The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined a range of measures to speed the growth of clean energy on the U.S. power grid, including the government's largest-ever sale of offshore wind leases in waters off the coast of New York and New Jersey.The a...
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Callan Marine Commences Packery Channel Restoration Project
Callan Marine announced it has commenced operations as the prime contractor to the City of Corpus Christi for the Packery Channel Restoration Project, consisting of repairs to shoreline protection, sidewalks, bollards, storm drains, handrails and other...
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ABS Publishes Guide for Methanol-fueled Vessels
Classification society ABS has published a new guide setting out classification criteria for the arrangements, construction, installation and survey of machinery, equipment and systems for vessels operating with methanol or ethanol as fuel.Methanol…
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Simpson Spence Young Opens Athens Office
Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) on Tuesday announced it has opened a new office in Athens, Greece.The new office, which is based in Glyfada, is being managed by SSY Dry Cargo broker Nicholas Vamvakaris and currently includes teams from the dry ca...
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German Court to Rule in Row Over Funding for Shipbuilder MV Werften
A German court will rule next week in a case brought by Genting Group against a German regional government after a row over funding for cruise shipbuilder MV Werften, which filed for insolvency on Monday.Genting, led by Malaysian tycoon Tan Sri Lim Kok...
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Canadian Coast Guard Begins Great Lakes Icebreaking
The Canadian Coast Guard's (CCG) annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes, which provides assistance to the shipping industry, is underway. Working in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) District 9, the CCG has two icebreakers assigned…
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Urals Oil Exports from Russia’s Baltic Ports Revised Upward
Russia's Urals oil export loading plan from Baltic ports in January has been revised upwards by 0.1 million tonnes to 6.2 million tonnes, traders said on Tuesday.Oil giant Rosneft added an additional cargo for loading from Primorsk Jan. 24-25, traders ...
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Maersk Expects Cargo Delays to Persist
Top container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday warned its customers it was still struggling to move goods around the world as the easing of congestion is taking longer than the Danish company had hoped for.The pandemic has prompted…
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Bay Shipbuilding Begins Building US’ Largest LNG Bunker Barge
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding announced it has started construction on the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering barge ever built in the U.S.The newbuild, expected to be completed in late 2023, is being built for Crowley, the largest independent...
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Nakilat Taps ABS to Develop Decarbonization Plan
Qatari shipping company Nakilat, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping operators, said it has partnered with U.S.-based classification society ABS to develop its decarbonization strategy.Over the past months, Nakilat’s…
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