Mississippi Business Journal » boat http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:20:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Agency reports number of boats up this year as shrimping opens http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/11/agency-reports-number-of-boats-up-this-year-as-shrimping-opens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agency-reports-number-of-boats-up-this-year-as-shrimping-opens http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/11/agency-reports-number-of-boats-up-this-year-as-shrimping-opens/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:57:34 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=76441 GULF OF MEXICO — The 2013 Mississippi shrimp season opened at 6 a.m., today to good weather and good shrimp but small numbers, based on early reports from shrimp fishermen. This is according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). Shrimp season opens in Mississippi territorial waters when sampling confirms shrimp have reached the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/11/agency-reports-number-of-boats-up-this-year-as-shrimping-opens/feed/ 0 Harbor projects in full swing across Coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/harbor-projects-in-full-swing-across-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harbor-projects-in-full-swing-across-coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/harbor-projects-in-full-swing-across-coast/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:42:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75824 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Commercial and recreational boat slips are under construction or repair in almost every city across South Mississippi. The Sun Herald reports the biggest projects are new harbors being built in Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian that will add a total of 348 new boat slips to the Coast. Pass Christian [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/03/harbor-projects-in-full-swing-across-coast/feed/ 0 After lengthy restoration, harbor finally reopens http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/28/after-lengthy-restoration-harbor-finally-reopens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-lengthy-restoration-harbor-finally-reopens http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/28/after-lengthy-restoration-harbor-finally-reopens/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 12:11:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75509 BILOXI — Delays are over and the Biloxi Commercial Harbor has re-opened in time for the 2013 shrimp season. WLOX TV reports that shrimpers are glad the harbor is back in business. The harbor has 55 slips, along with concrete piers and new pilings. It’s also deeper than before. The harbor was badly damaged by [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/28/after-lengthy-restoration-harbor-finally-reopens/feed/ 0 County, association want to dredge Rotten Bayou oxbow http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/county-association-want-to-dredge-rotten-bayou-oxbow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-association-want-to-dredge-rotten-bayou-oxbow http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/county-association-want-to-dredge-rotten-bayou-oxbow/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:56 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=75232 DIAMONDHEAD — The Hancock County Board of Supervisors and Diamondhead Property Owners Association have filed an application for a wetlands permit with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) requesting authorization to excavate and dredge accreted sediment in Devil’s Elbow, an oxbow of Rotten Bayou, in Diamondhead. Accelerated sedimentation, due to a lack of upland [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/county-association-want-to-dredge-rotten-bayou-oxbow/feed/ 0 Mayoral candidate wants to talk to auditor about boat trips http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/mayoral-candidate-want-to-talk-to-auditor-about-boat-trips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayoral-candidate-want-to-talk-to-auditor-about-boat-trips http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/mayoral-candidate-want-to-talk-to-auditor-about-boat-trips/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 20:52:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74562 OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County Supervisor John McKay says the deep-sea fishing trips he took in 2012 with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are now an issue in his race for mayor of Ocean Springs. McKay, a Republican, tells The Sun Herald he wants to talk to State Auditor Stacey Pickering about the trips. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/12/mayoral-candidate-want-to-talk-to-auditor-about-boat-trips/feed/ 0 La. officials asking for video of barge striking bridge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/la-officials-asking-for-video-of-barge-striking-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-officials-asking-for-video-of-barge-striking-bridge http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/la-officials-asking-for-video-of-barge-striking-bridge/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:59:19 +0000 Alan Turner http://msbusiness.com/?p=74516 VICKSBURG — Louisiana officials have informally asked about video from security cameras at the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge where a barge struck the Mississippi River span on March 23, 2011. Vicksburg Bridge Commission superintendent Herman Smith tells the Vicksburg Post the agency has not been served with a subpoena for the video. The highway [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/la-officials-asking-for-video-of-barge-striking-bridge/feed/ 0 Corps asked to conduct study on proposed port channel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/corps-asked-to-conduct-study-on-proposed-port-channel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corps-asked-to-conduct-study-on-proposed-port-channel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/corps-asked-to-conduct-study-on-proposed-port-channel/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:50:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74127 GULFPORT — The Port of Gulfport is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a 47-foot-deep ship channel in Gulfport. The Sun Herald reports the corps will take public comment on the proposed study at a meeting May 21 in Gulfport. The port’s request to deepen the 20-mile ship channel [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/corps-asked-to-conduct-study-on-proposed-port-channel/feed/ 0 Coast Guard says sunken barge no risk to river traffic http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/coast-guard-says-sunken-barge-no-risk-to-river-traffic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coast-guard-says-sunken-barge-no-risk-to-river-traffic http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/coast-guard-says-sunken-barge-no-risk-to-river-traffic/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:03:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73780 VICKSBURG — Authorities say the barge that sank after hitting a bridge on the Mississippi River at Vicksburg poses no dangers to shipping or the environment. Coast Guard Capt. Bill Drelling said today that the barge is in 80 feet of water so there’s no risk of other barges hitting it. No decision has been [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/coast-guard-says-sunken-barge-no-risk-to-river-traffic/feed/ 0 Barge accident closes river, but flooding bigger worry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/barge-accident-closes-river-but-flooding-bigger-worry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barge-accident-closes-river-but-flooding-bigger-worry http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/barge-accident-closes-river-but-flooding-bigger-worry/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:13:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73718 VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg after barges hit a railroad bridge there yesterday and about 30 barges broke free from the towboat “Captain Buck Lay.” Nine towboats — six bound upriver and three heading downriver — with a total of 134 barges were waiting to get through yesterday evening, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/barge-accident-closes-river-but-flooding-bigger-worry/feed/ 0 Mat Sinking Unit docks after long, extended season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/mat-sinking-unit-docks-after-long-extended-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mat-sinking-unit-docks-after-long-extended-season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/mat-sinking-unit-docks-after-long-extended-season/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:25:49 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=71708 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District’s (Corps) Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), has completed an extended mat-sinking season. This revetment season included a larger than normal program with critical repairs being made to sites damaged as a result of the 2011 historic flood. During this longer, eight-month, revetment season, the MSU placed [...]

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