Welcome to the official website of The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association commonly referred to as GNOBFA.
Seminar Information
42nd River and Marine Industry Seminar
InterContinental-New Orleans
444 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
Friday, April 24th, 2026
Bulletin
Notices for our events and programs
Board
View some of our board members
Memberships
View pricing and requirements for our memberships
Forums
Missed some meetings? Catch up with what happened on our forums page
Checkout Our Helpful Links
View a list of important links like the Corp of Engineers, USCG, and weather websites.
60
One barge of grain = 60 trucks or 15 rail cars
450
One 30 barge tow of grain = 1800 trucks or 450 rail cars.
18k
Ten 30 barge tows a week = 18,000 trucks or 4500 rail cars.
936k
52 weeks of tows = 936,000 trucks or 234,000 rail cars.