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Pacific Maritime Magazine Online for June 12, 2018

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION     INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE      Can You Dig It? By Chris Philips, Managing Editor     In mid-April, Nancy McLernon, president and CEO of Organization for International Investment, wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal in which she claimed that only a handful of US ports could […]

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Transportation News for June 13, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: BART was exactly as packed as you feared on Tuesday Mercury News: Uber wants a patent to tell if you drink and ride Mercury News: Transbay bus a winner for some commuters: Roadshow Mercury News: Big Sur’s southern route to open in late July Marin Independent Journal: New Marin Transit on-demand service […]

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Energy News for June 13, 2018

Platts: IEA lowers estimated 2018 ‘call’ on OPEC crude oil, with further fall forecast in 2019 Bloomberg: America’s Gas Exports May Double Prices by 2040 Reuters: Saudi Aramco eyes partnerships as it expands refining, petrochems Reuters: EPA chief hints he could order more ethanol in fuel Utility Dive: California looks to next steps as utilities […]

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Water News for June 13, 2018

Water Deeply: Three Ways to Protect Your Interests as a Groundwater User in California Phys.org: South Napa earthquake linked to summer groundwater dip Associated Press: Folsom, Shasta among dams at-risk of ‘insider threats’ UC Irvine: To forecast winter rainfall in the Southwest, look to New Zealand in the summer Maven’s Notebook: California Water Fix Administrative […]

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The Pacific Current for June 12, 2018

    THE PACIFIC CURRENT     June 12, 2018    More details have been announced for our July 15-18 105th Annual Conference, hosted by the Port of Stockton, California USA. See below for more details and registration links.    Also featured are a wrap-up of APP’s recent intermodal seminar in Portland, updates at Ports Authority Tonga, and […]

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CASA Connects Newsletter for June 12

Microplastics Experts Presenting at Annual Conference   Plastics seem to be everywhere in the news lately — bans on single use straws, limitations on packaging materials and microplastic challenges in the aquatic environment. CASA is sponsoring legislation (SB 1263-Portantino) that establishes a long-term strategy to address microplastics in the ocean. Two leading experts in microplastic pollution are […]

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Transportation News for June 12, 2018

Mercury News: New signal helps pedestrians at Hwy. 92 exit to El Camino Real: Roadshow Marin Independent Journal: SMART board allocates $464,000 for track stabilization Marin Independent Journal: Marin civil grand jury calls for countywide school bus program San Mateo Daily Journal: Silicon Valley companies and the traffic solution Curbed: BART says it will be […]

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Energy News for June 12, 2018

Reuters: Exxon Mobil breaks with past, bulks up energy trading to boost profit Bloomberg: Russia Boosts Oil Output With Commitment to OPEC Cuts Waning Platts: Gap seen widening between US Northeast gas pipeline capacity, production The Associated Press: Corps to wrap up Dakota Access pipeline work in 2 months The Wall Street Journal: Elliott Management […]

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