Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online for May 5, 2015

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By Chris Philps
Managing Editor 

On page 6 this month (Pacific Maritime Magazine, April 2015) is the story of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its plans to build six 20,150-TEU container ships to operate between Asia and Europe via the Suez canal.

These mega-ships will be more than 1,300 feet long by almost 200 feet wide. To put this into perspective, the six vessels will each be large enough to accommodate three professional football fields, end to end, leaving room for fans, the press box, restrooms and beer vendors.

The Seattle Seahawks could beat the 49ers on the aft field, move to midships and beat the Packers and then head to the bow field, where they could get another crack at the Patriots. MORE

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

City of Seattle Blocks Port Terminal Lease

Federal Grand Jury Indicts POLA Police Chief

PMSA Moves from SF to Oakland

Final Panama Canal Gate Installed

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By Mark Edward Nero

A lease that the Port of Seattle signed months ago to house seasonal moorage of a drilling rig and accompanying tugboats at Terminal 5 is not valid and has to be reworked, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said May 4.  (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

On April 30, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted the chief of police for the Port of Los Angeles on corruption and tax charges. (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, an independent, not-for-profit association focused on global trade, has moved its Northern California office from San Francisco to Oakland.  (Read full article)

By Mark Edward Nero

A key milestone in the Panama Canal Expansion Program has been reached with the installation of the 16th and final gate for the new locks on the Pacific side of the Canal. The Panama Canal Authority said April 28 that the installation process began at noon Panama time on the south end of the Canal’s Pacific locks, which connect directly to the ocean. (Read full article)