The Corps dredge McFarland, based out of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, returned home on March 14 after completing an emergency dredging mission in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River,… Read More
New Orleans
With the Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, La., beginning a slow fall, the New Orleans Engineer District began closing bays at the Bonnet Carré Spillway… Read More
The New Orleans chapter of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) hosted a lunch & learn March 12 at the Jones Walker Law Firm in downtown New Orleans… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council hosted the 37th annual World Trade & Transport Conference (WTTC) in New Orleans, La., February 28. For the third year, The Coal… Read More
The Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans, La., was closed for several hours February 27 after it was struck by the crude oil tanker ship Clio, which was northbound. Read More
Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll! With Mardi Gras being celebrated in New Orleans tomorrow (March 5) you can be sure that a festive atmosphere pervades… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District will begin opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway at 10 a.m. on February 27, to divert a portion of the Lower Mississippi River’s flow into Lake… Read More
RiverWorks Discovery’s Who Works the Rivers (WWR) maritime career discovery day returned to New Orleans February 20, with close to 175 high school students from across the region gathering… Read More
The tows of two towboats, one heading northbound and the other southbound on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, La., collided February 13 and led to a breakaway,… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) will hold the 37th annual World Trade & Transport Conference in New Orleans, La., February 26–28 at the Omni Royal Orleans… Read More
