Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for November 21, 2014

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November 2014 Issue

Story44

New Multi-Purpose Landing Craft for Bowhead

 

By Gavin Higgens

 

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, located in Freeland, Washington, recently completed theUŋalaq, a 150-foot landing craft for Bowhead Transport Company, located in Seattle, Washington. TheUŋalaq will operate….(More)

 


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PMM Online – Friday, November 21, 2014:

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Story11

Longshoreman’s Death Halts Work
at Bay Area Ports

by Mark Edward Nero

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union conducted a 24-hour work stoppage at all seaports in Northern California’s Bay Area on Nov. 20 as a result of the death of a worker at the Port of Benicia…(Read Full Article)

 


Story22

Seaspan Awards LNG Ferries Contract

by Mark Edward Nero

British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries Corp. has awarded the contract for construction of two new dual-fuelled (diesel and liquefied natural gas) ferries to Sedef Shipyard of Istanbul, Turkey, the company…(Read Full Article)

 


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BNSF Retrofitting 11 Cargo Trains

by Mark Edward Nero

BNSF Railway, in partnership with Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency and engine heating solution company HOTSTART, is retrofitting 11 locomotives with idle-reduction technology to reduce emissions and conserve fuel…(Read Full Article)

 


Story44

POLB Monthly Cargo Numbers Flat

by Mark Edward Nero

Cargo container numbers rose 1.1 percent overall at the Port of Long Beach in October, compared to the same month last year, with the port saying that congestion issues likely nudged some shipments into November…(Read Full Article)

 


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