Ivy Marine, based in the Mobile, Ala., area, tackled a big job with a pair of smaller towboats earlier this month, when the company moved the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Louisiana
The state of Louisiana announced earlier this month a plan to replace the leaky-yet-venerable Belle Chasse Tunnel and Perez Bridge, which both span the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on Highway 23… Read More
Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine & Repair announced the expansion of its main shipyard on June 20. C&C has acquired another 1,000 linear feet of bulkhead to its existing yard,… Read More
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to Begin Sediment Diversion Project to Restore Wetlands
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is working with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and other natural resource agencies, to design two coastal restoration projects. The Mid-Barataria… Read More
Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, American Pharoah—and now, as of June 9, Justify. In the world of thoroughbred horse… Read More
Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., announced June 11 that it has acquired the assets of Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou la Batre, Ala. “We are thrilled to acquire the assets of Horizon, which… Read More
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans, La.-based marine transportation company that operates a fleet of about 60 offshore supply vessels serving the deepwater oil and gas industry, announced May… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., on May 15 announced net income of $586,000, or 12 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2018. That compares with net income… Read More
Terral RiverService Inc., the Lake Providence, La.-based towing company, terminal operator and aggregate supplier, held a christening ceremony May 11 at the Lake Providence Port terminal for its 26th towboat,… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced earlier this month the conclusion of the agency’s investigation into a June 7, 2017, incident involving the breakaway of a moored crane barge… Read More
