Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23 in… Read More
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) are getting ready for the group’s annual seminar, set for August 4-6 at the… Read More
Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group held a grand opening July 8 for its new commercial repair facility in Port St. Joe, Fla., near the eastern terminus of the Gulf… Read More
We will take a break from the evolution of the diesel towboat with this writing, in order to present a subject perhaps more compatible with this special Gulf Intracoastal issue… Read More
After another weekend of rain, water continues to slowly drain southward from the area around Bayou Sorrel Lock on the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW)… Read More
Over the last 30 days, the communities along Bayou Sorrel and the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) have seen an astounding amount of rainfall on… Read More
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony April 12 for the project to replace the Judge Perez Bridge, a vertical lift bridge over the… Read More
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
The teeth-rattling cold weather that blew through the South almost two weeks ago was highly unusual, and it showed, particularly in its effects on the power grid. Texas, in particular,… Read More
A towboat pushing six barges loaded with aggregate got into trouble near Mile 235 on the western side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) January 29, with the tow’s lead… Read More