Crowley LNG boxships to link Northeast, Central America

Crowley LNG boxships to link Northeast, Central America

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has announced a significant expansion of ocean shipping services with its first route between the U.S. Northeast and Central America. Utilizing Crowley's new Avance-class vessels, the five-day transit between the Port of Philadelphia’s Gloucester Marine Terminal and ports in Guatemala and Honduras enables the most timely deliveries of food, apparel, industrial products and consumer goods to…
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Boxship first to ‘plug in’ at Tacoma’s Husky Terminal

Boxship first to ‘plug in’ at Tacoma’s Husky Terminal

(TACOMA, Wash.) — The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has announced the completion of shore power at Husky Terminal in Tacoma. On June 15, the terminal welcomed Hapag-Lloyd’s Kuala Lumpur Express as its inaugural shore power plug-in, a significant step in NWSA’s drive toward emission reductions throughout the gateway. Kuala Lumpur Express is a part of the new Gemini Cooperation in…
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Port of Long Beach awards $355,000 in scholarships

Port of Long Beach awards $355,000 in scholarships

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach on Wednesday presented $355,000 in scholarships to 190 local high school and college students interested in studying and training in port-related fields including engineering, environmental science, maritime law and technical trades. The scholarships were announced at the port’s annual Celebrating Education event, which brings together students, educators, policy makers and business…
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Grain paces increase in Seaway cargoes through April

Grain paces increase in Seaway cargoes through April

(OTTAWA, Ontario) — The first tonnage statistics for 2025 have been reported by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., and thus far the 67th navigation season is showing a year-over-year increase in overall traffic. As of the end of April, total traffic reached 4.5 million tonnes, representing a 3.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Grain and…
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Long Beach braces for double-digit cargo decline

Long Beach braces for double-digit cargo decline

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Following its strongest April on record and 11 consecutive months of cargo increases, the Port of Long Beach is preparing for a double-digit decline for shipments in May due to tariffs – and retaliatory tariffs – that were paused earlier this month. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 867,493 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April, up 15.6…
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First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver

First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver

(NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The first cruise ship has filled up with an alternative fuel at the Port of Vancouver, receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi as it prepares to sail to Alaska. LNG is the first alternative fuel available in significant quantities for the international maritime sector that has been approved…
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Great Lakes limestone cargoes down sharply in April

Great Lakes limestone cargoes down sharply in April

(CLEVELAND) — Limestone shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 1.8 million net tons in April, a decrease of 21.6 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were also below the month’s five-year average by 15.7 percent. Shipments from U.S. ports totaled 1.5 million tons, a decrease of 18.2 percent. Loadings at Canadian quarries decreased by 35.3 percent to 297,064 tons.…
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Arc, Diversified building truckable electric tug for LA

Arc, Diversified building truckable electric tug for LA

(LOS ANGELES) — Arc Boat Co. is bringing the first truckable electric tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles. The company is retrofitting the 26-foot tug in a new partnership with Portland, Ore., shipyard Diversified Marine. The vessel is built for high-performance, zero-emission operations – ushering in a new era of electric workboats at the Western Hemisphere’s busiest port and…
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Port Everglades welcomes its first LNG-fueled cargo ship

Port Everglades welcomes its first LNG-fueled cargo ship

(BROWARD COUNTY, Fla.) — Port Everglades last week welcomed its first cargo ship fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Crowley ship Quetzal is one of four newbuild vessels using cleaner fuel that the Florida-based global company plans for trade among the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Several cruise ships fueled with LNG, including Princess Cruises' Sun Princess…
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