The commissioners of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD), the body that oversees Plaquemines Parish’s port complex, voted to retain Charles Tillotson as executive director after another… Read More
The Waterways Journal
The immediate cause of the incident in Baltimore, Md., on March 26, 2024, in which the container ship Dali struck a support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,… Read More
A long-range forecast indicating the potential for wet weather ahead means that low-water conditions could soon be improving on the Lower Mississippi. Donnie Williams, chairman of the Lower… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) CEO Joey D’Isernia has confirmed that the shipyard is moving on from its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) contract with the U.S. Coast Guard, citing financial… Read More
It’s not only the Mississippi River that winds nearly 3,000 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf in Louisiana. The Great River Road follows all along it. Susanne… Read More
Employees, customers and four generations of the Lowros family gathered November 13 at Parker Towing Company’s headquarters in Northport, Ala., to christen the mv. Tony Lowros, a 1,200 hp. Read More
Nicholls State University has been selected as the home of the newly created Louisiana Maritime Academy (LMA). The Bachelor of Science in marine transportation degree program at the… Read More
Master Boat Builders Inc. recently took delivery of a new floating drydock constructed by Conrad Shipyard. The drydock was delivered to Master Boat Builders’ location in Coden, Ala., where… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, reported financial results November 4 for the third quarter ending September 30. GLDD… Read More
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation announced an expanded agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division November 11 to support the construction of Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the… Read More
