A proliferation of federal contracts transforms Louisiana into a shipbuilding powerhouse
In a welcome turnabout, south Louisiana’s fabrication industry is enjoying an unexpected renaissance, thanks to a proliferation of government shipbuilding contracts for everything from...
Louisiana’s ports are breaking down barriers to move as one, but issues remain
Shifting market dynamics, unresolved systemic issues and funding backlogs have forced the state’s five lower Mississippi River ports to abandon old paradigms and instead...
Woodside tugboat contract boosts Louisiana spend to more than $1B
Woodside Energy has awarded a services contract to Green Tug Towing for the design and construction of four new tugs to be built at...
Port NOLA partners form joint venture to manage LIT terminal
Port NOLA announced last week that its private partners have formally incorporated a joint venture to operate the planned Louisiana International Terminal in St....
CF Industries, Trafigura and TFG Marine pursue low-carbon ammonia as marine fuel
CF Industries, Trafigura and TFG Marine have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the adoption of low-carbon ammonia as a marine fuel,...
Louisiana regulators weigh expansion of Venture Global dredging
Louisiana regulators are weighing a permit change allowing Venture Global to expand dredging near the Calcasieu Ship Channel for its CP2 LNG project, despite...
Bollinger Shipyards signs contract to build Arctic Security Cutters
Bollinger Shipyards signed a contract last week with the U.S. Coast Guard to construct four Arctic Security Cutters, a new class of medium polar...
A $300M investment at this Franklin shipyard will create 1,500 new jobs
Saronic Technologies is investing $300 million to expand its shipyard in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced Wednesday. The expansion is expected to create...
Loadstar is Louisiana’s first Certified Evergreen company. What does that mean?
Baton Rouge-based Loadstar has become the first company in Louisiana to earn Certified Evergreen status.
The designation, awarded by the Idaho-based Tugboat Institute, recognizes firms that pledge to remain...
Saronic begins producing new class of autonomous ships in Louisiana
U.S.-based tech company Saronic Technologies recently held a keel-laying ceremony for its Marauder vessel at the company’s recently acquired shipyard in Franklin, reports Naval...
