In April 2025, members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reached agreement on a Net‑Zero Framework, including a mandatory marine fuel standard that phases in cleaner fuels and a global… Read More
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The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) issued a license to Delfin LNC LLC on March 21 to own, construct, operate and eventually decommission a deepwater port to export liquefied natural gas… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration said it “strongly opposes” passage of a House bill targeting its pause on pending applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) held its 42nd annual conference February 8 in New Orleans, with a focus on the economy, the state of the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Mariners, maritime labor organizations and U.S.-flag shipping companies met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the ongoing situation in the southern Red Sea and western Gulf of Aden. Read More
Washington, D.C.—Ports across the United States will benefit from $1.1 billion in “transformational” infrastructure projects announced by President Joe Biden as part of his Investing in America agenda. Read More
By Mark Thomas Key Equipment Finance Mark Thomas Marine industry companies—whether they focus on workboats, transportation vessels or marine construction ships—have similar objectives: grow the business,… Read More
On November 14, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Texas permit issued to a huge proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, Sempra Energy’s $13 billion Port Arthur… Read More
Venture Global LNG, the company already in the midst of building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Plaquemines Parish, La., about 20 miles downriver from New… Read More
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship Maria Energy, loaded with about 170,000 cubic meters of LNG, departed from Venture Global’s liquefaction facility in Cameron, La., on December 19, 2022. Read More
