Americas News

The US Coast Guard (USCG) is working with partner agencies to monitor a lubricant leak from a Matson-owned container ship en-route to Anchorage, Alaska.

bp has agreed to sell its 50% interest in the bp-Husky Toledo Refinery in Ohio to Calgary-based Cenovus, its joint venture partner in the facility. 

An oil spill in the St. Clair River that originated from Suncor Energy’s refinery in Sarnia has been contained.

Freeport LNG has reached an agreement with the US Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that will enable it to resume some operations at its Quintana liquefaction facility in October.

CO2 emissions from North American waterborne transportation was approximately 47 million tonnes in 2018, according to a new report released by the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition (BSMC).

Arcosa Marine Products, a manufacturer of barges used to transport cargo on inland waterways in the United States, has joined Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification programme for North America’s maritime industry.

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 team is supporting the government of Belize to set up a National Action Plan (NAP) to address GHG emissions from shipping and draft legislation to enshrine MARPOL Annex VI into national regulation.

Lyondell Basell is reportedly eyeing plans to make a ‘very large investment’ in recycling technology at its Houston refinery when the facility permanently stops refining crude oil by the end of 2023.

Hafnia Rhine, a tanker belonging to Hafnia, part of the BW Group, has discharged over 2,000 gallons of fuel oil during a transfer operation with a bunker barge at Ama Anchorage on the Mississippi River.

Royal Caribbean reported a $0.5 billion net loss for the second quarter of 2022 compared to a net loss of $1.3 billion in the same quarter last year but with the full return to operations of its global fleet the company highlighted increased booking volumes and a positive operating cash flow.