Seminar

CREDIT CARD      ~   After March 23, 2026: $995.00

CHECK       ~   After March 23, 2026: $950.00

Brochures were mailed on February 12th. Based on last year’s USPS delivery delays, those of you on our mailing list should receive their brochure around February 25th. It includes the agenda, speaker bios, and all the seminar details. If your current address is not in our database or you do not receive a brochure, you can view/print the contents by clicking the brochure link at the bottom of this section.

NOTE: GNOBFA will provide both a printed booklet and a digital download. HOWEVER, IF YOU ALSO WANT THE PRINTED BOOKLET, you MUST indicate your preference on the registration form.

CANCELLATION POLICY – Refund less $300.00 cancellation fee. To avoid the fee, you can transfer your 2026 payment to another associate in your company, or apply it to your or an associate’s registration fee to attend in 2027, but not beyond. Cancellations must be in writing and sent to GNOBFA@gmail.com before the seminar. Please note that no-shows do not qualify as a transfer request. There are no exceptions to the cancellation policy.

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Credit card payments are only accepted online.

To register online, click the link below

Closes at noon 4/21

REGISTER ONLINE

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IF PAYING BY CHECK:

Make the check payable to:

Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association

(for USPS deliveries ONLY) Send to:

G.N.O.B.F.A.
River and Marine Industry Seminar
P.O. Box 232
Hahnville, LA 70057

for NON-USPS type deliveries

(Fed-Ex, UPS, etc.) Send to:

GNOBFA
c/o Robin Rogers
280 Plantation Road
Hahnville, LA 70057

Note: Due to high registration demand, if payment is not received, your registration request will be held for only 7 days. Once we process your payment, we will email you within 7 days with seminar information and your Registration Number.

 GNOBFA’s 42nd River & Marine Industry Seminar Brochure 

4/23 1:30 – 3:15  Mr. Maurice Hebert, Jr., moderator Emeritus, was scheduled to moderate the panel, The Art of Mediation in Today’s Litigious World. Due to medical complications, Mr. Hebert will not be able to do so. He has respectfully reached out to Mr. Jeff Tillery to act as moderator for this panel, which he has proudly accepted.

In his absence, Mr. Hebert asks that we pass along his tremendous gratitude to all the attendees for their years of support for the GNOBFA seminar. His greatest joy has always been the excitement in the eyes of attendees before, during, and after the seminar. Additionally, his heart felt thankful to the speakers for their contributions and efforts to make the seminar a success that we all enjoyed.
We wish Mr. Hebert well and look forward to having him back with us in 2027.

Seminar committee

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4/23 3:45-5:00  A PRACTICAL UPDATE ON CHANGES IN UNITED STATES COAST GUARD REGULATIONS AND POLICY THAT IMPACT LEGAL LIABILITY AND OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE FOR VESSEL OWNERS

Panel Speakers added: RADM Richard Timme (Retd) – USCG

CDR Judson Wheeler – USCG

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4/22 Keynote Speaker added: Andrew Kilshaw – Louisiana DOTD

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4/24  Remove Jason Neubauer from panel

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