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Gas
Centrica seals $8.5bn US LNG supply deal
UK energy supplier Centrica has signed an agreement with US-based Delfin Midstream to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the…
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Containers
Shippers sign up for revolutionary hydrogen-powered box-carrying hydrofoil
California-based Boundary Layer Technologies announced yesterday that key Fortune 500 companies will become launch partners for its zero-emission freight service…
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Environment
US Inflation Reduction Act passed by Senate allocates $369bn for clean-energy programs
The Inflation Reduction Act passed on Sunday by the US Senate includes $369bn in investments to advance America’s clean-energy programs,…
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Operations
Louisiana oil spill as tank platform collapses
An oil tank platform collapsed at the Hilcorp Caillou Island facility in Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana, on Monday, spilling thousands of…
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Containers
FMC chairman says lines should compensate shippers, truckers forced to store containers because of port congestion
After a meeting last week at the Port of New York and New Jersey, US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) chairman…
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Renewables
Virginia regulators approve Dominion’s 2.6 GW offshore wind farm
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has given the green light to Dominion Energy for its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore…
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Gas
Freeport LNG resolves fire case
Freeport LNG Development, an LNG export company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have…
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Containers
FMC unveils plan for data collection initiative mandated by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking public comments on its proposed plan for gathering import and export information…
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Renewables
Avangrid to run first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US
Iberdrola’s Avangrid has finalised an agreement to assume operations and management for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1, the first…
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Ports and Logistics
Port Authority of NY and NJ announces new container imbalance fee to minimise congestion due to excess empty containers
The Port of New York and New Jersey will implement a new container imbalance fee for ocean carriers as part…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Oakland files suit against AB5 protestors
The City of Oakland and the Port of Oakland filed a lawsuit against the owner-operator truckers that had protested California’s…
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Environment
Amplify Energy to pay nearly $1m for 2021 California oil spill
On July 26, the Orange County Board of Supervisors accepted a proposed $956,352 settlement from Amplify Energy Corp., the Houston-based…
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Offshore
Bilfinger awarded Gulf of Mexico contract by Shell
Bilfinger has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract for routine mechanical maintenance of Shell‘s oil and gas platforms in the Gulf…
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Regulatory
New FMC bureau created to enforce US Shipping Act
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has reorganised its investigative and prosecution functions, consolidating them into the newly created Bureau…
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Operations
Hafnia tanker spills more than 2,000 gallons of bunker oil in Mississippi River
An LR tanker, , owned by the Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group, Hafnia, spilled more than 2,000 gallons…
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Bunkering
US moves ahead with LNG fuelling
Keppel Offshore & Marine has delivered its first newbuild LNG-fuelled containership, the 2,525 teu , for Pasha Hawaii in the…
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Regulatory
US FMC moving quickly in implementing Ocean Shipping Reform Act
This week’s meeting of the US Federal Maritime Commission provided the public with an accounting of the organisation’s progress in…
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Americas
First ship built on the Great Lakes for 35 years makes maiden voyage
The 639-foot , the first Great Lakes freighter in nearly 40 years, embarked on its maiden voyage on Wednesday from…
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Offshore
Valaris scores multiple drilling deals
Offshore driller Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions for its drilling units, according to the company’s latest fleet status…
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Operations
International Seaways taps V.Group to manage its dual-fuel LNG VLCC newbuilds
US tanker owner International Seaways has contracted shipmanagement and marine services firm V.Group to manage three of its dual-fuel very…
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