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Shell has announced that it will not proceed with an equity interest in the proposed Lake Charles LNG project due to ‘current market conditions’ – leaving its partner in the venture, Energy Transfer, to take over as the project developer.

North Atlantic Refining is temporarily suspending production at its Come By Chance facility in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Bloomberg and CBC.

The company has closed its service stations and has suspended aviation and bunkering operations for the next 15 days.

All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded a contract by SW/TCH Maritime to complete the aluminium construction and outfitting of an 84-passenger ferry that will be the first US-based vessel powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The Panama Canal has adopted new measures to keep the waterway open while preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Following the acquisition from Southern Company, Dominion Energy now has 100% ownership of Pivotal’s LNG facility in Trussville, Alabama and a 50% stake in the JAX LNG facility in Jacksonville, Florida.

In the light of the coronavirus pandemic, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced it is suspending operations at several land-based processing centres, starting temporary layoffs for about 2,500 production workers in the US and Mexico.

British Columbia-based BC Ferries has announced it will be introducing a 1.5% fuel rebate effective from 1 April, in order to pass on the recent declines in fuel costs to its ferry users.

Singapore-based shipping company Unix Line PTE has been sentenced to pay a fine of $1.65 million, placed on probation for a period of four years, and ordered to implement a comprehensive Environmental Compliance Plan as a result of violating the US Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

New statistics published by the Panama Canal Authority (AMP) showed a monthly fall in bunker volumes from January to February – a usual trend at the Canal for this period of the year, with the month-on-month decline in 2020 less pronounced than in recent years.