FREEPORT

  • General
    • Vessel Name : FREEPORT 0
    • Operator : USS CHARTERING, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 432 0
    • Vessel Type : 35 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 12000 0
  • Location
    • City : EDISON 0
    • STATE : NJ 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 848 0
    • Full Load Capacity : 1248 232
  • Size
    • Register length : 144 257
    • Regular Breadth : 46 257
    • Overall Length : 144 257
    • Overall Breadt : 46 257
    • Load draft : 22.5 257
    • Light Draft : 16 257
    • Height : 88.5 257
  • Other
    • Year : 2007 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1184053 0

USS CHARTERING, LLC

  • Area of Operation : U. S. GULF LOAD PORTS TO U. S. EAST COAST DISCHARGE PORTS, OCCASIONALLY U. S. WEST COAST DISCHARGE PORTS, U. S. JONES ACT COASTWISE TANKER TRADE 0
  • Principal Commodity : PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CHEMICAL PARCELS 0

CHARLESTON

  • Type : 21 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHEMICAL PIONEER

  • Type : 21 0
  • Construction : A 0

HOUSTON

  • Type : 22 0
  • Construction : A 0

BROWNSVILLE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CORPUS CHRISTI

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GALVESTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM PRODUCER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM SUPPLIER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM TRADER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday.Francine was advancing toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, set to become the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season, which concludes on November 30.

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Storm Francine

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms Evacuated Ahead of Storm Francine

U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers were evacuating staff and curbing drilling to prepare for Tropical Storm Francine on Monday as it churned through the energy region on a path to bring high winds and drenching rains to the U.S. mid-South.Francine is likely to bring life-threatening storm surge to the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts and hurricane-force winds to Southern Louisiana this

Port of Houston Shut Ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl

Port of Houston Shut Ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl

The largest ports in Texas closed operations and vessel traffic on Sunday as Hurricane Beryl intensified as it approached the Texas coast near Houston.Beryl, which left a trail of destruction this week in the Caribbean, killing at least 11 people, was now a category 1 hurricane and may strengthen into a category 2 by landfall on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Marine News' 2024 US Shipbuilding Report

Marine News' 2024 US Shipbuilding Report

If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a complicated business.In a session on the domestic shipbuilding marketplace, at Marine Money’s late-November 2023 conference held in New Orleans, Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards (with more than a dozen facilities, in Mississippi and Louisiana)

All Freeport LNG Trains on Line Monday

All three liquefaction trains at Freeport LNG's export plant in Texas were expected to be back in service on Monday, according to preliminary data from financial firm LSEG.Freeport told environmental regulators that liquefaction Train 2 tripped while operating around midday on Nov. 22 due to an issue with a compressor system, resulting in an emissions event that lasted almost nine hours.

MSC and ZIM Partner on Transpacific Trade

MSC and ZIM Partner on Transpacific Trade

Container liner shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., announced it has entered into a new long-term operational cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on the Asia - U.S. East Coast and Asia - U.S. Gulf trades.The new services are scheduled to be launched in February 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and filings, ZIM said.

Mammoet Selected as Exclusive Heavy-Lift Supplier to UK’s Largest Freeport Teesworks

Mammoet Selected as Exclusive Heavy-Lift Supplier to UK’s Largest Freeport Teesworks

Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet has entered into agreement to become the exclusive contractor for the provision of heavy lift and transport services at Steel River Quay, which lies at the heart of the Teesworks industrial zone in Teesside.Teesworks is a 2,600-acre site, located on the banks of the River Tees in the Northeast of England

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port Restarts

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port Restarts

About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, as progress was slow during the night, hampering efforts to restore critical oil infrastructure.The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (160 km) from Houston

Enterprise Products Gets Port License for Gulf of Mexico Oil Terminal

Enterprise Products Gets Port License for Gulf of Mexico Oil Terminal

Enterprise Products Partners said on Tuesday it had received a deepwater port license for its Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) in the Gulf of Mexico from an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation.The project, located near Freeport, Texas, would become the biggest offshore oil export terminal in the U.S.

Welsh Port Steps Closer to Becoming Floating Wind Hub

Welsh Port Steps Closer to Becoming Floating Wind Hub

A project to transform the Port Talbot into a major hub for floating offshore wind (FLOW) and green energy development has come one step closer to securing a share of up to $200 million (£160 million) of UK Government funding.The UK Government has agreed to take forward the Future Port Talbot project and the Port of Cromarty Firth to undergo due diligence as part of the next stage of its

KOTUG Takes Full Ownership of Its Bahamas Towage JV with SEACOR

KOTUG Takes Full Ownership of Its Bahamas Towage JV with SEACOR

KOTUG International, a marine services and towage provider based in the Netherlands, announced on Thursday it has concluded its acquisition of Kotug Seabulk Maritime (KSM), taking full ownership of the Caribbean marine towage business.KOTUG said it has acquired the interest of its joint venture partner, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Texas Tanker Bottleneck Grows on Slow Freeport LNG Restart

Texas Tanker Bottleneck Grows on Slow Freeport LNG Restart

The number of LNG tankers waiting to load at Freeport LNG in Texas has increased since the U.S. second largest exporter of the supercooled gas halted processing ahead of Hurricane Beryl's landfall last week, according to shipping data on Thursday.Beryl made landfall on July 8 near Matagorda, on the Texas coast