A barge has gone adrift and ran aground near the Packery Channel in Corpus Christi, Texas on Thursday.The U.S. Coast Guard said it received a call at 7:45 a.m. from a driver on Texas State Highway 361 stating they saw an adrift barge floating…
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Foreign Tanker Delivers US Fuel to Puerto Rico Following Jones Act Waiver
A cargo of diesel fuel initially barred from hurricane hit Puerto Rico entered the island's Guayanilla port late Thursday, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking service, under a Biden administration waiver.The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker GH ...
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Vigor Wins $131 Million Navy Ship Repair Deal
Portland, Ore. based shipbuilding and repair company Vigor Marine has been awarded a $131,151,747 firm-fixed-price contract action to accomplish the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) 2C1 dry-docking selected restricted availability (DSRA).The contract inclu...
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Maersk CEO Expects Holiday Volumes to Be Less than Usual
A.P. Moller-Maersk's chief executive said on Thursday he expects a "modest" pick-up in trade for the upcoming holidays this year amid concerns about the slowing global economy and consumer demand."Volumes headed into the Christmas season are lower than...
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Drone Activity Observed Near Total Offshore Installation in North Sea
TotalEnergies said on Thursday it had observed "unauthorized drone activity" near one of its offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea.Denmark, has like other countries in the region, raised its safety level for its power and gas sector after...
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Philly Shipyard Lays Keel for Second NSMV
Philly Shipyard held a keel laying ceremony on Thursday for the second vessel in a series of new purpose built, state-of-the-art training ships for America’s state maritime academies.The newbuild, to be named Patriot State, is the second of…
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Australia Rules Out Curbs on LNG Exports after Producer Deal
Australia will not put curbs on gas exports after reaching a deal with its three east coast producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to avert a forecast supply crunch, Resources Minister Madeleine King said on Thursday.The government threatened the exp...
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Spear Power Systems Promotes Kostos
Spear Power Systems, a U.S.-based manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems, announced it has promoted Ryan Kostos to Applications Engineering Manager.Kostos will lead a team of applications engineers and product managers to drive Spear's road...
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AMP President Slams Jones Act Waiver
The president of a U.S. maritime trade group has slammed a decision by the Biden administration to approve a temporary Jones Act waiver for vessels shipping oil and other essential commodities to Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricane Fiona.“Granting…
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NAT Sells 19-year-old Suezmax Tanker
Nordic American Tankers (NAT) announced it has sold a 2003-built suezmax tanker for $21 million net. The buyer is a major international energy company, NAT said without disclosing the name of the company.The vessel will be delivered to its new…
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