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Q&A: Harrison Crabtree on Louisiana’s Ports, Trade And Maritime Growth

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Q&A: Harrison Crabtree on Louisiana’s Ports, Trade And Maritime Growth

July 24, 2026

Harrison Crabtree, executive director of World Trade Center New Orleans, joined David Murray, senior editor of The Waterways Journal, for a WJ Talk conversation about Louisiana’s role in… Read More

Port Of Iberia Channel Deepening Plan Opens For Public Comment

September 4, 2026

The New Orleans Engineer District has released a draft environmental assessment for a proposed navigation channel deepening project connecting the Port of Iberia, La., with the Gulf. The… Read More

42nd GNOBFA Conference Includes Some Changes Officers of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association present an award to the widow of Capt. Toby Wattigney at the 42nd River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. (Photo by David Murray)

Officers of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association present an award to the widow of Capt. Toby Wattigney at the 42nd River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. (Photo by David Murray)

42nd GNOBFA Conference Includes Some Changes

May 1, 2026

This year’s River and Marine Industry Conference of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association — the 42nd straight meeting of what has been called the “Super Bowl” of… Read More

WJ Talk: Louisiana’s Five Deep Water Ports and a New Strategic Marketing Study WJ Talk Frank

WJ Talk: Louisiana’s Five Deep Water Ports and a New Strategic Marketing Study

October 17, 2025

Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) joins Frank McCormack to discuss a strategic marketing effort uniting five Louisiana deep water ports, what it could mean for cargo growth and investment,… Read More