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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, September 29, 2011

Port of L.A. tests scrubber

   The Port of Los Angeles and California State University Long Beach Foundation said Wednesday they will develop and test a new $1.8 million seawater scrubber vessel system next spring that has the potential to reduce emissions by as much as 85 percent.    Seawater scrubbers feature advanced emission control technology in which seawater is […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, September 29, 2011

Orion wins Corpus Christi dredge contract

   Orion Marine Group said it has been awarded two contracts worth about $40 million, including one related to deepening the channel to the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas.    Orion said it has been awarded a project by the Army Corps of Engineers for the expansion of the La Quinta ship channel and […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, September 29, 2011

JIMCO starts bulk transloading in Charleston

   JIMCO Group has opened a bulk transload operation in the Port of Charleston to serve growing demand for U.S. exports of agricultural and other bulk products.    JIMCO’s new facility is located adjacent to the North Charleston Terminal at the South Carolina Public Railways’ Remount Road facility. It will receive agricultural bulk commodities by […]

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