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Port of New Orleans’ container-on-barge service has record year

In 2023, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recorded 20,500 container moves through its container-on-barge service, the most since the program began in 2016.

This service — a collaboration with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group — forms the largest network of its kind in the U.S. It offers an alternative to road transport, transporting cargo to inland destinations via barges on the Mississippi River. It aims to cut back on some of the emissions associated with traditional...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-orleans-container-on-barge-service-has-record-year

New AWO video: Safety is everything

The American Waterways Operators has produced a new video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to safety and its strong record as the safest mode of freight transportation. The two-minute new AWO video, The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: Delivering Safety on America’s Waterways, explains that the industry, while moving nearly 700 million tons of cargo each year, prioritizes the safety of mariners, communities, and the environment – all while having the lowest...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/new-awo-video-safety-is-everything/

231 Therese Lundquist, CEO Sea Technology AB

Floating ports, is that part of a sustainable society?

Sea Technology is currently designing a new floating container and cruise vessel terminal type. Therese Lundquist is Sea Technology AB’s CEO and guest in episode 231 of the Shipping Podcast.

Therese is passionate about disruptive, innovative ideas to contribute to the Blue Ocean Economy. She has a marketing and sales background and has now taken over the leadership of this family-owned company, looking into technical solutions for the future.

W...

https://shippingpodcast.com/231-therese-lundquist-ceo-sea-technology-ab/

Stolt Tankers claims emissions reduction from barge ops at Houston Port

Norwegian tanker operator Stolt Tankers has revealed that barge operation in the Port of Houston is not only reducing the duration of port calls for its ships, but also cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  

The post Stolt Tankers claims emissions reduction from barge ops at Houston Port appeared...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/stolt-tankers-claims-emissions-reduction-from-barge-ops-at-houston-port/

Maritime Industry’s First Inline Shaft Generator Retrofit

Credits: Made From The Sky/Unsplash

The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully retrofitted an inline shaft generator system on the ‘Berge Toubkal’, a cape-size bulk carrier owned by Singapore-based Berge Bulk, reports Offshore Energy.

First-ever shaft generator retrofit

The company said that this was the marine industry’s ‘first-ever shaft generator retrofit.” The retrofit is expected to improve the vessel’s Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) while reducing its overall carbon...

https://mfame.guru/maritime-industrys-first-inline-shaft-generator-retrofit/

Cashman Equipment gains ISO quality management certification

Braintree, Mass., headquartered barge provider Cashman Equipment Corporation (CEC) has been awarded ISO certification for its systems and processes under ISO 9001:2015. The company’s ISO 9001:2015 certificate (#US017132) was issued by Bureau Veritas Certification (BV).

Cashman Equipment owns and operates one of the world’s largest and most diverse fleets of barges, with over 100 vessels including ocean going barges, Jones Act compliant barges, inland barges and accommodation barges, etc. The...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/cashman-equipment-corp-gains-iso-quality-management-certification/

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