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ExxonMobil Reaches 5 MTA Milestone through Nucor Corporation Carbon Capture Agreement
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 12

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions’ newest carbon capture and storage agreement – with Nucor Corporation, one of North America’s...

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Kinder Morgan to Increase Storage Capacity on Its Texas Intrastate System
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 12

Kinder Morgan's expansion project will increase working storage capacity by more than 6 Bcf.

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Wilhelmsen Joins Maritime Stakeholders, Microsoft to Launch Studio 30 50
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 12

Studio 30 50, a unique partnership based Maritime Digital Venture Studio launches with DNV, Hafnia, IMC Ventures, Microsoft and Wilhelmsen.

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Watco Named No. 67 on Newsweek’s 2023 Global Most Loved Workplace List
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 12

Watco is No. 67 on Newsweek’s 2023 list of the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces. This is the second time Newsweek has honored Watco.

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Port Freeport, McCarthy Building Celebrate Berth 8 Ribbon Cutting
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 6

Port Freeport and McCarthy Building Companies joined together for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of the Berth 8 Construction...

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Galveston Harbor Rising in Top 50 U.S. Cargo Rankings
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 6

The Galveston Harbor is rising in the rankings as a top 50 U.S. cargo waterway. A total of 12 million tons of cargo moved through the deep-water...

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LyondellBasell Announces Delay in Refining Business Exit
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 1

LyondellBasell has announced plans to delay its refining business exit from year-end 2023 to no later than the end of the first quarter 2025.

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Coast Guard Issues Severe Weather Safety Planning for Vessels and Facilities Bulletin
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 1

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston has issued MSIB 23-23 Severe Weather Safety Planning for Vessels and Facilities .

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MOL Group Earns 2 Awards in 'Ship of the Year 2022'
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 1

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (“MOL”) was named for two awards in the Ship of the Year 2022, presented by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and...

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MOL Establishes ‘MOL Switch' in U.S. to Invest in Decarbonization Technologies
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted Jun 1

MOL has established a new company in the U.S., MOL Switch LLC, to invest in startups developing decarbonizing technologies in the energy sector and...

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Port Houston Releases Houston Ship Channel Economic Impact Study
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted May 30

Results from the study showed that in 2022, the Houston Ship Channel generated $906 billion of economic value to the U.S., representing a 13%...

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Port of Harlingen Reaches Milestone Ranking Among U.S. Ports
Posted In: Member Updates,
Date posted May 25

The Port of Harlingen Authority was among the top 150 ports in the United States for waterborne tonnage in 2021, according to the U.S. Army Corps of...

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