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  • DW sees bright future for FLNG

    30 July 2015

    There will be significant growth in both investment and activity in the FLNG market over the next seven years, with Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasting total expenditure of $58.3 billion in its new market report. According to the report, 61% of this spend is attributed to liquefaction infrastructure, with the remainder from import and regasification facilities. Report […]

  • Manson Wins Duval County Shore Protection Contract

    15 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded a Duval County Shore Protection construction contract for $15,682,725 August 13 to restore critically eroded beaches and dunes to their original engineered design. USACE awarded the contract to Manson Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. The construction will place roughly 850,000 cubic yards of sand on about […]

  • DW: Bright future for FLNG projects over next seven years

    30 July 2015
    Infrastructure

    There will be significant growth in both investment and activity in the FLNG market over the next seven years, with Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, forecasting total expenditure of $58.3 billion in its new market report. DW added that 61% of this spend is attributed to liquefaction infrastructure, with the remainder from import and regasification […]

  • Oregon’s NNMREC bags $40M to build wave energy test site

    22 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    US Department of Energy has allocated $40 million to Oregon State University’s Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) to construct an open-water wave energy testing facility off Oregon.

  • USA: GD NASSCO to Build Two LNG-Powered Containerships for TOTE

    5 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced yesterday that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology. When completed the 764-foot-long containerships are expected to be the largest ships of any type […]

  • USA: Horizon Lines Appoints New Vice President of International Services

    17 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping company, announces that Alherd Kazura has been appointed to the new position of Vice President of International Services. Mr. Kazura will report to Brian Taylor, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of Horizon Lines, Inc. Mr. Kazura was previously Vice President […]

  • USA: NASSCO to Build Two LNG Containerships for TOTE

    5 December 2012
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, said that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology. When completed the 764-foot-long containerships are expected to be the largest ships of any type in […]

  • Search for El Faro Survivors Ends

    8 October 2015

    The United States Coast Guard said it will suspend the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro at sunset Wednesday, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin. Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and tugboat crews searched more than 183,000 square nautical miles off the Bahamian coast in […]

  • General Dynamics Builds 3.100 TEU LNG-Powered Containerships,USA

    5 December 2012

    General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced today that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology. When completed the 764-foot-long containerships are expected to be the largest ships of any type […]

  • LNG Sector Workforce Opportunities Prospering in Northeast Florida

    2 May 2014

    Northeast Florida is taking the lead in the natural gas industry to attract and keep business in the area. Viewed as a viable player in this industry, the region is building upon its status as an importer and exporter of liquefied and compressed natural gas by cultivating its available, skilled workforce to support this growing […]

  • Seaside LNG links up with Carnival Corporation for new bunkering operation in Galveston

    9 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    LNG production and maritime transportation logistics provider Seaside LNG has entered into a term bunkering agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc to fuel Carnival Jubilee, the first LNG-powered cruise ship to call Galveston, Texas its homeport. Seaside LNG explained that its barge Clean Jacksonville, which was purchased from Tote Maritime Puerto Rico in April 2023, […]

  • IMO: North American Emission Control Area Comes into Effect on 1 August 2012

    31 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), comes into effect from 1 August 2012, bringing in stricter controls on emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter for ships trading off the coasts of Canada, the United States and the […]

  • Mission to Recover El Faro’s VDR to Launch in July

    7 June 2016

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is planning to launch a mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) belonging to the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro in early July. “The trip to the accident site is expected to take three to four days, followed by five days on scene to recover the VDR,” NTSB said. The recovery mission would include naval […]

  • Antarctic Fuel Oil Ban, ECA MARPOL Amendments Enter into Force on 1 August 2011

    29 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Amendments to IMO’s MARPOL Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships enter into force on 1 August 2011, banning heavy fuel oil from the Antarctic and creating a new North American Emission Control Area (ECA). Use or carriage of oil in Antarctic Area A new MARPOL regulation to protect the Antarctic from pollution by […]

  • Alcatel-Lucent, América Móvil Team Up to Deliver Longest 100G Submarine Cable System

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Alcatel-Lucent and América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“América Móvil”), the leading wireless services provider in Latin America, are actively constructing América Móvil 1, which will be the world’s first 17,500km submarine cable system specifically designed for 100Gigabit per second (100G) transmission. Spanning over transoceanic distances, from the US to Central America and Brazil, the AMX-1 […]

  • Search for El Faro Survivors Ends

    8 October 2015

    The United States Coast Guard said it will suspend the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro at sunset Wednesday, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin. Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air National Guard and tugboat crews searched more than 183,000 square nautical miles off the Bahamian coast in […]

  • NTSB to Launch Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

    12 February 2016

    The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday that it would launch a second expedition to search for the voyage data recorder (VDR) of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro, which sank in the Atlantic during a hurricane on October 1, 2015. The mission for locating the VDR is expected to begin in April and last about two weeks, the […]

  • Energy Subcommittee Members and Foreign Diplomats Discuss U.S. LNG Exports

    16 October 2013

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Power last week held a forum on “The Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG exports.” Diplomats and energy advisors from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Haiti, India, Lithuania, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico participated in the forum and discussed the global benefits of […]

  • USA: Horizon Lines Gets Award for Service Excellence and Environmental Sustainability

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Horizon Lines, Inc., has been awarded the 2011 Quest for Quality Award from Logistics Management magazine and named a top Green Supply Chain Partner from Inbound Logistics magazine. For nearly three decades, Logistics Management’s Quest for Quality award has been regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as one of the most reputable measures […]

  • Wärtsilä to Design Environmentally Advanced Container Ship for Crowley

    3 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the extended engineering scope for the initial, basic, and production designs for a series of two Container RoRo vessels to be built for US based owner, Crowley Maritime Corporation. The vessels will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and are to be built at the VT […]

  • Representatives Form Congressional Maritime Caucus (USA)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) along with co-chair Michael G. Grimm (NY-11) announced the establishment of the Congressional Maritime Caucus. The Caucus will work to raise awareness among members of Congress on a broad range of maritime-related topics. “The maritime industry is the unsung hero of our nation’s economy,” said Rep. Richmond. “From Alaska to […]

  • Washington Receives Federal Grant Funding to Restore Wetlands

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Washington Department of Ecology was awarded $2.2 million in grant funding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support three critical coastal wetland projects in Washington state. Washington was one of 12 states and Puerto Rico to receive funding under the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Program. “The projects selected for the grant […]

  • USA: Wave Glider Stares Down Hurricane Isaac

    3 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, reports that one of its Wave Gliders located in the Gulf of Mexico collecting ocean chemistry data stared down Hurricane Isaac. Located in Isaac’s path, G2, a Wave Glider performing scientific missions, was moving out […]

  • Paragon nets jack-up work. Stacks drillship after early release by Petrobras

    20 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Drilling contractor Paragon Offshore has been awarded contracts for two of its jack-ups and stacked a drillship that was previously under a contract with the Brazilian oil company Petrobras.  In its latest fleet status report issued on Monday, the drilling contractor reported that its 1977-built drillship Paragon DPDS3 was stacked in Puerto Rico. To remind, […]

  • Crowley publishes inaugural sustainability report to reinforce net-zero commitments

    28 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Florida-based marine solutions, transportation and logistics company Crowley has set priority areas for its sustainability ambition which, among others, include adopting low- to zero-carbon fuels and supporting new energy development, according to its inaugural sustainability report. The company has released its inaugural sustainability report to assess and establish a transparent reference point to measure progress towards […]