The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) adopted a plan at its April 23 meeting for the economic revitalization and future development along the Inner… Read More
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
In 2020, New Orleans-based Turn Services, one of the largest independent barge fleeting and shifting companies in the United States, is marking 30 years operating on the Lower Mississippi River… Read More
Just four years ago, the site of the old Degussa Evonik carbon black plant in Rockport, Texas, was sitting idle, inactive for close to eight years. The 250-acre site, which… Read More
Work to replace armoring of the four gate bays of the sector gates at Calcasieu Lock on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) near Lake Charles, La., is nearing completion. The… Read More
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
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway reopened to navigation February 7, less than five days after a vessel ran aground near Berwick, La., leaving a loaded hopper barge damaged and blocking the… Read More
Updated February 10 The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway reopened to navigation February 7, less than five days after a vessel ran aground near Berwick, La., leaving a loaded hopper barge damaged… Read More
Turn Services, the New Orleans-based fleeting and shifting company that provides a variety of services to companies operating on the inland waterways of the United States, announced January 21 the… Read More
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
Navigation on the western Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was hampered for at least a week following the sinking of two barges near Mile 510.5 WHL (west of Harvey Lock), just… Read More
