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Port officials: New flood will worsen channel depth
BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD [email protected] Port officials expect the projected 8-foot crest in the Atchafalaya River to exacerbate the buildup of sediment in the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel, Port of Morgan…
‘Unbelievable test’ for new port center
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade speaks during Monday’s port meeting held at the new Government Emergency and Operations Center. Behind him are screens showing a…
Port hopes dredging method results in more shipping
BY SHEA DRAKE [email protected] Morgan City Port Terminal District officials hope to position the city as a lucrative import and export market for small vessels by creating a dredge system…
Emergency center near completion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD [email protected] First floor of new building is ’99 percent’ done Above, a flag pole gets installed this morning at the Port of Morgan City’s Government Emergency and…
Clearing the way for shipping
Manson Construction Co. began dredging Berwick Bay Sept. 19 and will finish the project in about a month. The contract dredged about a 3-mile stretch from 20 Grand Point and Tidewater Point to…
Bayouland radio amateurs
Mac Wade, director of the Port of Morgan City, was the August guest of the Bayouland Emergency Amateur Radio Service. He presented an in-depth assessment of the port’s responsibilities and long-range…