LNG production and maritime transportation logistics provider Seaside LNG has entered into a term […]
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Galveston Bags $1m Grant for Shore Power Pilot
Galveston Wharves was awarded a $1m grant for a shore power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston, reports OceanCrew.
The goal is to reduce emissions from cargo shipping at the Port of Galveston, however cruise vessels there may benefit from the findings.
Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the pilot will include establishing an onshore electricity microgrid to provide a clean portable power source to a docked ship...
https://mfame.guru/galveston-bags-1m-grant-for-shore-power-pilot/
Port of Galveston wins $1 million grant for shore power pilot
The Port of Galveston has secured a $1 million grant for a shore power […]
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World’s first zero-energy cruise terminal to be opened at Port of Galveston
Royal Caribbean Group has revealed its plans to open a new cruise terminal at the Port of Galveston which will feature a terminal that generates 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels.
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Borderlands: Developers capitalizing on booming California-Mexico trade
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: A development is capitalizing on the booming California-Mexico trade; the Port of Galveston will receive $11 million for a channel dredging project; a Canadian auto components maker expands its Mexican plant; and Border Patrol rescues migrants locked in a railcar.
Landmark at Otay development capitalizing on booming California-Mexico tradeThe area near the Otay Mesa...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/developers-capitalizing-on-booming-california-mexico-trade
Biden earmarks $236M to complete Texas ship channel projects
More funding is on the way for several ship channel improvement projects in Texas, which aim to attract larger tanker and container vessels to the Texas Gulf Coast.
The Port of Corpus Christi ship channel improvement project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed $5.8 trillion spending plan for the 2023 fiscal year announced Monday. Biden recommended $157.3 million for the project under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal navigation construction category.
The Biden administration...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/157m-earmarked-to-complete-texas-ship-channel-project
Port of Galveston Police christens new patrol boat
The Port of Galveston Police Department (POGPD) in Texas formally named its newest patrol boat in a ceremony on Tuesday, November 30. The rigid inflatable boat (RIB) was ..
How did the 1900 hurricane forever change the Texas shipping industry?
On Sept. 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane smashed on shore in Galveston, an island city of about 38,000 people on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
The hurricane had maximum winds surpassing 135 miles per hour and a storm surge that inundated as much as a third of the city with 5 to 12 feet of water.
The wind and storm surge killed as many as 12,000 people along the Gulf Coast and at least 6,000 on Galveston Island. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history in terms of loss of human life.
Th...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-did-1900-hurricane-forever-change-texas-shipping-industry
US Gulf ports to offer liquefied natural gas fueling option for ships
As more maritime shipping vessels gradually turn to liquefied natural gas as an energy solution over concerns about the environment, several projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast aim to provide LNG fueling operations for ships and tankers.
New Orleans and Galveston, Texas, will introduce LNG fueling services for vessels calling on the ports over the next year, officials said.
Houston-based developer Pilot LNG LLC also continues to work toward its proposed Galveston LNG Bunker Port project, which...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-gulf-ports-to-offer-lng-fueling-option-for-ships
Galveston Wharves takes major environmental initiatives
Galveston Wharves was last month awarded certification under the Green Marine voluntary environmental program for the North American maritime industry. The Green Marine certification program addresses key environmental issues through 12 performance indicators that include greenhouse gases, air emissions, spill prevention, waste management, environmental leadership, and community impacts—some applicable to shipping activities, others to landside operations.
Galveston Wharves says that joining...
https://www.marinelog.com/ports-terminals/galveston-wharves-takes-major-environmental-initiatives/