Op-Ed: Shoring up shore power connections
By Dr. Andreas Bodén, CTO, PowerCell Group Shore power infrastructure in ports is currently limited, and when multiple ships try to connect at once it can easily require more power than the
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FMC launches probe of Canadian ballast water regs
Pending Canadian ballast water management regulations have been slammed as “the epitome of an unfair business practice,” by the U.S. based Lake Carriers Association (LCA), which filed a petition asking the Federal
VIDEO: New York unveils plans to transform Brooklyn Marine Terminal
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have announced an agreement that aims to enable the city to
VIDEO: Seatrium AmFELS launches first U.S.-built WTIV
Virginia power utility Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has marked two milestones. In the first of these, its Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)
USDOT: $500 million for port improvement projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).
USCG won’t enforce controversial CARB CHC regulation
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to get push back on a commercial harbor craft (CHC) regulation slammed as “unworkable” and “deeply flawed” by the American Waterways Operators (AWO), even before
EPA launches new $3 billion Clean Ports Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched the $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at U.S. ports
Op-Ed: Top 4 tips on how U.S. ports can claim $3 billion Clean Ports Program grant
At the end of October the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave stakeholders a “first look” at its plans to implement a new $3 billion port emission reduction program. During a webinar
Guilty plea in Big Sandy River towboat spill case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia reports that David K. Smith, 55, of Paducah, Kentucky, River Marine Enterprises, LLC, and Western River Assets, LLC, pleaded guilty October
CMA CGM reaches settlements with EPA on VGP violation claims
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with container shipping giant CMA CGM over two claims of violations of EPA’s Vessel General Permit (VGP) issued under the Clean Water