The Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s (GICA) Board of Directors has selected Paul Dittman as its prospective president. He will assume the role at GICA’s 116th Annual Seminar in August 2021. Dittman is
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures beginning March 11, 2021.
Abbeville, La., based Broussard Brothers LLC is one of the leading marine and land construction contractors on the U.S. Gulf Coast. As well as marine towing, dock and crane services, the family-owned
As prospects for offshore wind in the United States continue to make headlines, Jonathan Zier, manager – business development of offshore services for Crowley Maritime, will speak on “Tug and Barge Opportunities
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an incident in which the bow of a tank barge got hung up on the sill of a lock gate as
Callan Marine, Galveston, Texas, has recently launched a new Marine Construction Division, providing a broad range of turnkey marine, civil, and specialty construction services along the Gulf Coast. Serving both public and
The Master Marine Inc. shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the 67- by 28-foot M/V Rock Solid, the third in the series of four towboats it is building for to
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. ASCE’s quadrennial assessment grades the condition and performance of 17 categories of infrastructure—including inland waterways locks, dams, drinking water,
Accidents involving tugs, towboats, and barges can be deadly and are usually expensive. To discuss the lessons to be learned, Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB – Tugs, Towboats & Barges free
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids