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Waterways Journal – Eymard Has Four Boats Under Construction

A beehive of activity, the build-out area of Eymard Marine Construction & Repair at Harvey, La., currently has four towboats in the works, in various stages of completion. Two others are about to be started. Of the four being worked

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May 15, 2019. Rescheduled Date set for the 9th Annual Glen Otero Memorial Golf Tournament

Turn Services cordially invites you to participate in our 9th Annual Glen Otero Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. The rescheduled date is set for Wednesday, May 15.

9th Annual Glenn Otero Memorial Golf Tournament

Turn Services cordially invites you to participate in our 9th Annual Glenn Otero Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Our annual golf tournament is named in memory of Glenn Otero, a Port Captain at Turn Services who

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WIMOs Hosts Lunch-And-Learn With Associated Terminals and Turn Services

Written by Frank McCormack Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), a women-only organization focused on connecting women working in the maritime industry, fostering community and offering networking and professional development opportunities, held a social lunch-and-learn event November 8 at Associated Terminals’

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Muñoz Applies Experience As Deckhand To Role As Company Leader

Written by Frank McCormack His first day on the job working at Cooper’s Darrow Fleet, Mario Muñoz was scared to death. It was the late 1990s and Muñoz, a college kid and native New Orleanian, had just been hired to

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Turn Services Expands With New Fleet, Four New Towboats

Written by Frank McCormack For nearly 30 years, Turn Services, the New Orleans-based fleeting and shifting company with operations from Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf and along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, has built a reputation for safety, excellence and

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Turn Services Founder Helps Launch Summer Literacy Institute

Written by Frank McCormack Ask any educator and he or she will affirm that the summer slide, defined as the loss of knowledge that takes place over the summer break, is real. That loss of academic skill is particularly significant

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40 Under 40 Winners: Harrell, Hattier, Haun And Matt Hayden

The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated by various industry executives and peers for their hard work and

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Next Turn Services Boat Name? Bet On ‘Justify’

Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Assault, Citation, Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, American Pharoah—and now, as of June 9, Justify. In the world of thoroughbred horse racing, those 13 horses stand hands above the rest as

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