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24 Jul

Report touts economic power of Great Lakes-Seaway System

Rich MillerMaritime News, UncategorizedGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — At a virtual press conference Friday featuring U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, a binational public-private coalition of maritime organizations released a new economic impact study of shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. The eight-month project was conducted by Martin Associates of Lancaster, Pa., a national leader in economic analysis…

19 Jul

Panamanian delegate elected as IMO secretary-general

Rich MillerMaritime NewsRegulation, shipping

(LONDON) — Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco of Panama has been elected as the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The appointment takes effect Jan. 1, 2024, for an initial term of four years. The IMO Council voted to appoint Dominguez during its 129th session (C 129), which is meeting from July 17 to 21. The decision of the council…

17 Jul

Iron ore, steel setting pace for U.S. Great Lakes shipping

Rich MillerMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — Consistency in a resilient economy has been the theme to date for U.S. Great Lakes shipping thus far in 2023, as approximately 12 million tonnes of total cargo traffic have now transited the seaway system for the year to date – virtually identical to the same period in 2022. Iron ore and coal, two key commodities for steelmaking,…

17 Jul

Low water again threatening Midwest barge traffic

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsbrownwater, shipping, Towboats and towing

(CAIRO, Ill.) — Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along U.S. freight routes, Bloomberg reported. In Cairo, Ill., where the Ohio joins the Mississippi, water levels have dropped more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) in the past week and are forecast to fall more than…

12 Jul

Bunker fuel contamination reported on Gulf Coast

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(HOUSTON) — Contaminated marine fuel led to fouled engines on about a dozen vessels operating from the U.S. Gulf Coast this spring, according to a new report from Reuters, citing Lloyd's Register and the marine fuel testing service Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS). The tainted fuel was the first major occurrence along the U.S. Gulf Coast since 2018, when about 200…

11 Jul

New AWO video touts industry as leader in sustainability

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipping

(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry's sustainability leadership and its commitment to protecting the environment. The two-minute video, "The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: A Sustainability Leader Today, and Tomorrow," explains that the industry is the greenest mode of freight transportation today. Just one dry cargo…

11 Jul

AmFELS delivers second LNG boxship to Pasha Hawaii

Rich MillerMaritime NewsJones Act, shipbuilding, shipping

(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Pasha Hawaii and Texas-based shipbuilder AmFELS have announced the delivery of Janet Marie, the second of two Ohana-class 774-foot containerships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The new vessel joins Pasha Hawaii’s fleet serving the Hawaii/mainland trade lane, as well as the company’s first Ohana-class vessel, George III, which began service on Aug. 17, 2022. Operating on…

07 Jul

New IMO goal: Net-zero GHG emissions by ‘around’ 2050

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, shipping

(LONDON) — Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), have adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, with enhanced targets to tackle harmful emissions. The revised IMO GHG Strategy includes an enhanced common ambition to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping close…

30 Jun

Crowley acquires British Virgin Islands services provider

Rich MillerIndustry Newsshipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Crowley has acquired Tamarind Consolidated, a logistics services company operating between the United States and the British Virgin Islands, in a merger enhancing end-to-end supply chain capabilities for the Caribbean region. The acquisition will transition Tamarind’s operations and services, including warehousing and non-vessel operating common carrier services, to Crowley. The expansion complements U.S.-based Crowley’s existing maritime and…

27 Jun

Port Freeport completes container terminal expansion

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPorts, shipping

(FREEPORT, Texas) – Port Freeport and honored guests joined for a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 30 marking the completion of the Berth 8 Construction Project. In November 2019, the Port Freeport Commissioners approved a construction contract with McCarthy Building Cos. for the expansion of Velasco Container Terminal. The expansion project includes the construction of a multipurpose Berth 8, a 927-foot linear…