Port NOLA commemorates National Maritime Month
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) announced last week that it is commemorating its sixth annual Maritime Month May 1-31 and National Maritime...
New maritime money could fund local ‘container-on-barge’ service
The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced last week that it would add another $14.8 million in available funding to the...
Panel to focus on building, maintaining U.S. marine highways
The first education session at this year’s Inland Marine Expo on May 23–25 in St. Louis will be lead in part by Sean Duffy,...
Bollinger submits final proposal for Coast Guard cutter
Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard last week to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol...
First shipment departs from Calcasieu Pass LNG
Venture Global LNG and JERA Global Markets Pte. Ltd. announced the successful loading and departure of the first cargo of LNG produced at the...
Edison Chouest builds first wind farm service vessel in Cut Off
Ørsted and Eversource along with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have announced the building of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the U.S. has...
River pilots associations launch ‘Open Waters’ initiative
The Crescent River Port Pilots and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Associations launched The Open Waters initiative on Jan. 19, reports The Maritime...
Bollinger Shipyards completes latest series of Coast Guard cutters
Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport delivered the final ship in a series of Coast Guard cutters last week, reports Houma Today. The Clarence Sutphin is the...
Port NOLA moves forward with land acquisition for St. Bernard Parish cargo terminal
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans unanimously approved a resolution Dec. 29 to move forward with the acquisition of 1,118...
Study: Calcasieu Ship Channel accounts for $39 billion in GDP
A study commissioned by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District (LCH&TD) recently found that the Calcasieu Ship Channel is responsible for $39 billion,...
