The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its Marine Accident Brief (MAB) March 16 detailing a collision that occurred in March 2019 involving the mv. St. Rita and a group… Read More
Louisiana
The New Orleans Engineer District announced April 2 plans to begin opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway as soon as the following day. New Orleans District Commander Col. Stephen Murphy recommended… Read More
During meetings in Washington, D.C., with various officials March 3–5, the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) announced an innovative new public-private financing tool to help river communities deal… Read More
The Lower Mississippi River was closed briefly March 15 following an allision between the mv. Cooperative Spirit and the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge near Luling, La. The incident occurred at… Read More
Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition, which advocates and promotes maritime commerce on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, has been named to Louisiana’s Committee of 100… 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntsville, Ala.-based Learning Center hosted a floating plant safety course in New Orleans, La., January 30. The Corps (USACE) holds two floating plant safety… 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
One crew member is dead and another is missing following a February 10 collision between a skiff and a tow on the Port Allen Route near Plaquemine, La. According to… Read More
The New Orleans Propeller Club recognized Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and chief executive of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation, as the… Read More
