LOUIS B. PORTERIE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : LOUIS B. PORTERIE 0
    • Operator : LOUISIANA DOTD / CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION DIVISION (CCCD) 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 329 0
    • Vessel Type : 13 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 850 0
  • Location
    • City : NEW ORLEANS 0
    • STATE : LA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 522 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 50 232
    • Type of Cargo : # 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 796 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 140 257
    • Regular Breadth : 54.1 257
    • Overall Length : 140 257
    • Overall Breadt : 54.1 257
    • Load draft : 8.8 257
    • Light Draft : 8.2 257
    • Height : 53.4 257
  • Other
    • Rebuilt year : 1994 0
    • Year : 1994 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 236610 0
    • REBLT : * 0

LOUISIANA DOTD / CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION DIVISION (CCCD)

  • Area of Operation : LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON ESTABLISHED FERRY ROUTES IN THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS AND AUTOMOBILES 0

CAPT. NEVILLE LEVY

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

COL. FRANK X. ARMIGER

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

SEN. ALVIN T. STUMPF

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

ST. JOHN

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

THOMAS JEFFERSON

  • Type : 13 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Blowing in the Wind: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Plows Forward on Offshore Fleet Renewal

Blowing in the Wind: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Plows Forward on Offshore Fleet Renewal

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, a 170-year-old French family-owned company operating across a broad swath of maritime and offshore energy, recently announced a shipbuilding order and fleet expansion with the order for a series of three next generation SOVs, a series that will lean on five years of experience operating some of the first Hybrid-Electric SOVs.

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Starts Talks for Majority Stake Sale to Private Equity Firm

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Starts Talks for Majority Stake Sale to Private Equity Firm

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and InfraVia, a private equity company in Europe, have entered into exclusive negotiations for InfraVia to acquire a majority stake in LDA, a group specializing in high value-added industrial marine services.LDA currently specializes in three growing segments, transportation and logistics of industrial equipment, mainly through dedicated Ro-Ro vessels

Louis Dreyfus Picks Chinese Shipyard to Build Three New SOVs for Vattenfall

Louis Dreyfus Picks Chinese Shipyard to Build Three New SOVs for Vattenfall

French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected SALT as the naval architect and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) as the shipyard for the construction of three new service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Vattenfall.SALT, an offshore vessel designer and long-time partner of LDA, has been entrusted with the development of the new SOVs.

S. Korea Shipyards Soar as U.S. Bill Eyes Navy, USCG Ship Construction Options

S. Korea Shipyards Soar as U.S. Bill Eyes Navy, USCG Ship Construction Options

Shares in South Korean shipbuilders HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean rose more than 15% and 16%, respectively, today, after two U.S. senators debuted a bill to allow the U.S. Navy to build naval vessels in a shipyard located in a U.S. allied country.Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and John Curtis (R-UT) have introduced two new bills aimed at enhancing the readiness and capabilities of the

PODCAST: FMD & the Building of a Defense Juggernaut

PODCAST: FMD & the Building of a Defense Juggernaut

You would be hard pressed to find a corporate leader more passionate about the company they lead; more dedicated to the customer they serve. In this case it’s George Whittier, CEO, Fairbanks Morse Defense and the U.S. Navy. Upon his return less than five years ago, Whittier has driven FMD towards the top of the U.S. Navy supply heap, with a string of strategic acquisitions.

OSVs Gain New Life

OSVs Gain New Life

Faced with an aging fleet, the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has turned to converted offshore support vessels (OSV) to breathe new life into its ferry operations.The operator announced its purchase of the OSVs HOS Shooting Star and HOS Lode Star from Hornbeck Offshore Services in 2022, to replace its open-deck freight vessels Gay Head and Katama

Drought Blocks Shipping in Northern Brazil Grains Corridor

Drought Blocks Shipping in Northern Brazil Grains Corridor

Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil and lowered the river's water levels.Tapajos, which links Brazil's central and north regions, is a key corridor to transport grains from agricultural heartlands in states, including Mato Grosso, Brazil's top soy producer

Hess Guyana's Value is Central to Exxon Mobile Spat

Hess Guyana's Value is Central to Exxon Mobile Spat

An arbitration panel that will decide a high-profile clash between Exxon Mobil and Chevron will delve into the secret value of Hess' oil riches in Guyana, people familiar with the matter said.Chevron last October offered to pay $53 billion for Hess, one of the two biggest deals in the largest wave of consolidation in the oil industry in decades.

US Charges Three for Smuggling Iranian Weapons to Yemen's Houthis

US Charges Three for Smuggling Iranian Weapons to Yemen's Houthis

A U.S. federal court has charged three men, including two Iranian brothers and a Pakistani national, for an attempt to smuggle Iranian weapons that would be used by Houthi rebels for attacks on maritime shipping.According to the court documents, Shahab Mir’kazei and Yunus Mir’kazei work for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while Muhammad Pahlawan

Louis Dreyfus, MaDfly Launch ROV in Open Sea Operations

Louis Dreyfus, MaDfly Launch ROV in Open Sea Operations

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and MaDfly have deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in open sea conditions, marking a breakthrough in offshore in-water surveys.The operation was conducted on the service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope next to the Hornsea 2 wind farm in England, marking a significant advancement in offshore inspection technologies.

Construction BS Offshore's New CSOV Enters Next Phase

Construction BS Offshore's New CSOV Enters Next Phase

The hull for Bernhard Schulte (BS) Offshore’s new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) has arrived at Ulstein Verft’s shipyard, marking the start of new phase in the shipbuilding process.The vessel is designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions for ‘walk-to-work’ (W2W) operations, where personnel walks via a motion-compensated gangway from the ship to a wind turbine.

Louis Dreyfus Orders Pair of New CTVs from Strategic Marine

Louis Dreyfus Orders Pair of New CTVs from Strategic Marine

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has secured an order from Louis Dreyfus Amateurs for an additional pair of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to expand its fleet from five to seven high-specification vessels.The 27-meter CTVs represent sister ships to Acti’Vent and Esti’Vent, and will be able to transport 24 passengers each.