Company eyeing Louisiana offshore wind invests in floating drydock
Crowley Wind Services of Jacksonville, Fla. announced last week that it has invested in Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating drydock for...
Updated coastal plan calls for $50 billion in levee, restoration projects
The Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved the state’s updated coastal master plan last week, paving the way for $50 billion worth of wetland restoration...
Ship launch marks milestone in Bollinger’s construction of oceanographic research vessels
The R/V Taani, a regional class research vessel, was floated for the first time last week using a drydock at Bollinger Shipyards in Houma....
Louisiana’s $50B coastal plan heads toward approval
Louisiana’s most recent plan to restore and protect its coast—at a cost of $50 billion—advanced last week through the House Committee on Natural Resources...
Avondale deal delayed again as Port of South Louisiana studies terms
The Port of South Louisiana has again delayed the closing period for its $445 million deal to buy the former Avondale Shipyard site, after...
Ship to house offshore wind technicians being built in Louisiana’s oil country
Down in Terrebonne Parish, where oil rig supply ships are as much a part of the waterside scenery as shrimp boats, a new kind...
Port of South Louisiana releases appraisal for its $445 million Avondale bid
The Port of South Louisiana has disclosed the appraisal it used to come up with a price tag of $445 million to buy the...
Bruks Siwertell delivers needed mobile ship unloader to Belle Chasse
Bruks Siwertell recently delivered a new Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader for dust-free cement handling operations for CEMEX in Belle Chasse. The 10,000S, next-generation unit augments...
After just two years, Smart Port initiative now at 70 vessels
Just two years after the launch of the Lower Mississippi River Smart Port & Resilience Center by The Water Institute of the Gulf, some...
Entergy provides power to vessels at Lake Charles port
To help deliver customer solutions and protect the environment, Entergy Louisiana has expanded its shore power capabilities so that Crowley vessels operating out of the Port of...
