Tag: US

The U.S. Department of Justice seized the oil aboard a Russian oil tanker, and it is in the process of transferring the oil to the United States on a chartered tanker. 

The US will support Ukraine with crucial equipment in its war against Russia, as a huge cargo ship at the Belgian port of Antwerp got ready to set sail for Germany.

The Quadrilateral Security Alliance (Quad), a defense cooperation group that includes the US, India, Australia and Japan, will launch a joint satellite-based tracking system aimed at Chinese illegal fishing. 

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker committed the state to invest $100 million into the development of three ports aiming to advance the growth of the offshore wind sector.

The US decided to ease sanctions to enable Venezuelan oil to be transported to Europe to help those countries reduce their dependence on Russian oil.

The US established a new Combined Task Force 153 within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East to focus on the Red Sea.

The partners in an initiative to cut air pollution and protect endangered whales announced results from the 2021 “Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies” program. Eighteen shipping companies participated, transiting at 10 knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California region.

CMA CGM announced that it will implement the Early Container Return Incentive Program at the FMS terminal in Los Angeles and all CMA CGM return locations in Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and Memphis.

Russian-Ukrainian war has caused widespread disruption to global shipping, and is likely to exacerbate ongoing supply chain disruption, port congestion and crew crises caused by the pandemic.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) agreed a contract to provide the funds for Clean Air Engineering Maritime, a ship-auxiliary generator exhaust treatment company, to develop a new-generation Marine Exhaust Treatment System for use on MOL operating car carriers from 2025 to prevent air pollutions in California.