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PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
 Next Tug for Tidewater: Granite Point
By Peter Marsh
Tidewater Transportation and Terminals’ series of three new towboats is continuing on schedule with the launch on September 18 of the second of the class, the Granite Point, at the Vigor shipyard in Portland. This was less than three months after the christening of the first of the class, the Crown Point, while the hull of the third and final vessel, the Ryan Point, is already complete and the superstructure modules are being fitted out before assembly. These are the first new vessels to be built for… MORE |
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 Truck Drivers Strike at LA-LB Ports |
On Oct. 26, port truck drivers, who say they are misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees, began an “unfair labor practice” strike at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. (Read full article) |
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NASSCO Holds Keel Laying Ceremony |
On Oct. 23, General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for an ECO tanker, the Garden State, which is now under construction for American Petroleum Tankers at NASSCO’s San Diego shipyard. (Read full article) |
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Portland Oil Spill Cleanup Completed |
| By Mark Edward Nero
The cleanup of a diesel fuel spill from a tank barge at the Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminal in northwest Portland is complete, US Coast Guard personnel said Oct. 28. (Read full article) |
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Anchorage Employee Receives Crowley Award |
| By Mark Edward Nero
Crowley Maritime Corp. marine operations director David Ridge was presented with the annual Thomas Crowley Award, the company’s highest honor, at a recent ceremony at the company’s Anchorage, Alaska, office. (Read full article) |
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