The Sunshine Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River, located in St. James Parish, La., between Welcome and Burnside, remained closed to vehicles last week after being struck October 12 by… Read More
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The second annual Maritime Throwdown rocked the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., October 13, with a total of 14 mariners from as far as West Virginia competing in a… Read More
For nearly 30 years, Turn Services, the New Orleans-based fleeting and shifting company with operations from Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf and along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, has built… Read More
A well-known marine electronics firm that has served the Lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for more than 3-1/2 decades has changed hands. Paul Mustacchia, owner, sold Wheelhouse… Read More
Pin Oak Holdings LLC announced September 26 the sale of Pin Oak Terminals LLC, the company’s Mt. Airy, La., liquid and chemicals storage terminal on the Lower Mississippi River, to… Read More
Elven Dykes Jr., died in Mandeville, La., September 19, following a battle with multiple system atrophy. His river career spanned 41 years, where he worked in numerous positions at Canal… Read More
John W. Stone Oil Distributors was recognized with a Clean Fleet Award July 10 by the Regional Planning Commission’s Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership for its emissions initiatives. The company,… Read More
Members of the National Waterways Conference (NWC) gathered September 12–14 in New Orleans, La., for the group’s 58th annual meeting. The meeting proved quite timely, coinciding locally with New Orleans’… Read More
RiverWorks Discovery debuted the organization’s interactive, traveling exhibit, A Journey of Exploration and Imagination on America’s Waterways, at its latest stop earlier this month at the Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM)… Read More
C&C Marine & Repair, Belle Chasse, La., delivered the mv. Jerry Jarrett to Marquette Transportation Company. It is the third vessel in a series of new 6,600 hp., 160- by… Read More
