The 38th annual seminar of the Greater News Orleans Barge Fleeting Association—which one public relations executive calls “the Super Bowl of marine insurance”—was held live April 26-29 in New Orleans,… Read More
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The board of governors of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) has announced the organization has canceled its 2021 River & Marine Industry Seminar, which had been scheduled… Read More
The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) has donated several hundred thousand dollars to universities in the name of many deserving young individuals over the last 30 years. This… Read More
The spread of the novel coronavirus is a brand new situation, and individuals, companies and governmental organizations are adjusting and adapting on the fly, changing plans as new information becomes… Read More
As the scale of the coronavirus challenge is coming into focus, the World Health Organization finally declared it a pandemic after what some critics deemed unaccountable delays. Trade organizations around… Read More
Top photo: Attorney John Karpousis gestures as he makes a point. (Photo by David Murray) The 37th annual seminar of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) was held at… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard, the oldest of the nation’s armed military service branches, has not always gotten the respect it has earned and deserves. Historically it has not always been… Read More
Boat owners and operators have to contend not only with the elements and market conditions; they also have to be on constant alert for occasions that might expose them to… Read More
The issues and concerns of operators of towing companies, rather than marine attorneys or insurance brokers, were highlighted more than usual at the 36th annual River and Marine Industry Seminar,… Read More
It was a significant moment when Brian Curtis, director of the Office of Marine Safety at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), addressed the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association. Read More
