Port of Portland ME (USA)

Lat: 43°38'59''N
Long: 70°13'59''W

20 Nov US supplier adds two new ports
Long-term plans involve further expansion on the east coast.
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22 May US Senate committee passes emissions bill
Senator Boxer's bill calls for faster bunker fuel sulphur reductions than MARPOL Annex VI.
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16 May 'Double-skin bunker tank' legislation moving forward
'We cannot let our coastlines suffer catastrophic effects of a spill,' says Senator.
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08 Jan IMO 'must move quickly' on emissions
US group says international regulations on bunker fuel and exhaust gases must be 'rapid and effective'.
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31 Dec MARPOL law awaits US action
Legislation languishing but EPA still moving ahead with proposals.
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12 Dec EPA 'may review' diesel criteria
Exemption does exist from new 0.05% marine diesel sulphur limit, but there may not be any fuel that suits the legal definition.
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05 Dec EPA diesel rule causes confusion
US bunkering companies told they cannot sell marine distillates above 0.05% sulphur in Maine and East Coast areas.
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04 Sep New barge rules enacted
Coast Guard requiring additional measures to protect against oil spills.
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16 May New US East Coast bunker barge now operational
Supplier launching new delivery service, seeing potential for market to expand.
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13 Nov New supplier on US East Coast
Sprague Energy bringing 'expertise' to bunker expansion.
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