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Turbine Foundations Shipped for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

May 27, 2020

The first foundations for Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project have been shipped from Germany to Canada for eventual installation 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va.On March 31, the foundation components for…

LNG Tanker to Discharge First US Cargo in China in 13 Months

Apr 20, 2020

The tanker Maran Gas Vergina has arrived in China with the first delivery of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 13 months, shipping data showed on Monday.This is the first shipment since March 2019 after a long-standing trade war in which China…

New OTI Rules Now in Effect

Dec 20, 2019

Non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCC) will now need their required bond, insurance or other form of surety and their Form FMC-1 (published tariff location) on file before the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will issue their NVOCC license…

US to Drive New-Build Gas Capacity

Sep 22, 2019

The US is expected to drive new-build gas processing capacity growth in the global gas processing industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 24% of global gas processing capacity growth by 2023…

Venture Global Gets LNG Export Approval from US

Mar 05, 2019

Venture Global LNG said on Tuesday it had received approval to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Louisiana facility to non-free trade agreement countries.The company said the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy…

Savannah Port to Build Mega Ship Hub

Feb 06, 2019

The Port of Savannah will soon be able to unload six 14,000 TEU vessels at the same time. The plan, which is called “Big Berth, Big Ship”, effectively doubles the port’s capacity to handle mega-boxships.  Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive…

US Oil Export Boom Sparks Battle to Build Texas Ports

Jan 10, 2019

Booming U.S. oil exports have set off a scramble to build Gulf Coast ports to handle more than 3 million barrels per day in new supplies expected over the next five years.Of seven proposed oil-export projects, nowhere is the opportunity greater or the competition more fierce than in Corpus Christi…

ABS Opens New Headquarters

Jan 08, 2019

Classification society ABS on Tuesday held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open its new global headquarters in Spring, Texas.“This is a significant milestone in our 157-year history and reaffirms our commitment to provide industry…

South Carolina Ports Authority Marks 6.4% Container Volume Growth

Jan 07, 2019

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), which operates the Port of Charleston and other facilities, today reported 6.4 percent year-over-year container volume growth, with a record 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled in 2018…

Columbia Gets USD 229.23 mln for Port Projects

Dec 13, 2018

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced 14 grants, which go to port-related projects, are made through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Grants program.Port-related projects will receive a total of $229…

Logistics News

Montrose Becomes First Port in Scotland to Provide Shore Power for Vessels

Montrose Becomes First Port in Scotland to Provide Shore Power for Vessels

Port Operator JSW Infrastructure Q4 Profit Rises 10%

Port Operator JSW Infrastructure Q4 Profit Rises 10%

The Nordic Maritime Forum 2024 will happen in Oslo

The Nordic Maritime Forum 2024 will happen in Oslo

Renewable Energy System Dedicated at Port of Long Beach

Renewable Energy System Dedicated at Port of Long Beach

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