Frank McCormack

New Orleans

Gulf Coast Correspondent at The Waterways Journal

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Redwood Holdings, Owner of Marquette Transportation, Announces Acquisition Of Canal Barge Company

2 days ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

Redwood Holdings, the family-owned holding company that acquired Marquette Transportation Company in May 2024, has announced an agreement to acquire New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC).
Tenn-Tom To Hold 43rd Annual Conference In August

6 days ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Authority, a four-state compact made up of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, will hold its 43rd annual conference August 13–15 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. As in years past, the Tenn-Tom Waterway Conference will feature a golf tournament at the Lakewood Golf Club’s Dogwood course. The golf tournament will be held on August 13, with a banquet and silent auction August 14.
Dredge Report: Contract Awards Soar in 2024

1 week ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

“Looking backwards, 2024 was a great year.”That’s Michael Gerhardt’s assessment of the federal dredging market for last year, and Gerhardt, vice president of external affairs at Muddy Water Dredging, LP, and author of “The U.S. Dredge Report: An Analysis of the Federal Dredging Market,” has the data to back that up. Gerhardt’s annual dredge report goes back more than two decades and tracks every single contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for dredging.
Celebrating The Anniversary Of The Merchant Marine And Corps

1 week ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

Although May 22 was National Maritime Day, June 12 is considered the “birthday” of the U.S. merchant marine. That day commemorates the first wartime role of the U.S. merchant marine during the Revolutionary War, specifically a naval engagement in and around Machias, Maine, on June 12, 1775. A group of citizen sailors, reacting to news from Concord and Lexington, captured the British schooner HMS Margaretta, choosing to fight rather than comply with demands to provide lumber for British barracks.
Stakeholders Celebrate Corpus Christi Channel Expansion

2 weeks ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

Leaders from the Port of Corpus Christi, representatives from the Galveston Engineer District and federal, state and local leaders gathered at the port’s executive administration building June 2 to celebrate the near completion of the Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project, which deepened the channel from 47 to 54 feet and widened it from 400 to 530 feet. The expansion project also added barge shelves to the Corpus Christi harbor.
NOLA District Releases Draft Report For IHNC Lock Replacement

2 weeks ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

The New Orleans Engineer District has published its draft supplemental general reevaluation report (GRR) and integrated supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the replacement of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock, which opened to navigation in 1923. The Corps of Engineers is proposing to replace the 102-year-old lock, which measures 640 feet by 75 feet with a 31.5-foot depth, with a shallow-draft chamber measuring 900 feet by 110 feet with a depth of 22 feet.
Hammond, Young Leaders Highlight IMX Closing Ceremony

2 weeks ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

This year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), held May 28-30 in Nashville, Tenn., concluded by celebrating young leaders in the maritime industry and honoring Cathy Hammond, a founder and long-time chief executive of Hebron, Ky.-based Inland Marine Service. Hammond received the Mike Rushing Legacy Service Award, given annually to an industry veteran whose career elects a commitment to community service, professional excellence and mentorship.
IMX Session Focuses On Infrastructure, Funding

3 weeks ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

A trio of panelists during an Inland Marine Expo (IMX) education session looked at waterway infrastructure across the country and the challenge of project reliability and cost overruns. Paul Rohde, vice president for the Midwest area for Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), moderated the session, which also featured Neil Maunu, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA), Tennessee River Valley Association Executive Director Cline Jones and WCI President and CEO Tracy Zea.
TSF Marine Equipment Acquires ‘The Claw Lid Lifter’

3 weeks ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

It’s been close to eight years since Chuck Gifford invented “The Claw Lid Lifter,” a purely mechanical system that allows for barge lids to be set or removed without placing a single person on the barge. Gifford left his longtime terminal operations job in 2017 to pursue the Claw full time. By 2023, the Claw was ready to be brought to market. Oertel Metal Works in Davenport, Iowa, was the manufacturer, and Gifford was the sole seller, deliverer and installer.
Karl Senner Receives Two Awards From Reintjes

1 month ago | waterwaysjournal.net | Frank McCormack

This spring, Karl Senner LLC won a pair of awards at the Reintjes Annual Sales and Service Conference. Karl Senner LLC, the exclusive sales and service representative for Reintjes marine gearboxes throughout North America, was honored for garnering the highest global order intake for Reintjes in 2024. The company also was recognized for its success in hybrid systems sales.