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...
Woodside Louisiana LNG awards dredging contract
Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., announced it has been awarded two Louisiana contracts—one...
Loadstar acquires Houma-based Atlas Marine Services
Baton Rouge-based Loadstar has acquired Atlas Marine Services, a Houma-based company that specializes in shore tankerman services, or the loading and unloading of hazardous cargo from barges.
Founded...
Study on Mississippi River’s future paused due to lack of funding
A major federal study on the future of the lower Mississippi River examining effects in Louisiana and six other states has been paused due...
Sides set to resume talks as another port strike looms
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance are set to resume contract talks on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Talks between the ILA, which represents...
Is Louisiana ‘uniquely positioned’ to be an offshore wind leader?
It’s no secret that major offshore wind projects are under development in wind-rich areas along the nation’s East and West coasts. But how likely...
