Over the last four decades I have had the privilege of frequently visiting Hamburg, Germany, which is known as the container capital of the world. In doing so, I had a front row seat watching the “Container Revolution” from its infancy into what it is today. What did I see? From the end of the […]
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For the last five years, Green Shipping Line (GSL) has been developing an affordable offshore wind feeder vessel that can be built in the United States and operate in all U.S. coastal ports.
This is especially important because after visiting European offshore wind ports, including Esbjerg and Cuxhaven, along with a careful study of ports in the United States, we concluded there is a vast difference between the European and U.S. ports and adjustments to approaches will need to be taken.
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The element of time plays a critical role in any supply chain.
In fact, time is often the most significant factor in rating the efficiency of a supply chain. For instance, a factory must have parts and materials to keep production rolling and “On Time Delivery” is often a crucial deciding factor when a company is contracted to supply products to a manufacturer or vendor.
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Currently, there are approximately 43 million shipping containers across the globe. Of those 43 million containers, however, only 23 million are being used for transport or other practical usage. The majority of the 23 million “active” containers in the pool are standard 20’ and 40’ containers, which are the workhorses of the industry
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In December 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a comprehensive report on the offshore wind industry to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Here is what the report examines.
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This month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced $19.6 M in grant awards to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. This is a great start, but we still do not have enough modern shipbuilding capacity to meet our needs in the coming decade.
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Within hours of entering the new year, the maritime shipping industry saw quite a positive outlook for the future.
With the U.S. Senate overriding the Presidential veto and signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on January 1, 2021, many of the doubts and concerns the maritime industry had were eased, as exceedingly important legislations were finally coming to fruition.
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The USA was once the greatest shipbuilding nation in the world, but things have changed. American-built and flagged vessels have been shrinking in both number and percentage of the worldwide fleet The Context There is a tremendous opportunity in the United States right now. We have thousands of vessels that move people and goods on
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The burgeoning U.S. offshore wind farm business will be the greatest opportunity for our maritime industry since WWII. Over the next 10 years the offshore wind farm business is projected to install approximately 1,300 towers in 18 fields, generating more than 17 GW of power. By 2035, the U.S. is expected to have 35 GW
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This article/image has been reposted from Freight Waves Good day, A study published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that the growth in last-mile deliveries over the next decade will lead to slower transits and higher emissions in major cities across the world. The report forecasts a 36% rise in the number of delivery
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