October 27, 2011, Southern California Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D) and Texas Congressman Ted Poe (R) announced Tuesday the formation of the bipartisan House Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus. According to the two House members, the mission of the legislative caucus will be to promote the important role played by the nation’s ports […]
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Continue ReadingJanuary 17-18, 2012 • Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, California Applying Technology to Sustainable Marine Operations is the theme of the 3rd annual GreenPacific Conference to be held at the Long Beach Hyatt on January 17-18, 2012. Read more..
Continue ReadingTotal tonnage for all commodities crossing over the docks at the Port of Redwood City during the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2012 was 296,234 metric tons (MT), an increase of 63% over the same period a year earlier, Port Commission Chairman Dick Claire announced. Port Operations Manager Don Snaman reported that the approximate percentage […]
Continue ReadingThe California Maritime Academy (CMA) was contracted to evaluate issues associated with the implementation of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) ship fuel regulation. While most vessel operators are successfully complying with the regulation without incident, some operators have reported operational difficulties that may be related to fuel switching from heavy fuel oil to distillate […]
Continue Reading(October 24) WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pitching a six-year transportation construction plan as a major jobs bill that can win bipartisan approval before next year’s election, a key GOP lawmaker said Monday… Read the full article on the Washington Post website.
Continue ReadingThe materials for the November 2 IC meeting are now available at http://www.sfestuary.org/pages/ICmaterials.php . If you have any trouble accessing the materials, please contact Athena Honore at ahonore@waterboards.ca.gov. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2 from 9:30 to 12:30 at 1515 Clay Street in Room 10 on the 2nd Floor.
Continue Reading(October 6, 2011) SF Baykeeper, Ian Wren, blogs about the approval of the BCDC Bay Plan Amendments addressing sea-level rise. Ian mentions his attendance and experience at the recent Bay Planning Coalition workshop on September 14. Read the SF Baykeeper blog.
Continue ReadingUC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences announces a job posting for a Junior Specialist in Fish Culture of Endangered Species and Research. For more information, check out: http://caes.ucdavis.edu/facstaff/asp/openfacpos/junior-specialist-fish-culture-of-endangered-species-and-research?searchterm=fish+cult.
Continue ReadingCheck out Port of Redwood City’s twitter account: http://twitter.com/RedwoodCityPort
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