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COSCOCS, one of the largest container operators in the world, upgraded its service into the Port of Boston Sunday with a vessel that can carry more than 8,500 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), Conley’s largest cargo ship to date.

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Matthew Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) cited the proven track record of the men and women of the U.S. shipyard industry describing the capability and capacity of the U.S. shipyard industry to build the next generation of polar icebreakers.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that U.S. petroleum and other liquid fuels production, which in addition to crude oil and condensate production includes natural gas plant liquids derived from natural gas processing as well as biofuels and volume gain at refineries, is projected to grow from 14.8 million barrels/day (b/d) in 2015 to 18.6 million b/d in 2040 in its Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) Reference case.

Some US States have introduced additional state specific ballast water management requirements for vessels calling at ports in those states. The UK P&I Club has summarised the main additional requirements for some of these states for operators’ reference and guidance.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced final regulations to ensure that any future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are conducted under the highest safety and environmental standards and subject to strong and proven operational requirements.

US MARAD has announced the availability of the Energy Efficiency White Paper that provides marine vessel owners and operators information on how to evaluate potential investments in efficiency measures and technologies.

AAPA stated that U.S. ports and their surrounding communities could benefit from the announcement of a partial Volkswagen settlement with the federal government and the California Air Resources Board.

According to US Energy Information Administration, three fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—have provided more than 80% of total U.S. energy consumption for more than 100 years. In 2015, fossil fuels made up 81.5% of total U.S. energy consumption, the lowest fossil fuel share in the past century.

The US Navy announced the release of the investigation into the seizure of two riverine boats and the detention of ten US Navy personnel by Iranian forces at Farsi Island in the Arabian Gulf on 12 January 2016.

The US Department of Homeland Security announced grant allocations for fiscal year 2016 including fund for its Port Security Grant Program with the aim to protect US ports from possible terror attacks.