Oftentimes over the lifespan of a towboat, a new company will come along and buy, refurbish and rename the boat. Anyone who lives and breathes the maritime industry knows it’s… Read More
Baton Rouge
Team Services LLC, the Baton Rouge, La.-based inland marine tankerman company with a network of licensed tankermen serving facilities all along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Lower Mississippi River,… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold four public meetings in August aboard the Corps of Engineers’ flagship towboat, the mv. Mississippi. Each meeting will include a summary report by… Read More
Close to 250 maritime leaders gathered in Baton Rouge, La., April 23–25 for the annual conference of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT). The conference featured a wide range… Read More
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) will hold its annual conference April 23–25 in Baton Rouge, La., at the Raising Cane’s Convention Center, on the east bank of the… Read More
Plimsoll Marine, which operates 19 towboats that offer fleeting and shifting services for Cooper Consolidated between Baton Rouge, La., and Head of Passes on the Lower Mississippi River, recently took… Read More
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, with a jurisdiction that stretches on both the east and west banks of the Mississippi River from Mile 168.5 to Mile 253 AHP, is… Read More
A well-known marine electronics firm that has served the Lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for more than 3-1/2 decades has changed hands. Paul Mustacchia, owner, sold Wheelhouse… Read More
Shamrock Marine LLC, a provider of warehousing and vessel transport of groceries, supplies, filters, palletized cargoes and personnel to towboats and oceangoing ships midstream, has built a reputation for speed… Read More
Informa Economics IEG recently performed a study on behalf of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) that examined the benefits of dredging the Lower Mississippi River and its impact on farmers,… Read More
