The daily deficit of water at the Gatun reservoir in the centre of the Panama Canal is the equivalent of 1,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools, with the canal’s administrators warning yesterday that water levels at the lake are at their lowest levels ever recorded during a rainy season. The Gatun...
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC has dismissed a case brought against the world’s largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), in a ruling that will be analysed by many in the transportation sector. The FMC studied a congestion fee MSC charged SOFi Paper Products in...
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Maryland offshore wind project. If approved, the project could generate between 1.1 and 2.2 GW of clean, renewable energy for the Delmarva Peninsula, which...
https://splash247.com/us-calls-for-public-input-on-maryland-offshore-wind-project/
Aware of the ongoing drought potential across the country in this El Nino-hit year, the Panama Canal Authority has taken the decision to cut daily transits even further from the start of November. Hit by parched conditions for much of 2023, the administrators of the canal have slashed the maximum...
https://splash247.com/daily-transit-limit-at-the-panama-canal-to-be-cut-further/
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has filed for bankruptcy as a way to shield itself having lost a long running battle over labour issues at the Port of Portland. The ILWU lost a court case eight years ago over a work slowdown situation at a Portland terminal run by...
https://splash247.com/us-dockworkers-union-files-for-bankruptcy/
Nasdaq-listed oilfield services major Baker Hughes has been awarded two contracts by Norwegian operator Vår Energi, expanding its North Sea footprint in exploration logging, well intervention technology and subsea production systems. The first contract is a nine-year engagement for well...
https://splash247.com/baker-hughes-lands-two-major-contracts-in-norway/
Seapath, a subsidiary of Libra Group, and Houston-based Pilot LNG have formed a joint venture to develop, construct, and operate the first dedicated liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facility in the Galveston Bay area. With operations slated to begin in mid-2026, the construction is expected to...
https://splash247.com/details-emerge-of-first-dedicated-lng-bunkering-facility-on-us-gulf-coast/
Two of the most important names in Brazilian maritime, the state-controlled oil firm Petrobras and mining giant Vale have joined forces to develop low carbon solutions. A two-year partnership will study potential joint ventures in the development of sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, green...
https://splash247.com/petrobras-and-vale-link-up-for-joint-investment-in-renewables/
Two of the most important names in Brazilian maritime, the state-controlled oil firm Petrobras and mining giant Vale have joined forces to develop low carbon solutions. A two-year partnership will study potential joint ventures in the development of sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, green...
https://splash247.com/petrobras-and-vale-link-up-for-joint-investment-in-renewables/
Subsea giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to supply flexible pipes for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The New York-listed company will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 km of gas injection riser pipes and also supply associated services including packing and storage....
https://splash247.com/technipfmc-lands-new-contract-with-petrobras/