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  • Six Shipping Carriers Participate in Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index (USA)

    9 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Six shipping carriers have become the inaugural participants in the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index (ESI), an international clean air program that rewards ocean carriers for bringing their newest and cleanest vessels to the Port. Developed through the International Association of Ports & Harbors’ World Ports Climate Initiative, the ESI program is the […]

  • Flemish Sea Ports Take Major Step Towards LNG

    21 September 2012

    For Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works Hilde Crevits, it is important that transport over water should progress sustainably. The shipping trade is increasingly seeing liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a new fuel for ships. Starting in 2015, stricter standards are applicable to ships’ sulphur emissions. Complying with these stricter standards is a major […]

  • ANGA issues statement of support to LNG export bill

    9 January 2015

    America’s Natural Gas Alliance, issued a comment on a bill sponsored by Senators John Barrasso and Martin Heinrich to promote the export of liquefied natural gas.

  • Environmental groups call for denying support to LNG exports

    23 December 2014

    114 environmental groups wrote to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz urging him not to support liquefied natural gas exports.

  • NGSA urges support of Barrasso’s LNG export ammendment

    19 June 2015

    The Natural Gas Supply Association voiced its support of Senator John Barrasso’s efforts to streamline the liquefied natural gas export application review process.

  • U.S. Senators Urge DOE to Support LNG Exports

    22 February 2013

    U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with EPW Ranking Member David Vitter (R-La.), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), and Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) sent a letter to the Secretary of Department of Energy (DOE) Steven Chu, offering a rebuttal to […]

  • API supports House vote on expedited LNG exports

    29 January 2015

    API issued a statement following the passage in the House of bipartisan legislation to fast-track exports of liquefied natural gas.

  • LR issues new rules on wind propulsion systems and crew safety

    4 September 2025
    Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The UK-headquartered classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has unpacked new wind propulsion and ergonomics rules to support the maritime industry’s decarbonization efforts and improved onboard safety. As disclosed, the changes put in place classification requirements for wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) and ergonomic designs, introducing two brand-new notations for WAPS and WAPS* as well as the […]

  • New Stade LNG jetty opens doors for independent energy supply in Germany

    19 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Only 330 days after starting construction, Germany’s seaport company Niedersachsen Ports has handed over a new landing pier for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) in Stade to operators.

  • Governments around the globe spur creation of green corridors

    8 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    As part of the Green Shipping Challenge, governments around the world are creating green shipping corridors that will help put the shipping sector on a pathway to align with the 1.5-degree goal this decade.

  • Port of Emden: Homeport for wind energy

    15 August 2012
    Ports & Logistics

    The port of Emden is one of the largest ports in the federal state of Niedersachsen in Germany and located furthest west on the German coast, strategically near the deep waters of the North Sea and easily accessed by road and rail. Its main activities are the import and export of automobiles, forest products and […]

  • Economic Growth of Middle East in Close Connection with Sea-Faring Tradition

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The economic growth of the Middle East region is clearly entwined with its rich sea-faring tradition, which has made the UAE the home to nine seaports and the world’s third largest re-export market that trades with more than 220 countries today. The economic benefits of the shipping and shipbuilding industry and its positive impact on […]

  • All systems go for Panama Canal’s prirority passage program for dual-fuel vessels

    15 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    The Panama Canal is all set to implement a new category within its transit reservation system, the NetZero Slot, designed to propel maritime decarbonization and support the canal’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

  • Italy: Costa Concordia’s Salvage Operation

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Joseph Farrell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Resolve Marine Group, Inc., among the world’s foremost maritime emergency and disaster response, salvage and ship wreck recovery companies, says, “Removal of the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship from the Tuscany coastline is one of the largest undertakings of its kind – this is a massive and […]

  • US ports seeking $3.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding

    11 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the collective voice of America’s seaports, together with a host of other maritime transportation entities are asking for $3.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to be made available for the U.S. maritime transportation sector. The organizations sent joint letters to Congressional leadership and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin this week, saying the funding is needed […]

  • Singapore-LA-LB green shipping corridor has vast decarbonization potential, study finds

    22 April 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    One year after the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach have completed a comprehensive baselining study. As informed, the study forecasts more green jobs, health improvements for local […]

  • Report: Australia’s quarterly LNG export hit record

    1 July 2015

    Australian government’s Department od Industry and Science released its Resources and Energy Quarterly report showing that Australian liquefaction capacity will support the global LNG market growth over the next year.

  • U.S. DOE to ease LNG exports reporting requirements

    20 December 2018

    The United States Department of Energy has introduced measures to simplify destination reporting requirements for U.S. LNG exporters. 

  • West Seahorse oil project receives Federal Gov’t support

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The West Seahorse oil project, in the offshore Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia, has been granted access to Federal Government Major Project Facilitation (MPF) services, recognising the project’s national strategic significance. Warren Truss Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development said Carnarvon Hibiscus will now have access to MPF services to help advance […]

  • Mercuria to supply BOTAŞ with US-sourced LNG until 2045

    24 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Global energy and commodity group Mercuria has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ).

  • Sea1 Offshore’s vessel joins Boskalis’ fleet following sale

    1 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels, Vision

    The Netherlands-headquartered Boskalis has added a new construction support vessel (CSV) to its fleet, following the purchase from Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, formerly known as Siem Offshore. The 120-meter-long Spearfish CSV is equipped with a heave-compensated deck crane capable of lifting 250 tons and is designed for subsea operation duties such as construction and […]

  • TGS and Viridien begin seismic survey in ‘strategic area of underexplored’ Brazilian basin

    5 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS and France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, have begun a 5,300 square kilometers multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The joint venture partners announced on September 4 the commencement of the Megabar Extension Phase I survey in the Barreirinhas Basin offshore Northern Brazil. TGS will deploy […]

  • Report: Australia’s quarterly LNG export hit record

    1 July 2015

    Australian government’s Department od Industry and Science released its Resources and Energy Quarterly report showing that Australian liquefaction capacity will support the global LNG market growth over the next year.

  • Port NOLA secures ‘landmark’ $1 million EPA grant for green terminal vision

    14 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded a whopping $1,000,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set to go toward the development of its next-generation Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). As explained, the Louisiana International Terminal will be built in the census-designated place (CDP) Violet in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, 17 miles downriver […]

  • Sierra Club Releases Report on LNG Exports, USA

    30 November 2012
    Research & Development

    Sierra Club released a new report highlighting the significant risks of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), and calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to take a careful look at the dangerous effects of increased fracking on Americans’ water, air, land and health. The report, titled “Look Before the LNG Leap,” cautions against the […]