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.
Read moreSEA\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.
Read moreSEA\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.
Read moreNorth 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.
Read moreUS 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreCrowley 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.
Read moreCrowley 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.
Read moreU.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.
Read moreUS Department of Justice announced that a captain of the fishing vessel "Native Sun" pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle, Washington, for discharging oily-waste directly into the ocean, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the federal conspiracy statute.
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