Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Port of Terrebonne met in Houma,… Read More
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Although the Delta Queen steamboat did not receive major structural damage from Hurricane Ida, the intense winds did cause some harm. In a social media post September 15, the Delta… Read More
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards announced April 19 the acquisition of the shipyard division assets and long-term contracts of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. The acquisition includes a 437-acre waterfront facility in… Read More
Note: The following is sponsored content provided by Main Iron Works. The September sun was beaming through the skies while the shipbuilders and engineers at the Cenac-owned, Houma-based Main Iron… Read More
Enterprise Marine Services christened the mv. Pierre Billiot November 14 in a ceremony held at its Houma, La., headquarters. It was the fourth new vessel christened into the Enterprise fleet… Read More
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Houma, La., has been awarded a $24,491,400 contract by the Philadelphia Engineer District to construct a specialty steel barge for the Corps’ Mat Sinking Unit (MSU)… Read More
On June 12, Houma, La.-based towboat operator Dupre Marine Transportation christened the mv. Everard Dupre, the 18-year-old company’s ninth vessel. The Everard Dupre is named after company owner Rory Dupre’s father. Read More
Having just christened a new towboat last fall and soon to christen another one—in addition to moving to new headquarters—Dupre Marine Transportation continues to steadily grow. A family-owned and -operated… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced January 31 that it has signed an agreement to purchase the marine transportation fleet of Cenac Marine Services LLC. The purchase price is approximately $244 million in… Read More
Main Iron Works owner Arlen “Benny” Cenac Jr. recently announced completion of the first of three 2,680 hp. towboats the shipyard is building for Kirby Inland Marine. The vessel, named… Read More
