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The US Government Accountability Office issued a report addressing federal and state actions, expenditures and challeges on abandoned and derelict vessels. The report notes that the ability of the federal government to respond to such incidents is largely limited to those vessels, that create a hazard to navigation, they threat of a spill of oil or hazardous substance, or present a public health threat.

On Saturday, March 25, General Dynamics NASSCO christened and launched the Palmetto State – the final ship in an eight-ship ECO Class tanker program to be constructed at NASSCO. The ship and her sister tankers are the most fuel-efficient tankers to service the Jones Act trade, with an “ECO” design offering 33 percent increased fuel efficiency and cleaner shipping options.

SEA\LNG announced the addition of three new members to the coalition. JAX LNG, Petronet LNG Limited, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have joined SEA\LNG to support the coalition’s goal of creating the necessary confidence in the shipping sector to drive an effective and efficient global LNG value chain by 2020.

SEA\LNG announced the addition of three new members to the coalition. JAX LNG, Petronet LNG Limited, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have joined SEA\LNG to support the coalition’s goal of creating the necessary confidence in the shipping sector to drive an effective and efficient global LNG value chain by 2020.

North Queensland Bulk Ports announced that, as a result of Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the ports of Mackay, Hay Point and Abbot Point were closed. NQBP Chief Executive Officer, Steve Lewis, later said that first reports indicate the ports have stood up well to the extreme weather challenges posed by Cyclone Debbie.

US Coast Guard announced that has completed, on March 22, clean-up operations for an oil spill from an abandoned wellhead near Venice, Louisiana, that occurred March 21.

The Georgia Ports Authority announced that has commissioned the first of four new Neo-Panamax ship-to-shore giant cranes at the Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal. The growing crane fleet, working over nearly 10,000 contiguous feet of dock, will be able to handle more than 1,000 container moves per hour, when all 30 cranes are in place.

Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine launched new Commitment Class ship "El Coquí", one of the world’s first combination container/ Roll on-Roll off (ConRo) ship, powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, Miss, on March 20.

Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine launched new Commitment Class ship "El Coquí", one of the world’s first combination container/ Roll on-Roll off (ConRo) ship, powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, Miss, on March 20.

U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the completion of US’s seventh competitive lease sale for renewable wind energy in federal waters. The lease area has a potential generating capacity of 1,486 MW, enough energy to power more than 500,000 homes.