Americas News

Tammi Ingannamorte, previously VP for global and America bunker sales at ZeroNorth, has joined marine fuels firm Lindsay Blee as VP for strategic development.

The Port of Oakland has announced a new record for shore power usage in the first six months of 2024.

Madrid-headquartered Viroque Energy has announced it completed its first physical bunker supply operation in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

With a total of 35.26 million tonnes, cargo handling held steady overall in 2024, dipping 0.25% compared to 2023, the Port of Montreal has announced.

The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have published guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit (section 45Z), which offers a tax credit for the production of transport fuels with greenhouse gas emissions below certain levels, including some marine fuels.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced on 8 January that they had come to a tentative agreement on new six-year master contract.

Very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and low sulphur marine gasoil (LSMGO) prices increased at Houston over the last seven days, according to Bunkerspot Price Index (BPi) data.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday (7 January) approved the majority of the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) amendments to its Commercial Harbor Craft Rule – including most of the requirements relating to zero-emission operations.

Avin International Ltd. and Kriti Ruby Special Maritime Enterprises have been handed down fines and probation terms by the US Department of Justice after pleading guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), falsifying records and the obstruction of justice.

Alberta’s government has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Enbridge aimed at increasing pipeline capacity and oil and gas production in the Canadian province.