Americas
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Mitsubishi HC Capital takes over container leasing company CAI International
Japan’s Mitsubishi HC Capital (MHC) has snapped up San Francisco-based container leasing company CAI International in a $1.1bn deal. The…
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Oil firms evacuate platforms as US Gulf Coast braces for tropical storm
US oil firms Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are pulling out staff and administering storm precautions at their Gulf of Mexico…
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Nine Argentine port unions hold another strike to gain access to vaccines
Port workers across Argentina will strike for 24 hours, starting at 12:00 am on Friday, in a continuation of their…
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US oil and gas lease sales set to resume after Biden executive order blocked
In January 2021, just days after he became president, Joe Biden signed an executive order pausing new oil and gas…
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McDermott awarded Gulf of Mexico subsea contract by BHP
Houston-headquartered McDermott has been selected by Australian resources giant BHP to carry out a marine installation campaign for the Shenzi…
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Congress discusses forcing liners to accept US export container bookings
American politicians are discussing taking drastic action to force global liners to take all US export container bookings. A Republican…
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JP Morgan Global Maritime exits kamsarmax sector
JP Morgan Global Maritime has sold its last two kamsarmax sister vessels, the 2013-built 82,000 dwt and the 2015-built .…
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Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33…
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US federal agencies collaborate to meet offshore wind goals
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have partnered to increase renewable…
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Borr Drilling streamlines operations in Mexico
Norwegian jackup rig owner Borr Drilling has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner in Mexico to sell a…
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Congress dusts off green shipping bill as MEPC struggles to find environmental consensus
With this week’s International Maritime Organization-convened Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) looking like it will deliver minimal additional green targets…
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Biden pressured to fix US port congestion issues
America’s National Retail Federation (NRF) yesterday asked president Joe Biden to step in and help fix port congestion as retailers…
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Los Angeles terminal operator transitions container handling equipment to renewable diesel fuel
Fenix Marine Services, a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles that handles about 2m teu a year, has…
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Controversial proposed methanol plant at Port of Kalama in Washington is nixed
A methanol plant that was in the planning for the Port of Kalama for seven years was cancelled last week,…
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TECO 2030 and Chart Industries collaborate on cryogenic carbon capture tech for ships
Norwegian engineering firm TECO 2030 is teaming up with US-based cryogenic tank manufacturer Chart Industries to develop cryogenic carbon capture…
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Home Depot charters in ship to battle supply chain pitfalls
The enormous strains felt by retailers in the US, struggling to get stock on their shelves, has taken an extraordinary…
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Saipem and DSME land $2.3bn FPSO contract with Petrobras
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has signed a $2.3bn contract with joint venture partners Saipem and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering…
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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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US brings forward 7 GW New York Bight offshore wind lease sale
The US government has announced a proposed sale for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf in the New…
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Seabed Geosolutions awarded Americas OBN survey
Seabed Geosolutions, a seismic division of Fugro which is set to be sold to Peter Zickerman’s PXGEO, has received a…
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