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Pacific Maritime Magazine
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August 2014 Issue
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Fidley Watch:
Bugs
By Chris Philips
Managing Editor
Last week a subscriber who is a longshoreman at the Port of Los Angeles alerted us to a 9,000-TEU container carrier that was “yellow flagged” because of a gypsy moth infestation discovered by US Customs and Border Protection agents. Not to worry – the ship was quarantined and fumigated, and subsequently released…….(More)
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PMM Online – Tuesday September 9, 2014:
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Long Beach Breakwater Suffers Multiple Breaches
Hurricane Marie, which caused 10-to 15-foot high wave surges in Southern California in late August, also resulted in three breaches in the breakwater that protects the Port of Long Beach, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed Sept. 4…(Read Full Article)
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Vancouver USA Port Inks Agriculture Deal
Port of Vancouver USA CEO Todd Coleman traveled to Fargo, North Dakota Aug. 27 to sign a contract with that state’s agriculture commissioner that allows the port to provide dedicated rail service to move North Dakota agricultural products west in would-be empty railcars returning from eastbound shipments….(Read Full Article)
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POLA Receives Emissions Reduction Grant
The Port of Los Angeles has received a $469,000 grant award from the US Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit cargo handling equipment. The port secured the grant on behalf of two terminal tenants – SA Recycling and APM Terminals…(Read Full Article)
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$858 Million POLB Budget Approved
The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 2 to approve an $858 million budget for the Port of Long Beach for the upcoming fiscal year. ….(Read Full Article)
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