As the joke goes, cattle roam in herds, a group of geese is a gaggle, and a collection of hybrid cars is a smug. Spend any time on Interstate 5 between the Canadian and Mexican borders and you’ll likely be caught in a smug of Toyota Prius hybrids, many of which are owned and operated by government agencies.
We don’t intend to argue the merits of hybrid vs. gasoline or electric, but have long been surprised by the vehemence with which environmentalists condemn ocean-going (and port befouling) vessels while driving their wasteful hybrids up and down the freeway.
Yes wasteful. After years of educated guessing, we conducted a brief and simple exercise to determine just how bad a Prius is for the planet.
We couldn’t really compare the 18,000-TEU CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin with your neighbor’s hybrid on a trip to Costco, so we did the best we could with the data at hand. We compared a modern car carrier regularly used to transport Toyotas from the factory in Japan to Benicia …
The Port of Oakland announced on Wednesday, that it is in the process of making cargo operations at the port free of emissions with a “bold and ambitious” Draft Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan… (Read full article)
Portland to Keep Intermodal Rail Service
By Karen Robes Meeks
Encouraged by the growth of rail container movement through Terminal 6, the Port of Portland plans to keep its BNSF Railway service through mid-2019…(Read full article)
Alcatraz Ferry Project Moves Forward
By Karen Robes Meeks
The new Alcatraz Ferry Embarkation Project at Piers 31-33 will move forward on The Embarcadero at Bay Street… (Read full article)
San Diego Port Retail Space on the Market
By Karen Robes Meeks
RI Properties, Inc. beat out four others to list and market vacant retail space at Seaport Village at the Port of San Diego for at least the next three years… (Read full article)
Tugboat Happy Hour
Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center invites you to watch a sailboat race from the deck of a tugboat. Beginning July 10, Northwest Seaport will be hosting Tugboat Happy Hour aboard the historic tugboat Arthur Foss. The event will be held at Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. North, in Seattle, Washington, and runs from 5 to 9 pm every Tuesday. The weekly Lake Union “Duck Dodge” sailboat races begin at 7 pm. Entry is $25 per person, and the event features beer, wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres.
Oakland Aiming for Zero Emissions
