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PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
 Ports of the Pacific
The majority of consumer goods that enter North America from Asia come through West Coast seaports. But according to an April 2016 report by Los Angeles-based commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, the balance of seaborne-cargo delivery in the US continued a shift east over the last year, resulting in East Coast seaports making gains against their West Coast counterparts.
The renewed momentum for eastern ports over the past year was attributed in part as a response to last year’s labor strife at primary West Coast ports. Cargo traffic at western ports was slowed for months before port…MORE
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 MARAD Issues Report on Hybrid Tug Battery Safety
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The Maritime Administration on July 1 announced the availability of a report evaluating the design and construction of new battery components, as well as the risks and benefits of battery use in the power plant of a hybrid tugboat…(Read full article)
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LA-LB Ports Container Fees Rising
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On July 8, the 13 marine terminal operators at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex announced a 1.9 percent increase in the traffic mitigation fee at the ports. Beginning Aug. 8, the container fee will be $70.49 per twenty-foot equivalent unit or $140.98 per forty-foot container…(Read full article)
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USCG Fines 2 Puget Sound Ferry Jumpers
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By Mark Edward Nero
Two men who intentionally jumped off the passenger vessel Spirit of Seattle last month face up to penalties of $2,500 each after being issued notices of violation, the captain of the port for the US Coast Guard’s Puget Sound sector said July 6… (Read full article) |
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Seaport Alliance Adds 2 Leaders
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By Mark Edward Nero
Anchorage-based Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. has chosen maritime services company Edison Chouest Offshore to provide marine tanker escort and spill prevention and response support in Prince William Sound… (Read full article) |
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