Blank Rome Welcomes Maritime Partner Luke Reid
brings exceptional experience to our Maritime group, but also greatly enhances the range of services we offer locally.”Reid has represented numerous maritime corporations and individuals in a variety of civil and criminal matters, including matters before the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other government enforcement and regulatory agencies. Since entering private practice in 2012, he has represented clients in some of the most significant marine casualties to have occurred
Jobs at Stake as California Port Terminal Upgrades to Green Technology
100 automated vehicles and 70 driverless container-stacking cranes at America's most automated port terminal, which aims to be emissions free by 2030.The U.S. transportation sector is the nation's largest contributor of climate changing greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As seaports race to swap out diesel equipment like tractors, trucks and cranes for cleaner electric models, they're also eyeing new automation technology to help process more cargo. More automation means fewer jobs, in the minds of union leaders, and they have found an
What does Trump's Presidency Mean for the Power Industry?
see a resurgence in the Hydro Power market (also renewable/clean), which again was hampered during Obama’s presidency. We’ve already begun to see an increase in scheduled equipment maintenance projects across the US. Expectations are that Trump will reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan and reduce allowances and subsidies provided to the wind and solar markets, so we could see some delays in new construction projects while owners & asset managers adjust (particularly across wind farm construction). How do you see this affecting
DiCianna Joins Choice Ballast Solutions
for assisting clients, both shipowners and ballast water treatment manufacturers, in all matters concerning BWMS planning, installation and compliance. DiCianna is a delegate for the United States (U.S.) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Ballast Water Tech Panel. During her tenure with the U.S. EPA, DiCianna studied the design and performance of BWM technologies and assisted in the development of water discharge regulations; recently working with them on the upcoming
Maritime Regs: Preparing For Future Emission Requirements
exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units. Mobilgard 410 NC is a high performance, zinc and chlorine-free 10 TBN engine oil. It has been designed to help optimize the performance of medium and high-speed engines that meet the requirements of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier IV requirements. As part of ExxonMobil’s technology leadership, production of Mobilgard 410 NC began prior to the EPA implementation, allowing customers to optimize their engines’ performance from the outset. With interest in alternative fuels growing,
