IMO’s MEPC to set GHG reduction roadmap
OCTOBER 29, 2016 — IMO says that an important milestone on the road to controlling greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping was achieved by requirements adopted at last week’s meeting of its
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New feasibility study released on hydrogen fuel cell ferry
OCTOBER 27, 2016—While there has been a surge in ferries using alternative fuels, such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as well as hybrid and all-electric propulsion technologies, what about a fast ferry
Singapore flag approves Wartsila EGC systems
OCTOBER 27, 2016—The Singapore flag state authorities have approved Wärtsilä’s exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) systems, making it the first EGC to be approved by an Asian flag authority. The approvals relate to
$4.85 million in grants for Marine Highway projects
“These grants will help us take advantage of the economic and environmental benefits of one of America’s most crucial transportation assets—our coastal and inland waterways,” says U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.The aim of the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Marine Highways Program is to expand use of U.S. navigable waterways to relieve highway, road and rail congestion, cut harmful air emissions, and increase the efficiency of the surface transportation system.
PROJECT FUNDING
Port of Baton Rouge and Port of New Orleans Container-on-Barge Service
A $1,758,595 grant for a new regularly scheduled container on barge service that supports exports moving from the Port of Baton Rouge to the Port of New Orleans, where the containers are loaded onto container vessels. The new service is designed to collect empty containers in Memphis, TN, and transport them to Baton Rouge to meet demand for chemical industry exports. The new operation would commence with five barges per week, which could potentially eliminate about 12,500 truck trips each year.
Illinois Container on Barge Shuttle Project
A $713,000 grant will help fund an 18-month demonstration project to provide shuttle service for agricultural customers moving containerized exports between southern and northern Illinois to access the Union Pacific and BNSF rail ramps. The shuttle service will operate on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers between Channahon and Granite City, IL, with an option to extend the container-on-barge service to the Gulf of Mexico ports in concert with related Marine Highway Designation.
James River Container Expansion Project
The 64 Express is an existing container-on-barge service at the Port of Virginia that operates along the James River between Hampton Roads and Richmond. VA. The $476,748 will support development of new customers by expanding service to include moving refrigerated and frozen products on the barge. The 64 Express is already removing over 15,000 truck trips per year.
New York Harbor and Container and Trailer on Barge Service
A $1,632,296 grant will support the New York Harbor Container and Trailer on Barge, an existing service that operates in New York Harbor between Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, NY, to Red Hook Barge Terminal in Newark, NJ. The grant will be used to purchase infrastructure that will support improved barge operations and the creation of a crane operator training center that will improve both safety and container throughput.
M-55/M-35 Container-on-Barge Project
A $96,000 grant will support planning efforts by the City of St. Louis Port Authority, Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative, and Upper Mississippi River Basin Association on developing containerized shipping along the Mississippi River, between New Orleans, Minneapolis and Chicago.
M-495 Potomac River Commuter Ferry Project
A $173,361 grant will support the planning efforts to development a new commuter ferry service on the Potomac River. If fully developed, the M-495 Potomac River Commuter Ferry could reduce existing congestion on highways and interstates by providing commuters and shippers with more transportation choices between Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.
Decision on sulfur cap limit looms at IMO MEPC
OCTOBER 24, 2016—There will be a number of important environmental issues on the agenda at the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 70) this week at the London headquarters of the International Maritime
New Seastreak cat will have Rolls-Royce power and propulsion
OCTOBER 20, 2016 — The 600 passenger Incat Crowther designed catamaran passenger ferry on order at Gulf Craft LLC’s Franklin, LA, shipyard for New York ferry operator Seastreak LLC (see earlier story)
CMA CGM and ENGIE sign MOU on LNG as box ship fuel
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Container shipping giant CMA CGM and energy company ENGIE (the former GDF Suez) have signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote LNG as the marine fuel for
Study eyes options for shipping’s low carbon future
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — A new study details a number of potential pathways for the shipping industry to transition to a low carbon future. Called “Low Carbon Pathways 2050” the study was
Rolls-Royce powers Qatar Coast Guard composite hull boats
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Qatar’s Coast Guard Command is taking delivery of the first in a series of 17 composite hull boats from Antares Shipyard, located in Antalya on the South Coast
Shipowners to IMO: Give us a roadmap for CO2 cuts
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — The global shipping industry wants to see IMO develop a roadmap for the reduction of CO2 emissions from ships. BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, Intercargo, Intertanko and