The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District announced August 13 the signing of an “exclusive letter of intent” with “several potential partners” that could result in construction of a new… Read More
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The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record cargo tonnages for December of 13.8 million tons and 122.2 million tons for the entire year—a 16 million-ton improvement over 2018… Read More
Robert Allan Ltd. and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH announced August 16 that they have developed a natural gas-fueled, shallow-draft pushboat design. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is attracting attention in the maritime… Read More
Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport LLC (Q-LNG) announced August 29 that it is pursuing its commitment to support the cruise line industry and its liquefied natural gas marine fueling needs… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc. announced August 20 the successful completion and delivery of the Clean Jacksonville, the first LNG bunker barge built in North America. The Clean Jacksonville was constructed in… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House easily approved a bill to delay implementation of the “reader rule” for transportation security cards until an ongoing study on the effectiveness of the Transportation Worker… Read More
The Panama Canal marked the two-year anniversary of the inauguration of its canal expansion, the largest enhancement project in the waterway’s 103-year history. To date, the Panama Canal has transited… Read More
Van Oord has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredges with LNG installations to replace existing vessels and aid in Van Oord’s goal of having a more energy efficient fleet. Van… Read More
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) has begun work to convert the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability combining MGO and LNG. This is… Read More
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., a company of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., held a ceremony March 8 to commence construction on America’s first Liquefied Natural Gas Articulated Tug and… Read More
