As newly built fleets of megaships get ready to set sail, Pacific Coast port operators are scrambling to dramatically increase their productivity and decrease unloading and port turnaround times to accommodate the quantum increases in the number of….(More)
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Terminal operator and stevedore company Ports America said July 31 that it’s purchasing a 30-percent stake in Long Beach-based container terminal operator International Transportation Service (ITS) through a strategic partnership with Japanese transport company “K” Line….(Read Full Article)
Study Examines Potential Gateway Pacific Terminal Impacts
by Mark Edward Nero
There would be increases in train traffic, but also benefits to the region if the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal coal handling facility is built in the region, according to a new report by the Puget Sound Regional Council….(Read Full Article)
Study: Fisheries Face Ocean Acidification Risk
by Mark Edward Nero
Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to new research that was led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published in Progress in Oceanography….(Read Full Article)
Crowley Opens Singapore Location
by Mark Edward Nero
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s solutions group has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific market by opening a new project management office in Singapore, the company said June 30….(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.
