United States
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Offshore
Valaris wins jackup contract offshore Qatar
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has won a three-year deal with North Oil Company for the 2015-built jackup rig . The…
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Renewables
Bipartisan group of US senators introduces bill to provide coastal states with revenue from offshore wind energy
A group of 10 senators, from both the Republican and Democratic parties, is sponsoring the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and…
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Containers
Elon Musk eyes subterranean container transport
Elon Musk is reportedly looking into getting into the red hot container transport sector, but from a typically different angle.…
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Americas
Blue Sky Maritime Coalition created to help decarbonise the maritime value chain
A new non-profit strategic alliance, the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, has brought together maritime stakeholders across North America to collectively…
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Renewables
New hub launched to support New York offshore wind supply chain
A new nonprofit organisation, called OSW Supply Chain, launched today to serve as an educational resource for New York state…
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Offshore
Ocean Power Technologies appoints new CEO
US-based ocean energy technology developer Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has appointed Philipp Stratmann as its new president and chief executive…
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Offshore
US safety watchdog finds decision to ride out the storm key to Transocean drillship incident
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has found that last year’s incident on the Transocean drillship during…
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Offshore
Workers return to Gulf of Mexico offshore platforms after tropical storm
After implementing severe-weather protocols and evacuating workers from four offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday as tropical…
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Ports and Logistics
Enstructure acquires Patriot Ports to expand its US southeast terminal network
Enstructure, a US terminal and logistics company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Patriot Port Holdings, the ports…
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Containers
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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Offshore
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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Offshore
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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Offshore
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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Regulatory
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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Dry Cargo
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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Renewables
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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Environment
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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Americas
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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Ports and Logistics
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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Tankers
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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