United States
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Containers
Yang Ming and HMM hit by collusion charges in the US
At the end of May America’s official maritime regulator concluded there was no sign of collusion or price gauging by…
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Environment
Aleutian Islands touted as key refuelling hub on green transpacific corridor
The Washington DC-based International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has issued a new report in which it suggests the Aleutian…
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Offshore
Seadrill awarded $361m in contract extensions
Offshore driller Seadrill has been awarded contract extensions for the jackup rigs AOD I, AOD III and West Callisto for…
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Shipyards
Libra Group acquires Jones Act-compliant shipyard
George Logothetis-led Libra Group has, through its subsidiary Americraft Marine, acquired Florida-based St. Johns Ship Building, a shipyard specialised in…
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Dry Cargo
Mitsubishi bulker to debut BAR Technologies’ WindWings in 2023
Mitsubishi Corporation’s 2017-built panamax bulk carrier will be the first vessel retrofitted with BAR Technologies’ wind propulsion technology WindWings, on…
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Operations
US study sees new Arctic trade routes opening up
A new in-depth study of Arctic shipping over the coming decades points to a massive opening up of traffic in…
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Renewables
BOEM moves closer to decision on proposed wind energy project offshore New Jersey
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the release of the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for…
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Offshore
Schlumberger and Subsea 7 seal Moroccan FEED deal with Chariot
Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have inked a contract with Africa-focused energy firm Chariot for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of…
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Tankers
Fines dished out in USS John S McCain collision case
Stealth Maritime, the Greek tanker outfit controlled by the Vafias family, will have to pay $44.6m in damages over a…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of New Orleans receives state funding for infrastructure projects
The government of Louisiana has committed $97m in funding for the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) for expansion projects…
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Containers
Biden signs the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law
President Joe Biden signed into law the Ocean Shipping Reform Act yesterday marking the first major change to federal regulations…
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Dry Cargo
JP Morgan picks up cape from H Line Shipping
US investment firm JP Morgan has added another bulker to its fleet according to brokers, snapping up the 2016-built capesize…
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Renewables
TGS undertakes multi-client offshore wind measurement campaign in NY Bight
Energy data provider TGS has announced yesterday the start of a multi-client offshore wind measurement campaign in the New York…
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Renewables
General Motors backs Norwegian floating offshore wind tech
US carmaker General Motors’ venture capital arm has led an investment round of up to $10m to help fund the…
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Containers
Three crewmembers jump from containership off US port
Three crewmembers jumped off the Liberia-flagged 6,900 teu boxship into the St. Johns River in the Mayport area on Wednesday…
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Ports and Logistics
Port of Los Angeles working with Biden administration to clear rail-cargo backlog
There are currently more than 29,000 containers waiting at the Port of Los Angeles to move by rail. Half of…
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Operations
Maersk faces sexual assault at sea charges
Maersk is facing a manning crisis at sea as multiple reports of sexual assault surface. In the US, two lawsuits…
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Regulatory
Ocean Shipping Reform Act awaits Biden’s signature
The US House of Representatives yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), which will see…
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Containers
Biden’s targeting of liners earns sharp rebuke
President Joe Biden’s decision to publicly call out foreign liners last week as one of the main sources of the…
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Tankers
American Shipping Company clinches long-term employment for tanker pair
Aker-dominated owner of Jones Act compliant tankers, American Shipping Company (AMSC) has struck a long-term bareboat charter deal for two…
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