Americas
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Siem Offshore secures new well intervention vessel deals with Helix
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Siem Offshore has struck a new deal with Houston-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions…
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Colombia to build its first offshore wind farm near Barranquilla
Diego Mesa, Colombia’s Energy Minister, announced on Tuesday that the city of Barranquilla has signed a memorandum of understanding with…
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Alabama Port Authority receives federal funds for multimodal investments
The US Department of Transportation last week awarded $38m to the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) to construct multi-modal transportation…
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BlackRock increases holding in Clarksons
New York-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has emerged as a major shareholder in the world’s biggest shipbroker. A…
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Government of Canada delays decision on Bay du Nord oil project off Newfoundland
A federal decision on the fate of the Bay du Nord oil and gas project off the coast of Newfoundland…
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Port of Halifax adding container facility to reduce inspection turn-around times
The Government of Canada plans to contribute $7m from the National Trade Corridors Fund to build a new container examination…
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US congressional committees question liner pricing
Two subcommittees of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform have sent letters to A.P. Moller Maersk,…
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Flamengo president to chair Petrobras
Brazil’s state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras has confirmed that Rodolfo Landim currently president of a football club with the…
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Port of Long Beach data tool backed by Oakland, Northwest Seaport Alliance
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) last week unveiled its Supply Chain Information Highway digital initiative, a free-to-all service that…
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FMC makes its pitch to Senate for greater powers
Commissioners from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) laid out to senators in Washington DC yesterday why they believe their regulatory…
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New funding made available for America’s Marine Highway Program
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced this week the availability of $25m in funding for the America’s…
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Alliances, consortiums and cartels
Alison Cusack, principal lawyer at Melbourne-based Cusack & Co, on the ramifications Down Under of Joe Biden’s decision to target…
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NY City’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal to be transformed into offshore wind hub
The city-owned South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City is to be transformed into an offshore wind port…
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Modern American Recycling Services acquires DSCV
Louisiana-based Modern American Recycling Services (MARS) has bolstered its offshore decommissioning and subsea installation portfolio with the acquisition of the…
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Liner community bristles at Biden’s attack
In his state of the union speech on March 1, US President Biden accused global ocean carriers of anti-competitive behaviour.…
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US industry groups seek early engagement from White House in west coast port labour contract negotiations
Industry leaders representing 49 associations sent a letter to the White House on March 1, imploring “early and persistent engagement…
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Port of Vancouver opens temporary 40-acre container storage facility
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced last week that a temporary storage site for empty shipping containers has been set…
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Canadian developer Waterotor unveils 20 MW ocean energy hybrid
Ottawa-based hydrokinetic energy company Waterotor has unveiled a 20 MW hybrid ocean system that simultaneously generates energy from slow-moving water…
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Enauta takes option on Constellation semisub contract
Brazil’s Enauta has exercised the option to extend its contract with compatriot driller Constellation Oil Services for the charter of…
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US employers and unions throw support behind American Offshore Worker Fairness Act
More than 100 executives from the US marine industry sent a letter to US Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, US Republican…
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