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St. Bernard Port Celebrates Its Progress

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District has released its annual report for 2025, a report that highlights the accomplishments and progress the port has made. The report’s theme, Impact through Innovation, touches on the various changes in the maritime industry and the port's ability to evolve while preserving its economic interest in St. Bernard Parish. “With this annual report, the goal was to show the importance of the port’s role ... [+]

GEODIS AI Strategy Leads to Executive Changes

GEODIS has created a new department dedicated to artificial intelligence, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, who will be supported by David-Olivier Tarac, executive vice president, artificial intelligence; and Carole Besnard as chief financial officer. GEODIS confirmed its intention to make artificial intelligence a key part ... [+]

ATA: FAIR Act Would End ‘Forum Shopping’

American Trucking Associations voiced its “strong support” for the Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act that would end the abusive practice of “forum shopping” by giving federal courts jurisdiction over consequential cases involving interstate trucking. Forum shopping is a tactic commonly employed by ... [+]

Product Tanker Contracts Drop to 9-year Low

Product tanker newbuilding contracts in the first eight months of the year dropped 86 percent year-over-year to 2 million deadweight tonnes, representing a nine-year low, said BIMCO Shipping Analysis Manager Filipe Gouveia. The development marks a stark reversal from the boom seen in 2023 and 2024. ... [+]

Shell, Hapag-Lloyd in Long term Biomethane Deal

Hapag-Lloyd and Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of liquefied biomethane starting with immediate effect. The agreement builds on a strategic collaboration established in 2023 to accelerate the decarbonization of alternative marine fuels. Biomethane, also known as Bio-LNG, plays ... [+]

Fluor Delivers LNG Canada Export Facility

In October 2018, LNG Canada made a final investment decision to build its liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, the largest energy investment in Canadian history. The LNG export facility – the first of its kind in Canada– facilitates the safe ... [+]

deugro, Partners Put New Rotra Vessels to Work

deugro, the freight forwarding and project logistics giant, and partners put to work its newest roll-on/roll-off vessel, the Rotra Futura, when it delivered wind turbine blades from Denmark to the U.S., shortly after beginning operations this past summer. The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle ... [+]

CB&I Awarded Tank Contract for Thacker Pass

CB&I, a leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals, said it has been awarded a contract for the Thacker Pass lithium mine project in Humboldt County. The pass is the world’s largest known measured lithium resource (measured and indicated) and reserve (proven and ... [+]

Sallaum Lines Takes Delivery of Ocean Breeze

Sallaum Lines has taken early delivery of the Ocean Breeze, a next-generation liquefied natural gas, or LNG, dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The vessel, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, was delivered July 18, four months ahead of schedule. The carrier said the Ocean Breeze represents ... [+]

Robust Electricity Demand Faces Headwinds, IEA

Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in more than a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, according to a recent report of the International Energy Agency, or IEA. Renewables, natural gas and nuclear all contributing to meet the additional ... [+]

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