Registration is now open for WEDA’s Dredging Summit & Expo ‘20. The conference will take place at the new Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas, June 9–12. WEDA’s Dredging Summit… Read More
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Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of leading his administration’s task force on the coronavirus outbreak, as criticism of the government’s response so far continues… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record cargo tonnages for December of 13.8 million tons and 122.2 million tons for the entire year—a 16 million-ton improvement over 2018… Read More
Mansfield Energy Corporation subsidiary O’Rourke Petroleum announced January 7 the acquisition of the marine fuel distribution assets of J.A.M. Distributing Company. Based in Houston, O’Rourke Petroleum is a distributor of… Read More
For Raymond Butler, a simple answer to a question late last year led to the honor of a lifetime. Butler, new construction vessel representative for Maritime Partners LLC, the Metairie,… Read More
Navigation on the western Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was hampered for at least a week following the sinking of two barges near Mile 510.5 WHL (west of Harvey Lock), just… Read More
Since the advent of Subchapter M close to 18 months ago, much of the focus has been on how towboat operators are adjusting to life after July 20, 2018, and… Read More
Mark Mazzanti, a 35-year veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers, will serve as the new coordinator for a $1.17 billion project that aims to reshape the Trinity River north… Read More
Maritime Administrator Adm. Mark Buzby presented a check for $18 million to Beaumont, Texas, for the Port of Beaumont Multimodal Corridor Expansion and Improvement Project on November 15. The grant… Read More
Maritime Partners LLC, the Metairie, La.-based owners of more than a combined 350 towboats and barges on long-term charter, christened the mv. Ouizee October 4 at John Bludworth Shipyard in… Read More
