Algiers Lock News Today

LST-325 traveled to Gulf Copper Shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, under its own power earlier this year for an overhaul.

Barges are facing lengthy delays at the Algiers lock near New Orleans as vessels reroute around closures at the Port Allen lock and the Algiers Canal.

Star Fleet is now operated by Harbor Towing & Fleeting, but its place on the New Orleans riverfront goes back to the 1920s.

The Waterways Journal takes its annual look back at the major events that made news on the waterways in the last year.

Corps of Engineers officials say the repair project at Algiers Lock has gone well, in part due to the continuing low water.

The New Orleans Engineer District will begin a 60-day closure at Algiers Lock on October 2 to repair damage incurred in a July 4 allision.

The Waterways Journal interviewed GICA president Paul Dittman ahead of GICA’s annual seminar.

A July 4 tow allision damaged the canal-end sector gates of Algiers Lock, a critical connection between the Mississippi River and the GIWW.

The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its yearly high-water inspection trip in the Big Easy March 31.

At just 10 years old, Joy Manthey already knew that her dream job was to pilot ships and and big tows on the river.