The looming adoption of a mandate that will require maritime vessels to burn cleaner fuel is projected to put upward pressure on diesel prices next year, but transportation experts are more concerned about how the change will affect the supply of diesel fuel for trucks.
April 3, 2019maritime
Business, Equipment, Fuel
A refinery and a pump jack in an oil field near Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News)
Diesel Prices May Increase as Cargo Industry Makes 2020 Fuel Switch, Experts Say
A refinery and a pump jack in an oil field near Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News)
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Tolls, Regulations, Bunker Fuel Costs Could Vex Industry
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ATLANTA — Incoming fuel regulations and political gridlock will bring unwelcome expenses and headaches to shipping and trucking companies through next year, according to one policy expert who spoke at SMC3 Jump Start 2019 on Jan. 29.
January 30, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
New Low-Sulfur Rules for Maritime Fuels Force Fleets to Scramble
The International Maritime Organization announced that shippers and global refiners must reduce sulfur content in marine bunker fuels by January 2020, five years earlier than had been expected.
August 29, 2017
Business
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CMA CGM Stakeholder Looks to Sell and Buy Ports America
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Yildirim Holding AS is seeking buyers for its stake in the world’s third-biggest container shipper as the family-owned Turkish company presses ahead with a plan to acquire Ports America Holdings Inc., a U.S. maritime-terminal operator.
July 6, 2017
Government, Business
Federal Maritime Commission Appoints Karen Gregory Regulatory Reform Officer
Karen Gregory, managing director of the Federal Maritime Commission, has been appointed the agency’s regulatory reform officer, acting Chairman Michael Khouri announced March 13.
March 13, 2017
Business
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West Coast Labor, Management to Discuss Contract Extension
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The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, whose protracted labor dispute disrupted trucking and port operations early in 2015, have targeted Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 for talks to address a potential contract extension.
September 27, 2016DOT to Promote Funding for ‘Marine Highways’
The Department of Transportation Wednesday announced a plan it says will cause more cargo to be transported by water within the U.S.
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