National Maritime Day is May 22, and the Port of New Orleans is making it a month-long celebration with its second annual Maritime Month. This year’s theme is “Your… Read More
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Photo shows damage to Mardi Gras World after barge allision. (Photo by Frank McCormack) The good times were rolling May 7 in New Orleans with the inauguration… Read More
Within the last two weeks, the Port of New Orleans has announced a pair of new services, one by water and the other by rail. SeaLand, the Maersk… Read More
Crew members stow a sail aboard the tall ship Picton Castle as it’s docked in New Orleans April 22. (Photo by Frank McCormack) Nine high school students and… Read More
Morgan Line steamships at the Algiers landing prior to 1895. More than 100 years ago, there was a waterways transportation company that brought innovations in freight- and… Read More
The Port of New Orleans hosted its 10th annual Cargo Connections Conference last week, with shippers, ocean carriers and industry leaders gathering in New Orleans’ Warehouse District April… Read More
The National WWII Museum broke ground March 28 on what museum officials believe will become an iconic landmark, not only for the museum’s campus, but also for the entire… Read More
Waterway stakeholders converged on the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., March 20–21 for the annual Inland Waterways Conference, which focused on topics ranging from winter/spring high water, economic… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a barge breakaway in New Orleans March 25 near Mile 93 on the east bank of the Lower Mississippi River. According to the Coast… Read More
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… Read More
