Tag: US

The US passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $369bn in investments to promote clean-energy programs, such as offshore wind development and projects to reduce emissions at maritime ports.

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel B. Maffei visited the Port of New York and New Jersey in order to meet with trucking representatives and marine terminal operators regarding the increasing congestion at the US’s number two port for containerized cargo.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a new round of sanctions, among which it targets the Turkish port MMK Turkey.

The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed plan for gathering import and export information from vessel-operating common carriers that is responsive to a requirement established as part of Public Law 116-146, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA).

Europe eased back on efforts to curb trade in Russian oil, as it delayed a plan to shut Russia out of the maritime insurance market. 

The historic ferry Tourist II partially sank at a pier in Astoria, Oregon on July 28, interrupting its long and storied career. 

NOAA Fisheries is proposing changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule to further reduce the likelihood of lethal vessel collisions. 

The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions against a United Arab Emirates-based businessman, as well as a network of companies suspected of helping export Iran’s oil.

Washington State Ferries informed that one of its vessels suffered "significant damage" due to a "hard landing" at the Fauntleroy terminal in Seattle.

Recently MARITEC has investigated 5 VLSFO samples that were bunkered in the US-Gulf region between June to July 2022, as well as several VLSFOs delivered in the ARA Region, finding contamination issues.