With growing interest around nuclear power as propulsion for commercial shipping classification society ABS has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to research barriers into its adoption.

The Port of Corpus Christi Commission has approved a lease agreement with Buckeye Partners to establish a solar farm.

The Port of Los Angeles saw estimated record container volumes in July continuing a trend that has been seen much of this year, but the port claims to have spare capacity.

A new joint venture, FureBear, between Swedish tanker owner, Furetank, and Canada’s Algoma Central Corp has ordered four 17,999dwt dual-fuel ice-class products tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.

Brazil’s Federal Government aims to privatise the Port of São Sebastião, according to João Octaviano Neto, the State Secretary of Transportation in São Paulo.

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has bagged a $2.9bn FPSO contract with Petrobras in Brazil.

Digital trade enabler platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has reached a new milestone with the rollout of Cargo Release in Latin America, starting with ports across Mexico and Panama.

Quintin Kneen, the CEO of listed offshore service vessel provider Tidewater (NYSE: TDW), kicked off his company’s Q2 earnings call on a bullish note.

The Federal Maritime Commission, newly emboldened with the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) and increased visibility in the mainstream media, is girding for action.

The Panama Ship Registry grew 9.6% in tonnage terms since the current administration took over in July 2019, adding 20.4m gt.