When we think of valiant fighting vessels, a humble 500-foot-long drydock might not come to mind. But for almost a hundred years, the U.S. Navy had just that, a turn-of-the-century… Read More
New Orleans
The Lower Mississippi River remained dangerously high last week, with the Carrollton gage in New Orleans hovering at about 16.5 feet. But the river stage and flow rate through the… Read More
About 9:40 a.m. March 12, the mv. Natalie Jean, a 64- by 26-foot towboat, sank in the Lower Mississippi River at about Mile 90.5 in the New Orleans General Anchorage,… Read More
William H. Langenstein III, a partner at the New Orleans-based Chaffe McCall law firm, was sworn in February 22 as the newest member of the board of commissioners of the… Read More
The 2018 Inland Waterways Conference will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in New Orleans’ French Quarter March 19–21. Sponsored by Maritime Meetings, the conference will feature speakers from the… Read More
Capt. Emile Dominique of SCF Marine was born in New Orleans and grew up in Donaldsonville, La. He told The Waterways Journal, “I’ve seen towboats going up and down the… Read More
Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number, according to… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC), in tandem with The Coal Institute, held its 36th annual World Trade & Transport Conference February 8 in New Orleans, La., with… Read More
The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans took an initial step at its January 19 meeting toward studying the feasibility of building a second container terminal within… Read More
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was in the New Orleans region earlier this month touring companies that are celebrating the positive impacts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,… Read More
