The Cooper Group of Companies hosted Congressional staff members to discuss the role the Mississippi River and the maritime industry play in helping to shape the global economy.
The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the grant to The Water Institute of the Gulf for the development of a Lower Mississippi River SmartPort & Resilience Center. The Institute worked closely with the Port of New Orleans, IBM, and Crescent Towing during development.
When our tugboat crews need essential supplies, it falls to the Crescent Towing store room to ensure that everything is ordered and loaded on the vessels.
Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father by working on the Mississippi River, Tyler handles ship lines and assists with mooring vessels as they dock.
The Grain Express is the second of four vessels that MMI is scheduled to deliver to Plimsoll Marine, one of the Lower Mississippi River’s premier push boat operators.
Enjoy a peek into the day-to-day duties of the crews at Cooper/T. Smith Mooring as they handle lines and dock and release vessels on the Mississippi River.
Crescent Towing and Cooper/T. Smith Mooring had a surprise visit from Crescent River Pilot Joey Cargol, who's been paddling the Mississippi River in a 70-year-old wooden canoe.
During the 38th-annual Mississippi Valley Trade and Transport Conference held in New Orleans in February, Cooper Consolidated’s Port Manager Kenny Burnsed assisted with a rescue on the raging Mississippi River.
