Jim Stark

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the association’s 115th… Read More

As steady as the great western rivers of the United States that roll toward the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), the nation’s No. 1 energy highway,… Read More

Leaders from throughout the maritime industry, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, National Weather Service and commercial operators, will gather virtually May 26 for the 2020… Read More

In little more than a week, COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has brought much of daily life in the United States to a halt as communities and… Read More

The New Orleans Engineer District has announced a necessary 30- to 60-day closure of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock in New Orleans for emergency repairs to the 97-year-old… Read More

No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to bring… Read More

Brownwater University, a three-day, introductory educational conference aimed at bringing together newcomers to the maritime industry and members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in the Western Gulf of Mexico… Read More

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and managers and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will gather in New Orleans, La., August 7–9 for the 114th annual… Read More