US coast

Multiple Florida Ports are in Anticipation of Approaching Hurricane Idalia.

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Hurricane Idalia, which has reached Category 4 status now, poses a threat to port operations and vessels on major shipping lanes by the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Florida West Coast

The US Coast Guard has set “port condition Zulu” in several ports located on the west coast of Florida, including Port of Tampa, SeaPort Manatee, Port Panama City and Port St. Pete. Zulu comes into effect when gale-force wind gusts are forecast to hit the region within 12 hours. All operations have been...

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LNG Tankers Back Up Outside Channel To Sabine Pass Terminal

The queue for tankers waiting to come into Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal was getting longer as fog kept pilot service suspended along the channel serving the Louisiana facility for the second day in a row Feb. 10, reports Platts.

What Happened

Four unladen LNG tankers were anchored in the Gulf of Mexico near the US coast, while two tankers remained moored at the terminal, according to cFlow, S&P Global Platts trade flow software.

What Notice Says

Across all vessel types, 10 were...

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