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LNG Bunkering: World's Largest Starts Ops

Mar 19, 2019

On March 15, 2019, the world’s largest bunker supply vessel (BSV) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) Kairos conducted the first LNG bunker supply operation for the newbuild ferry MS Visborg at the ferry pier of the port of Visby.The bunker operation…

AWO Testifies Before Congress

Mar 06, 2019

Today, the American Waterways Operators testified before two congressional committees on the state of the American maritime industry.Tom Allegretti, President & CEO, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee while across the Capitol…

Little Rock Port Authority Reports January Shipping

Feb 21, 2019

The Little Rock Port Authority (LRPA) and its stevedore partner, LSI, worked 39 barges and more than 58,000 net tons of cargo loaded or unloaded from barges.The slackwater dock handled 30 barges; nine were worked at the main river terminal. Commodities handled included nepheline syenite…

Blue Water Assists Marine Group in Lock System Elements

Jan 21, 2019

The freight transport solutions provider Blue Water Shipping has assisted Marine Group AB, Sweden with placing three out of four lock system elements with great accuracy on board Marine Group’s barge “Carrier 16” in Copenhagen.According to Blue Water…

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Acquiring Assets on Alaska’s North Slope

Jan 17, 2019

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Crowley Vessel Sales Group and completed the purchase of all of Crowley’s Prudhoe Bay, Alaska assets – including tugs…

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Announces Interim Manager

Jan 04, 2019

Project Manager to Temporarily Lead Alaska Operations.  Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, announced that Foss project manager Amber Thomas has been selected as interim Business Operations Manager for Anchorage…

Tango FLNG En Route to Argentina

Dec 27, 2018

Belgium based EXMAR announced Thursday that its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has left China for a 45-day voyage to the destination of its liquefaction operations at the Port of Bahia Blanca in Argentina.The barge-based Tango…

Rhine River Shipping Returns to Normal as Water Levels Rise

Dec 10, 2018

Freight shipping on the river Rhine in Germany has returned to normal after heavy rain in the past week raised water levels, traders said on Monday.Water levels on the Rhine had been low for around six months after a hot dry summer and a dry autumn…

ATB Push Tug Island Raider Enters Service

Nov 27, 2018

Canada-based provider of oil cargo transportation services Island Tug and Barge Ltd informed that s new ATB push tug the Island Raider has entered service pushing the double hulled refined petroleum products barge, ITB Resolution.The Island Raider is the first of two…

Low EU River Stir Fuel Markets in Singapore

Nov 09, 2018

Rhine water levels hit record lows in October; river is a key fuel transport hub for Europe.Low water levels on the Rhine river have caused a fuel supply deficit in parts of Europe's industrial heartlands that is sucking up cargoes from more than 10…

U.S. Soybean Growers Mull Box Shipping as Trade War, Record Harvest Loom

Nov 01, 2018

Illinois Soybean Association Rallies U.S. Growers to Consider Shipping Via Container to Find New Markets for Anticipated Record Harvest.The anticipated bumper harvest of U.S. soybeans this fall amid a trade dispute with China presents an opportunity…

Crowley Urges Against Pilotage Fee Hike in Port Everglades

Oct 22, 2018

Port Everglades' largest tenant is urging the Florida Board of Pilot Commissioners to reject a proposed fee increase for harbor pilot services that it says would unfairly raise average pilotage costs more than 100 percent for shipping lines that call frequently at the port…

Record Low Rhine Levels Hampers Barge Trade

Oct 18, 2018

Water levels on the Rhine River fell to a record low on Thursday and were forecast to fall even further, hampering oil product barge trading in northwest Europe.Water levels at the Kaub point of the river fell to 31 cm, according to Refinitiv Eikon data…

Excessive Rain Disrupts US River Barge Shipping

Oct 10, 2018

Excessive rains across the central United States over the past week have slowed the harvest of corn and soybeans, while rising water levels closed at least three locks on the Upper Mississippi River, a key artery for shipping Midwest grain to U…

ABS to Class Singapore's First LNG Bunker Barge

Sep 17, 2018

Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge scheduled to begin construction in January 2019. The 7,500 cubic meter capacity barge will be owned and operated by a joint venture between Shell and Keppel Offshore & Marine, FueLNG Pte Ltd…

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