This order marks the next phase in QatarEnergy’s ship acquisition program, which supports the expansion of its Golden Pass LNG export and North Field LNG projects.
The funding will go towards improving the movement of goods along navigable U.S. waterways and expanding existing services in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
The daily limits have contributed to a backlog of 116 vessels waiting to cross, well above normal, but below the more than 200 ships that were stuck last month.
It could take a while to really cut emissions, because it would still be cheaper to pay for the emissions rather than use more expensive marine biofuels.
The port also saw the number of imported TEUs handled increase by 7% year-over-year to more than 433,000 TEUs, the first year-on-year increase in more than a year.
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