A new LNG-fueled offshore guard vessel has been delivered to a Chinese oil and gas support company while two new crewboats will enter service with a UK operator. Orders h ..
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Texas-based Eagle LNG Partners has entered into an agreement with cruise operator the Royal Caribbean Group for the provision of bunkering services for the latter’s ..
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Screenshot of YouTube video from May 31, 2022 of the hull of Kitty Hawk arriving in the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
The Navy’s last conventional super carriers arrived in Brownsville, Texas this week after taking one last towed sail before getting scrapped.
The former USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) reached South Padre Island, near the Texas-Mexico border, on Tuesday as veterans of one of the Navy’s last conventional carriers looked on, according to a report in The Brownsville Herald.
The ship is now at...
https://news.usni.org/2022/06/01/former-carrier-kitty-hawk-arrives-in-brownsville-for-scrapping
New cutter suction dredgers have been delivered to customers in the US, Ghana, and Vietnam while a Malaysian port operator seeks to expand its maintenance fleet with the ..
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Texas short-line operators are urging the state to pursue federal funds that would help finance rail projects in the state.
They’re highlighting federal grants available from the Federal Railroad Administration, especially as the window to apply for grants is expected to open in May. They say Texas hasn’t ever participated in any FRA funding that assists and encourages short-line investment.
“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to seize the day and for once have Texas participate in a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-rail-advocates-want-state-to-fight-for-federal-rail-grants
Singapore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs and Floaters, has successfully completed the Vito Regional Production Facility, a massi ..
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Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.
Port Houston sees gains in steel and general cargoPort Houston saw a slight increase in container volume during March, led by increased demand for steel tubular products used in the Texas oil and gas industry, officials said.
Container volume at Port Houston in March totaled 308,557 twenty-foot equivalent units, a 4% increase over the same period last year.
“Rig count in Texas is up...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulf-coast-ports-march-cargo-volumes-increase
Nauticus Robotics, a Houston, Texas-based developer of subsea and surface robotic services using autonomy software, has confirmed the initial production run of a new flee ..
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s increased inspections of trucks created hourslong wait times for commercial traffic at key U.S.-Mexico border crossings and resulted in hundreds of millions in lost revenue because of spoiled produce, trade experts said.
Abbott ended his policy of increased inspections of commercial trucks arriving from Mexico on Friday after reaching migrant border security agreements with governors of nearby Mexican states.
About $9 billion of fresh produce crosses the Texas border from...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/240m-in-produce-losses-blamed-on-texas-truck-delays
Truck drivers have blocked two key border crossings in Texas to protest Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to implement state-run checkpoints to inspect northbound commercial vehicles arriving from Mexico.
Protests began Monday on the Mexican side of both the Ysleta/Zaragoza Bridge in El Paso and the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which connects the Mexican city of Reynosa to Pharr, Texas.
“There is no commercial traffic flow at the Ysleta/Zaragoza facility [Tuesday] morning because of the blockade...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-border-bridges-blocked-as-truckers-protest-inspections