Beth Ann Branch named new Port NOLA president and CEO
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Beth Ann Branch president & CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
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Edward Maritime launches the Raptor for inland
Pensacola, Fla.-based Edward Maritime, a shipbuilding and repair company that provides steel fabrication services to the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast, recently launched the Raptor 1, a compact and versatile push
VIDEO: ECO Edison christened in New Orleans
America’s offshore wind energy supply chain marked a major milestone Saturday, when ECO Edison, the first-ever American-built, owned, and crewed offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), was christened in the Port of
Port NOLA names Amanda Coates its new chief commercial officer
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has named Amanda Coates as its chief commercial officer. In this role, she will lead the port’s business development strategies and real estate operations. Coates
Crescent Towing starts construction of 6,000 hp Z-drive tugboat
New Orleans based Cooper Group subsidiary Crescent Towing has begun construction of a new 6,000 HP tier 4 Z-drive tugboat at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala. It will be immediately added to
Kongsberg to offer U.S.-built Kamewa waterjets
In what it calls “a step change in support for its U.S. customers,” Kongsberg Maritime has established a dedicated manufacturing facility and service team to provide in-country support for its Kamewa waterjet
PODCAST: Jones Walker’s Jeff Tillery on what to do in a maritime emergency
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Jeff Tillery, co-leader of the Maritime Litigation and Arbitration Team at Jones Walker LLP in New Orleans, on tips for
USCG lifts Lower Mississippi “daylight only” deep-draft vessel restriction
The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has lifted daylight transit only restrictions for deep-draft vessels operating south of Mile 203 on the Lower Mississippi River. The change was announced
USCG opens Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic following Hurricane Ida
The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has opened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New Orleans and key ports throughout Southeast Louisiana, following Hurricane Ida. After
Waterways industry faces prolonged disruption from Ida
While the good news coming out of New Orleans this morning was that electricity has been restored to limited areas of the city, overflight photos and media reports from the areas hit