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A fishing boat remains stranded after strong waves hit in Lobitos, Talara Province, Peru, on December 27, 2024 (AFP)
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One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves

Massive waves up to four meters high are battering Ecuador and Peru, closing 91 ports and resulting in at least one death.

By AFP28 Dec 2024Agence France-Presse
Piles of coal at the Westshore coal export terminal at Roberts Bank and gantry cranes used to load and unload containers onto and from cargo ships are seen at Deltaport, in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Monday, September 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Machinery fire extinguished at Delta, B.C., coal port terminal: Port authority

A coal stacker fire at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., has been extinguished; no injuries reported, operations paused.

By Darryl Greer28 Dec 2024The Canadian Press
rude oil tankers are seen docked at the Trans Mountain Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Union for striking aviation fuel workers in Vancouver says aging pipeline poses risk

Union representing striking aviation fuel workers in Vancouver warns diverting the fuel around the industrial action could pose an environmental hazard.

By CP23 Dec 2024The Canadian Press
Solar car port generating green electricity with cars parked at a parkade at the Telus Science Center in Calgary, Alta., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Ramon Cliff/Alamy via Reuters)
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Learn from Canada’s world-leading battery energy storage production for transport

Other countries could learn from Canada's emerging leadership in energy storage technology for transportation: Foresight Canada

By Charlie Bush19 Dec 2024Kathari News
Volunteers work to clean up spilled oil on the shoreline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, during an emergency response operation in the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia, in this picture released December 18, 2024. Anapa Mayor's Office/Handout via REUTERS
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‘Oil is everywhere’: Russians tackle Black Sea spill

Around 4,000 volunteers have been cleaning beaches near the resort city of Anapa from the spill from two tankers damaged by a storm...

By Reuters18 Dec 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends an interview with Reuters Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Yellen won’t rule out sanctions on Chinese banks, curbs on ‘dark fleet’ oil tankers

Yellen signals new sanctions on Russian oil and Chinese banks to curb funding for the Ukraine war amid a softer oil market.

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal13 Dec 2024Reuters
The sun sets over the capital’s skyline as warm temperatures, wind and emissions combined to trigger a ‘high’ alert for air pollution, in London, Britain, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
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Britain seeks views on including shipping in carbon market from 2026

Britain's Emissions Trading Scheme is part of its wider efforts to meet climate targets.

By Reuters29 Nov 2024Reuters
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Cashew nutshell marine biofuel causes problems for some ships, says testing agency

Cashew nut liquid has been touted as an alternative renewable fuel, but it also has high acid values and is corrosive.

By Reuters22 Nov 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: The Isla Bella, the first container ship to be powered by liquid natural gas, is pictured before her launch during a nighttime ceremony at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Earnie Grafton/File Photo
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Container shippers hedging green transition with dual-fuel vessel orders

Decarbonizing shipping is crucial to global efforts to fight climate change because the sector accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gases.

By Lisa Baertlein21 Nov 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot is seen on the multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel "Yevgeny Primakov" moored in central St. Petersburg, Russia February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
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Russia’s Sovcomflot blames earnings drop on Western sanctions

Sovcomflot said on Friday that Western sanctions on Russian oil tankers were limiting its financial performance, as it reported falling revenues and core...

By Reuters15 Nov 2024Reuters

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FILE - People walk amid an oil spill in the Niger Delta in village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable region after Shell sells much of its business

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FILE PHOTO: A general view of a Tesla store in Porsgrunn, Norway, December 24, 2021. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/File Photo

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FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks and tanks are pictured in a farmer's field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows

8 Jan 2025Reuters
dian oil and gas stocks climbed Monday as the country's energy sector absorbed the news of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation. Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from wells near Calgary on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canadian oil stocks climb as industry absorbs news of Trudeau resignation

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Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help

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Solar car port generating green electricity with cars parked at a parkade at the Telus Science Center in Calgary, Alta., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Ramon Cliff/Alamy via Reuters)

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