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Ports and Logistics
Report highlights the challenge California faces in creating zero-emission ports
A recently released report from global infrastructure advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol looks at the challenges California’s container and roro…
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Operations
Chief mate gets seven years in jail for smuggling $1.3bn worth of cocaine on MSC ship
The chief mate, Bosko Markovic, on the when it was arrested in Philadelphia in 2019 with a record haul of…
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Ports and Logistics
New port complex in Brazilian state of Espírito Santo moves a step closer
The Imetame group is preparing to build a private port complex in Aracruz, in Brazil’s state of Espírito Santo. The…
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Americas
White House readies supply chain disruptions task force
A report issued this week by the White House, Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based Growth,…
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Renewables
US exploring options for wind power development in Gulf of Mexico
Following on announcements in May about offshore wind developments in the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts and in the Pacific Ocean…
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Ports and Logistics
American ports press Congress for significant and sustained infrastructure investment
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has urged Congress to make a substantial investment in ports as part of…
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Environment
McQuilling Partners latest broker to provide carbon offsetting services
Shipbroker McQuilling Partners has entered an agreement with Vertis Environmental Finance to offer carbon offsetting and advisory services to shipowners,…
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Offshore
Seacor Marine files lawsuit to limit financial consequences in Seacor Power sinking
Seacor Marine, the owner of the liftboat that capsized near New Orleans on April 13, leaving 13 people dead or…
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Americas
Crowley is first US ship operator to join Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Crowley Maritime Corporation has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) as the first US-owned ship owner-operator. It is now…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd cuts Oakland for several weeks due to congestion
Hapag-Lloyd is omitting the Port of Oakland from the westbound legs of two of its transpacific west coast services due…
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Americas
Argentinian customs and oil workers strike to gain access to vaccines
After port workers in Argentina were designated essential service providers in response to strike action in May – earning them…
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Americas
White House prohibits US investment in 59 Chinese companies, including shipbuilders and energy firms
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that prohibits US investments in Chinese companies that “undermine the security…
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Offshore
Investor claims against Petrobras move forward in Dutch court
A Rotterdam District Court decision has enabled a case against Petrobras to move ahead. The court found that Stichting Petrobras…
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Containers
Protestors claim to have blocked ZIM ship from docking in Oakland
Pro-Palestinian protestors, led by the San Francisco-based Arab Resource & Organizing Center (Aroc), have claimed victory in turning a ZIM…
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Americas
Brazil requires foreign seafarers to quarantine to contain new Covid variants
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, recommended to the government last week that foreign seafarers entering the country lose their…
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Ports and Logistics
Virginia Port Authority offloading unwanted cranes in online auction
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) has taken the unusual step of auctioning off cranes it no longer needs. Potential buyers…
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Americas
Transport Canada urged to enforce ship speed limits protecting endangered right whales
For the second year in a row, the majority of vessels passing through the Cabot Strait, between Newfoundland and Nova…
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Ports and Logistics
Colombian port Buenaventura nearing storage capacity as blockade prevents imports from moving inland
Ongoing social unrest in Colombia has significantly affected the Port of Buenaventura, Colombia’s primary Pacific Coast port, said the American…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Rosario hit by another strike
A group of 11 unions that represent port workers issued a statement yesterday announcing a new work stoppage at Argentina’s…
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Renewables
First commercial-scale offshore wind projects for US Pacific coast
The White House yesterday identified two areas off California that will be developed for wind energy generation, opening up the…
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