Ports along the Gulf Coast have been given at least another year to prepare for the opening of new locks at the Panama Canal but events in the shale oil industry may have already blunted the importance of that event for a number….(More)
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Truck drivers from three drayage firms in the greater Los Angeles area went on strike the morning of July 7 over claims of unfair labor practices at the adjoining ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach…(Read Full Article)
BC Ferries Awards $165 Million Build Contract
Following a competitive bidding process, British Columbia-based BC Ferries has awarded contracts totaling $165 million to build three new intermediate class vessels to Gdansk, Poland-based ship repair and building company …(Read Full Article)
Vigor Fab to Build San Francisco Fireboat
by Mark Edward Nero
Vigor Industrial subsidiary Vigor Fab has been awarded a contract to build a fireboat for the San Francisco Fire Department. Construction of the 88-foot by 25-foot by 14-foot vessel is expected to begin this fall in Seattle…(Read Full Article)
4 West Coast Ports Earn ‘Green Supply Partner’ Recognition
Four seaports on the US West Coast were among dozens of organizations recently recognized by trade magazine Inbound Logistics for commitment to sustainable supply chain, logistics and transportation practices…(Read Full Article)
Brian Cross, Advertising Sales Manager, Pacific Maritime Magazine
Brian Cross, a Pacific Northwest native who holds a degree in English from the University of Washington, and whose first job was washing his father’s fishing boat in Bristol Bay, has joined Philips Publishing Group as the new Advertising Sales Manager for Pacific Maritime Magazine.
Contact Brian for help in designing a specific advertising program to reach the West Coast maritime industry.
