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Despite Trade War, Oil Traffic Rises at Corpus Christi

Despite fears of rising crude tanker rates and the escalating trade war with China, the busy petroleum port of Corpus Christi, Texas reports that it has set a new tonnage record for the first nine months of the year. 

Port of Long Beach receives grant for energy resiliency project

The Port of Long Beach will build and demonstrate a $7.1 million “microgrid” to show the promising new technology’s effectiveness in providing a clean, reliable supply of electricity

Scrubber numbers surge to 1,850 – ‘decision to invest should be made yesterday’

The popularity of scrubbers as a way to comply with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap has grown rapidly over the last six months with over 1,000 systems ordered in that period, according to classification society DNV GL.

Maersk leases oil storage in Singapore ahead of 2020 regulations

Maersk Oil Trading has leased oil storage space in Singapore, indicating a push into the Asian bunkering hub, especially as we get near to the 2020 sulphur cap.

USCG Conducts First Rescues of Hurricane Michael Response

On Wednesday, as Hurricane Michael neared shore in the Florida Panhandle, Coast Guard servicemembers near Fort Myers Beach, Florida rescued two sailors from a 50-foot sailing yacht after she ran into trouble with weather.

Star Bulk secures $70m in green loan financing for scrubber retrofits

New York-listed dry bulk shipowner Star Bulk Carriers has secured $70m in green loan financing for its scrubber retrofits as part of a $310m loan agreement.

Port of Rotterdam to create new space for polymer storage

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Polymer Hub (RPH) signed an allocation agreement regarding a site for two halls for the storage and distribution of polymers.

Port of Long Beach Moves 8 Million TEUs in Fiscal Year

The Port of Long Beach closed out the 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months, the most ever, representing a 10.7 percent increase over fiscal year 2017.

Philippines officials seek to reassure on EMSA audit compliance, but have they done enough?

Over the last couple of weeks Philippines government officials have been seeking to reassure the country that it will pass the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) latest audit on its maritime training.

Jan de Nul wins Port of Guayaquil dredging contract

The Belgian company Jan de Nul was been awarded dredging works to deepen the access of the access channel for the Port of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

BIMCO, partners to create hull underwater cleaning standard

Responding to the increasing concerns regarding the impact of hull biofouling on the marine environment, BIMCO and a group of industry partners have set out to create an internationally recognised standard.

IMO focuses on effective implementation of treaties at national level

As part of its efforts to improve the way its treaties and conventions are implemented at a national level, the IMO offered an intensive 5-day workshop for lawyers and legislative drafters at IMO Headquarters

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