Newly spun off from Trinity Industries, barge builder Arcosa Marine (formerly Trinity Marine Products) announced November 5 that it will invest more than $10 million to expand its existing barge-building… Read More
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FMT Shipyard & Repair, the vessel construction and repair affiliate of Mandeville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters, recently delivered the second in a series of five towboats it is building for… Read More
In last week’s midterm elections, the Democrats were expected to win the House of Representatives and they did, but not by the margins they would have preferred. The Republicans increased… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District announced today (November 2) that the agency has begun phase 1 flood fight measures now that the Mississippi River has risen above 11 feet at… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings of $41.8 million for the third quarter, compared with $28.6 million for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were also sharply higher, $704.8 million… Read More
It was with sadness that I read about the passing of Randy Eckstein in the October 29 issue of the WJ. I fondly recall early in my career with the… Read More
Last week, we reported on the Jones Walker survey on maritime cyber risks that made this point: “The U.S. maritime industry is not prepared for future cyber-attacks.” In the blue-water… Read More
Raymond “Randy” Eckstein Jr., of New Orleans, retired president and CEO of the Gulf-Inland Division of Marquette Transportation Company LLC, died October 17 of cancer in Houston, Texas. He was… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced plans to offer aid to its employees that were affected by Hurricane Michael, which made landfall October 10 just east of Panama City, Fla. Eastern… Read More
On Tuesday, October 23, President Trump signed into law the “America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018” (S.3021). Title I of the act included the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of… Read More
