GRAY, La. – Louisiana-based energy services company Danos has announced the acquisition of offshore labor supply operations in the Gulf of Mexico from Wood, a multinational engineering and consulting company headquartered in Scotland. Wood reported a sale price of $17…
BATON ROUGE – Drax, a producer and user of sustainable biomass, said it has loaded its 200th shipment of sustainable biomass at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The shipment, which took place earlier this month, marks a major milestone…
LOCKPORT, La. (press release) – Bollinger Shipyards LLC (“Bollinger”) has delivered the USCGC Maurice Jester to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 178th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year…
RESERVE, La. — Port of South Louisiana officials and supporters were all smiles at a March 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony for a stylish new 30,000-square-foot headquarters overlooking the Mississippi river and the dozens of commercial vessels that sail by each day.…
GRAY, La. – Energy services company Danos said it plans to diversify its energy portfolio through strategic acquisitions. Danos Ventures has been established to lead this effort and will be helmed by third-generation owner and CEO Eric Danos. James Callahan…
NEW ORLEANS – The Port of New Orleans and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad will host a procurement contractor’s resource event on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Port of New Orleans Administration building, 1350…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has struck down a federal fisheries management rule requiring operators of privately owned charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico to equip their vessels with tracking devices, a victory for a group of…
NEW ORLEANS – Representatives from the Port of Ashdod, located south of Tel Aviv, Israel, and leaders from five Greater New Orleans business organizations have signed a letter of intent to create an innovation embassy. The program was born out…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030…
NEW ORLEANS — In a sign of the times, the 2023 Jefferson Chamber Annual Meeting began and ended with discussions related to the state’s ongoing insurance crisis. The breakfast event took place Feb. 16 at the Alario Center in Westwego.…
HARAHAN, La. — From the Jefferson Parish Council: On Feb. 9, the Jefferson Parish Council unanimously passed a resolution calling on the State Bond Commission to support a bond request from the Port of South Louisiana to purchase Avondale Global…
RESERVE, La. — The Port of South Louisiana said it saw an annual increase in tonnage of nearly 10 million short tons of cargo in 2022. The port said it moved a total of 239,257,758 short tons last year compared…
LOCKPORT, La. – Bollinger Shipyards LLC has announced the hiring of Andrew “Andy” Naquin as director of sales, where he will report to Eric Bollinger, vice president of sales, and will assist in leading the sales team. The announcement was…
NEW ORLEANS — Roughly 1,200 business and civic leaders attended the 2023 Greater New Orleans Inc. Annual Meeting on Jan. 13 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. Dubbed “GNO United,” the gathering included a review of economic development wins from…
AVONDALE, La. — On Jan. 12, the Port of South Louisiana announced that it has entered into an agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase Avondale Global Gateway, following the Port of South Louisiana Commission’s unanimous approval. The reported price…
NEW ORLEANS — Harrison Crabtree has taken on the role of director at the World Trade Center New Orleans, which partnered last year with regional economic development booster Greater New Orleans Inc. Crabtree spent the past six and a half…
NEW ORLEANS – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a public-private partnership between the state of Louisiana, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime industry leaders to build a $1.8 billion container facility on the Lower Mississippi River. The…
NEW ORLEANS – Complete Logistical Services, a local staffing agency, has announced the launch of its Get to Work Fast initiative. The program aims to expedite the hiring process for candidates and companies. CLS says applicants seeking permanent full-time, temporary…
NEW ORLEANS — On Nov. 30, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive a total of $3 million in grant funding under the Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program. The New…
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards announced several leadership changes following the recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding and Bollinger Mississippi Repair in Pascagoula, Miss. The announcements reflect leadership changes at BMS and BMR, as well as Bollinger Lockport New Construction…
NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this month, Galloway Director Kathleen K. Charvet was selected to be program committee chair for the 30th Biennial Admiralty Law Institute at Tulane Law School. Charvet has more than 25 years of experience counseling, representing and…
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pascagoula-based VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore. “Today marks an important milestone for Bollinger and our 76-year history,” said…
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore from parent company ST Engineering North America. The Pascagoula, Miss.-based…
NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…
NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…
GRAY, La. – Danos has been awarded a multi-year contract with independent oil and natural gas company Denbury Inc. to provide production labor support at the company’s Wyoming and Montana locations. Positions include roles for operators, instrumentation and electrical technicians,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) will host a Procurement Contractor’s Resource Event on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at NOPB’s Joe Spot…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year’s deadly capsize of an oil industry vessel during severe storms off of Louisiana’s coast, the National…
NEW ORLEANS – Auxo Investment Partners, a Michigan-based lower middle market private equity firm, has announced a successful exit from its investment in M/G Transport Services (M/G) through a sale to Maritime Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed,…
LAFAYETTE, La. – From Louisiana Economic Development: International offshore drilling contractor Schlumberger announced it will invest $11.5 million to centralize its North Gulf Coast (NGC) divisions at a newly renovated operations hub in Lafayette. The company will create 44 new…
