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28 Mar 2024

Insights: Cherrie Felder, VP, Channel Shipyard Companies

Cheryl “Cherrie” Felder is among the U.S. barging industry’s most well-known leaders, having built a reputation as a difference-maker and champion for the industry.

For Cheryl “Cherrie” Felder, the path to the maritime industry was both untraditional and seemingly meant to be. After studying African art, she began her career working in a museum in New Orleans before landing a role directing professional rodeo in the Big Easy.“It was a lot of fun, and I learned a whole lot,” Felder said. “But as you may imagine, New Orleans is not a rodeo town. After the third year, the board of directors decided, okay, that's it. No more rodeo.”And that’s when Felder’s doorway to the maritime industry swung open…

25 Jun 2018

U.S. Coast Guard Responding to Barge Fire on Mississippi River

Accumulating water from firefighting causes barge to begin sinking.   The U.S. Coast Guard reported late last night that it was responding to a sinking barge near the Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans, LA.   Coast Guard reports have the barge moored at a fleeting area, and was ablaze at Mile Marker 105 on the Mississippi River. Beyond this, and as water accumulated during firefighting efforts, the barge - loaded with scrap cars - began to sink.   As of approximately 2100 hours CDT last night, no injuries had been reported.   Reporting by Karen Rodrigues

05 Feb 2014

Somerset Embarks for Commissioning

Sailors on board Pre-commissioning Unit Somerset bring in all lines during sea and anchor detail on Somerset's maiden voyage. (U.S. Navy photo by Elena Pence)

The Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship, Pre-commissioning Unit Somerset, (LPD 25) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding site in Avondale, La., Feb. 3, beginning its maiden voyage to its commissioning site in Philadelphia, March 1. "The commissioning ceremony marks an important milestone in a ship's life and completes the cycle from christening and launching to full status as a ship of the United States Navy," said Commanding Officer, Capt. Thomas L. Dearborn. "On March 1, 2014 when you hear the words " ...

04 Dec 2001

Coast Guard Investigates Bridge Allision

New Orleans -Coast Guard personnel and state officials investigated an incident where a crane barge floated away from its moorings at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday night and hit the Huey P. Long Bridge. No one was injured and the bridge was not damaged in the accident. The barge was originally moored at the Avondale Shipyard facility, with three smaller barges connected to it. The lines that moored the barge to the dock broke and it floated approximately 200-yards down river striking the bridge. The crane struck the underside of the bridge, snagging on some tension wires. The barge did not hit any of the stone foundations, supporting the bridge. The barge did partically block a portion of the ship channel, but vessel traffic was not seriously affected.

27 Sep 2007

Periodic closure of Mississippi River for Bridge Work

The US Coast Guard Sector New Orleans issued a Marine Safety Bulletin stating that, beginning in October 2007 and extending through August 2008, the Lower Mississippi River periodically will be closed to navigation at the Huey P. Long Bridge, mile marker 106.2 above Head of Passes, to allow for heavy lift work associated with the widening of the bridge. The closures, occurring once or twice a week, will last either six or twelve hours each, depending upon the nature of that day’s lift. At other times, transits through the area are to be at a slow bell, creating minimum wake. The Coast Guard will regularly publish a two-week closure schedule so that mariners may make appropriate plans. [Source: HK Law]