Environment

The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition released a new report November 11 focused on further supporting the North American shipping industry’s journey toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Read More

As part of the COP27 global climate meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt (the acronym stands for “conference of the parties”) that took place November 6-18, Special Presidential Envoy John… Read More

Rainy Shorey, a 16-year veteran of Caterpillar Inc. with “lean master black belt” experience in organizational management and a strong supply chain background, was elected as chairwoman of America’s Watershed… Read More

The St. Paul Engineer District awarded a $5.5 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company, doing business as Newt Marine Service, September 20 to begin constructing Stage 2… Read More

With its recent expansion to providing renewable diesel fuel at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, PTL Marine has taken another step toward eventually making it available on… Read More

A pilot project on flooding and climate resilience in the Upper Mississippi River basin was recently announced by the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration and its partners, including the Upper… Read More

The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition (BSMC) released a report June 23 that recommends methodologies for calculating Scope 1 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from marine vessels. “Consistent calculations and transparent methodologies… Read More

Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeared in the February… Read More

The National Weather Service issued an updated flood outlook for the Mississippi River basin and its sub-basins March 10 that showed little change from its previous flood outlook estimate. The… Read More