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Chouest, Equinor Christen The ECO Liberty

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Chouest, Equinor Christen The ECO Liberty

July 11, 2025

Equinor, the developer of Empire Wind, a wind energy array under development just south of Long Island, N.Y., officially launched its Louisiana-built service operations vessel ECO Liberty on June 28. The… Read More

Ceremony Marks Completion Of Hurricane Risk Reduction System —photo by Frank McCormack Blessey Marine Service’s mv. Capt. Gary E. Moss pushes a pair of tank barges westbound through the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier June 2. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

—photo by Frank McCormack Blessey Marine Service’s mv. Capt. Gary E. Moss pushes a pair of tank barges westbound through the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier June 2. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Ceremony Marks Completion Of Hurricane Risk Reduction System

June 3, 2022

Members of Congress, the governor, the mayor and other local elected officials, an assistant secretary of the Army, top leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the… Read More

New Orleans RTA Selects New Ferry Operator

December 20, 2019

Residents of New Orleans—in particular the city’s Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River—finally have regular ferry service once again between Algiers Point and the… Read More

Barge Crashes New Orleans Mayor’s Inauguration Party

May 14, 2018

Photo shows damage to Mardi Gras World after barge allision. (Photo by Frank McCormack) The good times were rolling May 7 in New Orleans with the inauguration… Read More