Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City has started production on a second 6,000 hp. inland towboat designed by MiNO Marine of New Orleans. The Subchapter M-compliant vessel measures 166 by… Read More
Louisiana
Only nine months ago, C&C Marine & Repair, the Belle Chasse, La.-based shipyard located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between the Harvey Canal and Algiers Lock, opened its groundbreaking… Read More
Avondale Marine LLC is proposing to extend its barge fleeting area in Jefferson Parish, La. According to a permit application filed with the New Orleans Engineer District, the… Read More
Shell Chemicals LP of Baton Rouge, La., has applied to the New Orleans Engineer District for a permit to build a facility for manufacturing monoethylene glycol on the… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has begun the long-awaited closure of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. The flood control structure, located about 33 miles upriver from New Orleans, La., diverts… Read More
Terral RiverService, Lake Providence, La.-based barge and towing company, has announced a recent expansion into the Florida panhandle with an operating agreement for two new rock yards. The… 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… Read More
This time last year, operators transiting Calcasieu Lock on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Southwest Louisiana were facing significant delays. Demolition began in June 2018 on the south guidewall,… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District held its change of command ceremony June 11, with Col. Stephen Murphy assuming command from Col. Michael Clancy. Murphy arrived from the Nashville… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has announced the protocol for closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway, the flood control structure on the Mississippi River almost 30 miles above New Orleans,… Read More
