from 2016 and get ready for a trip “down the mighty Mississip.” With the anticipated 30- to 60-day closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal… Read More

Joint Hurricane Team 2020 Planning Session To Be Held As Webinar May 26

May 18, 2020

Leaders from throughout the maritime industry, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, National Weather Service and commercial operators, will gather virtually May 26 for the 2020… Read More

IHNC Lock In Need Of Another Extended Closure

March 20, 2020

The New Orleans Engineer District has announced a necessary 30- to 60-day closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock in New Orleans for emergency repairs to the 97-year-old… Read More

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Raymond Butler The 2,600 hp. mv. Raymond Butler was built by John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo courtesy of John Bludworth Shipyard)

The 2,600 hp. mv. Raymond Butler was built by John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Photo courtesy of John Bludworth Shipyard)

Maritime Partners Christens Mv. Raymond Butler

January 10, 2020

For Raymond Butler, a simple answer to a question late last year led to the honor of a lifetime. Butler, new construction vessel representative for Maritime Partners LLC, the Metairie,… Read More

Risks To GIWW Need To Be Addressed WJ Editorial

Risks To GIWW Need To Be Addressed

November 29, 2019

At the recent Waterways Symposium in Pittsburgh, Jim Stark, president of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, gave a cogent tour of serious issues facing the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. He singled… Read More