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Offshore
More than 300 environmental organisations petition Biden to end offshore oil drilling
Three hundred and ten environmental justice, climate, conservation, public health, indigenous, faith-based and community organizations sent an “emergency petition” this…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Vancouver seeks industry feedback after postponing Rolling Truck Age Program
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) announced last month that it was postponing its Rolling Truck Age Program after significant pushback from…
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Renewables
Ørsted investigating offshore wind opportunities across the US
Mads Nipper, CEO of Danish multinational power company Ørsted, said this week that the company is exploring opportunities to expand…
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Offshore
Petrobras moves to exercise rights to Campos Basin blocks
In December 2021, the Brazilian National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) authorized oil regulator ANP to put 11 pre-salt blocks…
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Renewables
Louisiana’s climate plan recommends target of 5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2035
Louisiana’s Climate Initiatives Task Force has issued the state’s climate action plan, a suite of recommendations to lead Louisiana to…
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Americas
FMC seeks feedback on new demurrage and detention rule
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on February 4 seeking feedback. The…
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Americas
World Shipping Council: ‘Further regulating ocean carriers will not solve the deeper challenges in US supply chains’
In response to news that the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, passed in December by the US House of Representatives, was…
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Offshore
Newfoundland and Labrador considering public ownership stake in Bay du Nord project
Newfoundland and Labrador’s energy minister Andrew Parsons said this week that the province is looking at the possibility of public…
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Ports and Logistics
Brazil to hold public hearings next week on privatisation of two ports in São Paulo
Brazil’s national water transport agency ANTAQ will hold public hearings, on February 7 and 10, related to the planned concessions…
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Ports and Logistics
Canada’s Prince Rupert Port adding capacity
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) are planning updates to several infrastructure projects designed to help make…
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Environment
Transport Canada urged to better protect critically endangered right whales in the Cabot Strait
Oceana Canada has issued a report, Protecting Right Whales from Ship Strikes, that urges Transport Canada to mandate ships travelling…
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Renewables
Fishing coalition files suit against US Interior Department over Vineyard Wind 1 offshore project approval
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a coalition of US fishing industry associations and fishing companies, is challenging the Interior…
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Offshore
Fisheries Canada finds Equinor’s environmental impact statement for Newfoundland project unreliable for decision making
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) issued last week its review of Equinor’s Bay du Nord development project…
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Ports and Logistics
USDA partners with Port of Oakland to restore disrupted shipping services for US agricultural commodities
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in California and improve…
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Americas
Peruvian government says Repsol oil spill is double original estimate, bars company executives from leaving the country
The Peruvian government now believes that an oil spill off its coast on January 15 released up to 12,000 barrels…
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Environment
Ports of Los Angeles and Shanghai partnering to create world’s first transpacific green shipping corridor
Two of the most important port pairings in global container shipping are to create a so-called green corridor. The Port…
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Offshore
Federal judge rejects Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale
US District Judge Rudolph Contreras has rejected a plan to lease 80m acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore…
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Americas
Peru discovers second oil spill at Repsol refinery
Peru’s Minister of Environment Rubén Ramírez said in a press release on January 26 that a new, 8-barrel oil spill…
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Ports and Logistics
Halifax Port Authority to undertake Pier A-1 infilling project
The Halifax Port Authority (HPA) is preparing to begin infilling the basin between Piers A-1 and B at Ocean Terminals…
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Ports and Logistics
Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach looking at new carrier incentive to clear empties
Along with John Porcari, the Biden administration’s port envoy, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are exploring a…
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