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9:44 PM UPDATE: Foss’s appeal document added, after coverage of 75 speakers at Port Commission meeting, followed by commissioners passing both motions – as Shell drillship Noble Discoverer arrived in Everett)
12:58 PM: Just as Seattle port commissioners are about to start their meeting on the controversial Terminal 5 lease to Foss/Shell, we received that photo of one of the Shell offshore-drilling rigs that is expected to wind up here for a while: The
Noble Discoverer, which, as we reported earlier, entered Washington waters early today.
Jason Mihok photographed the ND (and Foss tugs) as they passed Port Townsend – he was on board the Victoria Clipper. Meantime, we’re at Pier 69 (steps from the Clipper’s HQ, in fact), where the commission chambers are overflowing – we in fact are sitting on the floor in the back of the room. We’ll be chronicling the meeting as it unfolds.
Sustainable solutions for shipping: Rolls-Royce launches the first MTU Marine Summit
Rolls-Royce launches the first virtual mtu Marine Summit to discuss sustainable shipping solutions – from planning and design to construction and daily operations.
• Experts from across industry to discuss the future of shipping at virtual summit
• Key note by Prof. Dr. Hans-Otto Pörtner, member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
What role can shipping play in preventing further global warming? How can we protect the environment and also run profitable businesses? What will be the major drivers, market trends and solutions in the future of the maritime industry? These questions and more will be discussed at the first virtual mtu Marine Summit, 18-20 May. During the event, entitled ‘dive into a world of solutions’, marine professionals shall point the way forward on how to reduce greenhouses gases in shipping in a sustainable way without compromising performance or reliabi
Centerline Logistics acquires Saltchuk Marine Servicesâ refueling operations
Centerline Logistics, a leading national provider of marine transportation services, says that it has acquired Saltchuk Marine Services’ California ship refueling business, currently operated by subsidiary Foss Maritime Company. This major acquisition brings together the combined capabilities of two of the nation’s leaders in petroleum transportation, strengthening Centerline’s position as a best-in-class provider of around the clock bunkering (ship refueling) services.
Through this significant expansion, Centerline will substantially grow its existing California bunkering operations. Centerline will acquire Foss’s six bunker barges as well as its established customer contracts in the California market. Centerline currently operates eight bunker barges in the ports of Los Angeles and San Francisco, part of a national fleet of marine transportation vessels serving customers along the West Coas