Over the last 30 days, the communities along Bayou Sorrel and the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) have seen an astounding amount of rainfall on… Read More
Verret Shipyard
By Nelson Spencer Jr. and Frank McCormack On June 4, representatives of the Blessey Marine Services family gathered at Bayou Fleet on the west bank of the Mississippi River near… Read More
It’s been about 10 years ago now that leaders at Spartan Marine in Fort Smith, Ark., reached out to Ted Verret, who owns and operates Verret Shipyard in Plaquemine, La.,… Read More
Chem Carriers LLC, Sunshine, La., has announced it is expanding. The liquid transportation firm, founded in 1994, is adding to its fleet of towboats, said Frank Banta, president. “We let… Read More
Without a doubt, the October 1 christening ceremony held at Enterprise Marine Services’ Channelview, Texas, fleeting facility was a celebration of the three new vessels joining the company’s growing fleet… Read More
https://youtu.be/2rZp7B1Q75U Neighbors watched from their folding chairs along LA-75 in Plaquemine, La. Motorists slowed to take pictures and blow their horns in support. Workers paused for selfies. Passing boats slowed… Read More
With oil prices down the past few years, many maritime companies have hit pause on their building programs. But now with an upward trend over the past year, some companies… Read More
