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Japan Launching First Ammonia-Fueled Ammonia Gas Carrier in 2026

The 10.5-million-gallon ammonia fuel ammonia carrier, which is being built at the Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) Ariake Shipyard, is scheduled to be delivered in November 2026.

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Biden Administration Pausing Several LNG Export Projects

Two senior officials said a recent boom in U.S. LNG exports prompted the need for an analysis of the entire domestic gas market, the U.S. gas industry’s first since 2018.

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Most U.S. Companies Would Prefer Indian over Chinese Suppliers

Over half of the survey participants said that they wanted India to fulfill their supply chain needs over the next five years, rather than China.

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ZIM Launches Service Connecting U.S., Canada and Asia

The service commenced operations January 21 from Cai Mep, Vietnam with a rotation that goes to Yantian, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Vancouver, Pusan and then back to Cai Mep.

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Qatar Delays LNG Cargoes to South Europe Amid Red Sea Crisis

Since January 15, Qatar has diverted at least six shipments destined for Europe around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa.

Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Photo: Bloomberg

Deutsche Bahn Train Drivers Begin Six-Day Strike

The strike actions from the locomotive drivers’ union GDL came after Deutsche Bahn rejected a third labor deal proposal from the organization.

An intercity and a regional train of Deutsche Bahn wait at Halle (Saale) Central Station, Germany, in October 2015. Photo: iStock.com/kmn-network

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Tougher Enforcement of China Forced Labor Import Ban

Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote in a letter that the Biden administration should work harder to enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

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Michigan Pilots Roadway that Charges EVs as They Drive

The quarter-mile segment of 14th Street will be used to test and perfect the technology ahead of making it available to the public within a few years.

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Cummins, Daimler and Paccar to Build Mississippi Plant for EV Truck Batteries

Trucking operators have been slow to invest in the vehicles because of concerns about cost and durability and a lack of battery-charging infrastructure to support trucks on long hauls.

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Ford Cutting Back F-150 Lighting Production Due to Lower EV Demand

The American car manufacturing giant said that it would be cutting back production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to just one shift starting April 1, 2024.

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Samsung Heavy Industries Lands $235M Gas Carrier Deal

Samsung Heavy Industries said that the two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) are scheduled to be delivered by the end of November 2027.

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Deep Freeze Forces U.S. LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes

The Cameron LNG export plant in Louisiana canceled at least one scheduled shipment while other deliveries from Cameron and Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas were also delayed

Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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