The Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), the trade organization representing stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), will hold its annual seminar July 26–28 in New Orleans. The event will… Read More
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The Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council (GNOPSC) held its annual Marine Industry Day June 22 at the Higgins Hotel adjacent to the National World War II Museum. Reflecting the… Read More
The 38th annual seminar of the Greater News Orleans Barge Fleeting Association—which one public relations executive calls “the Super Bowl of marine insurance”—was held live April 26-29 in New Orleans,… Read More
Top photo: Attorney John Karpousis gestures as he makes a point. (Photo by David Murray) The 37th annual seminar of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) was held at… Read More
New Orleans has a new captain of the port following a June 15 change of command ceremony held at the Port of New Orleans’ Julia Street Cruise Terminal during which… Read More
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1—less than two weeks from now—and runs through November 30. Although the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has yet to release its… Read More
The issues and concerns of operators of towing companies, rather than marine attorneys or insurance brokers, were highlighted more than usual at the 36th annual River and Marine Industry Seminar,… Read More
High water on the Lower Mississippi River continued to challenge mariners last week, with the Carrollton gage in New Orleans, La., hovering near the 17-foot flood stage, held there thanks… 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
Members of the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) met in New Orleans, La., January 9 to finalize the group’s recommendations for repealing, replacing or modifying certain U.S. Read More
