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Ports and Logistics
Ports of Seattle and Tacoma extend hours to address ship congestion
After President Biden’s meeting last week with the heads of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the CEO…
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Americas
Former Rear Admiral nominated as Administrator of US Maritime Administration
Ann Phillips has been nominated by President Biden as Administrator of the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) in the Department of…
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Offshore
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger firm up major contract in Turkey
Subsea 7 has confirmed the award of a major contract worth over $750m by Turkish Petroleum for the Sakarya field…
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Renewables
Mayflower Wind orders hybrid electric CTV
Mayflower Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and Ocean Winds that is developing an offshore…
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Renewables
TotalEnergies and Simply Blue launch US floating offshore wind joint venture
TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, and Simply Blue Group, a pioneer in floating offshore wind, have launched a joint venture,…
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Containers
Biden meets with California port leaders to address bottlenecks, announces expansion of 24/7 operations
On Wednesday, President Biden met with the heads of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – Gene Seroka…
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Renewables
US planning up to seven offshore wind lease sales by 2025
US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said on Wednesday that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will potentially hold up…
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Offshore
Ocean Infinity acquires Norwegian tech firm Red Rock
Ocean Infinity has sealed its fifth acquisition this year, buying Norwegian technology developer for autonomous port operations Red Rock. According…
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Renewables
Avangrid Renewables announces new executive leadership
Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, has named Bill White and Jose Antonio Miranda as co-presidents and CEOs. Within…
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Americas
Former Braskem CEO sentenced to 20 months in US prison for Brazilian bribery scheme
Brazilian national Jose Carlos Grubisich, former CEO and a director of Braskem, a publicly traded petrochemical company in Brazil, was…
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Renewables
Vineyard Wind project takes another major step forward with GE order
After becoming the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the US to reach financial close in September, Vineyard Wind has…
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Operations
Maersk suspends five officers as American cadet rape investigation intensifies
Maersk is taking action as a rape case involving a cadet from US Merchant Marine Academy serving her year at…
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Offshore
Chevron reveals net zero 2050 plans
Chevron Corporation issued on Monday its fourth climate change resilience report to provide information on the company’s ambition to advance…
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Offshore
Petrobras completes obligations under agreement with US Department of Justice
Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, said last week it has completed improvements to its compliance…
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Renewables
DEME Offshore wins another Vineyard Wind contract
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd ship cleared to go as investigators focus on pipeline operator in California spill inquiry
Investigations into last weekend’s pipeline spill off Orange County in California continue with one suspect allowed to carry on its…
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Offshore
Hurricane Ida lands $500m blow to Shell’s Q3 earnings forecast
In an SEC filing yesterday, Royal Dutch Shell provided an update to its third-quarter 2021 outlook. The report notes that…
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Containers
US Coast Guard boards Hapag-Lloyd ship in growing pipeline spill investigation
The US Coast Guard (USCG) dispatched a team to Oakland yesterday to examine Hapag-Lloyd’s 4,843 teu as investigations ramp up…
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Finance and Insurance
KKR starts Ocean Yield takeover as Aker accepts the deal
US investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has launched an $830m takeover of Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield after a majority…
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Offshore
Democratic representatives push to ban oil drilling off California after 3,000-barrel spill
After the massive spill on the weekend that dumped 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the…
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