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Renewables
Provisional winners named in Carolina Long Bay wind auction
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held an auction yesterday for two lease areas in the Carolina Long…
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Americas
Brazilian president replaces mines and energy minister
On May 9, Petrobras announced it was increasing refinery gate diesel prices by 8.9%. Two days later, Brazilian President Jair…
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Renewables
16 bidders qualified for BOEM’s wind lease sale on May 11 in Carolina Long Bay Area
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an auction starting at 9:00 am EDT on May 11…
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Ports and Logistics
PMA and ILWU to begin talks on new US West Coast labour contract
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have released a joint statement regarding labour…
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Ports and Logistics
US Marine Administration adds $234.3m to port infrastructure funding
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced on May 9 that up to $684.3m is now available for…
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Renewables
BOEM gives environmental green light to northern California offshore wind development
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) last week announced it has completed its environmental review of potential impacts…
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Regulatory
Liquimar Tankers and Evridiki Navigation sentenced in US for obstructing justice and concealing deliberate pollution
Liquimar Tankers Management Services and Evridiki Navigation were sentenced last week after being convicted at trial on all charges related…
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Regulatory
New monitoring requirements give US FMC more insight into alliance carrier operations
The three global ocean carrier alliances – 2M, Ocean and THE – and each of their member companies will now…
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Americas
National Shipper Advisory Committee makes its first two recommendations to the US FMC
The National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has met and adopted two recommendations that…
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Tech
Veson Nautical acquires Q88
Veson Nautical, a provider of maritime freight software, has acquired Q88, an information management and software platform for the shipping…
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Renewables
DEME contracts Barge Master for Vineyard 1
DEME Offshore US and Barge Master have entered into a five-year agreement that will see them work together to develop…
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Ports and Logistics
Study issued by US west coast ports employers association says automation creates work, a claim the ILWU refutes
A new study commissioned by the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents the shipping lines and terminal operators at US West…
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Offshore
Petrobras to invest $16bn in Campos Basin revitalisation
Petrobras plans to invest $16bn in the Campos Basin, installing three new FPSO platforms and more than 100 oil rigs…
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Renewables
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Van Oord awarded Empire Wind I and II rock installation contract
Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has awarded the contract for subsea rock installation work for…
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Offshore
Petrobras begins oil and gas production in the Mero field using new FPSO
Petrobras has started to produce oil and gas from the Mero field through the . The new floating production, storage…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Long Beach boosts rail capacity
The Port of Long Beach has completed construction of a rail project designed to increase efficiency of goods movement and…
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Renewables
Orsted to lease port in New Jersey to build wind farm parts
Starting in 2024, Orsted will lease space at the Lower Alloways Creek Township port – also known as the New…
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Offshore
PetroRio acquires 90% stake in Albacora Leste field from Petrobras
PetroRio announced on April 28 that it has signed an agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the acquisition of…
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Renewables
US puts out calls for nominations to identify sites for offshore wind development
The US Department of the Interior announced this week that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd offers rail option to the west coast from Virginia
Hapag-Lloyd has reworked its Mediterranean Gulf Coast Express (MGX) service, adding a US East Coast stop at the Port of…
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