ACWA News for July 24, 2015 The ACWA News for July 24, 2015 is now Available Online. This issue covers conservation pricing and the ways water agencies can best adopt practices that comply with Proposition 218. It also examines California WaterFix, a scaled-back version of the original BDCP. Other articles include: * Gov. Brown Signs Budget Trailer […]
Continue ReadingFriday, July 24, 2015 FMC Approves Seaport Alliance Puget Sound Pilots Hires New Director Port Metro Vancouver Installing More Shoreside Power Oregon Senator Submits Anti-Artic Drilling Bill FMC Approves Seaport Alliance The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) this week completed its competitive review and analysis of the Port of Seattle/Port of Tacoma Alliance Agreement and voted […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West US Outlook Report: No Worries Mate- Rebound Continues You might actually get a restful August vacation in this year. With Greece well on its way towards another bailout package, and China managing to calm its stock market plunge, there appears a window of opportunity for U.S. domestic demand to blossom uninterrupted by […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 22, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for July 22, 2015.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Crowley and Hilcorp Establish New Lifeline to Endicott, Alaska Drill Site In the Prudhoe Bay oilfields, where about half a million barrels of oil is extracted each day, nature can be wild, unpredictable and uncooperative. One of the drilling sites, Endicott, is located on […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Shaver Transportation: From Stern- wheels to Stern Drives on the Columbia River By Peter Marsh Shaver Transportation of Portland, Oregon has been a fixture on the Columbia River since 1880 when George Washington Shaver progressed from supplying wood to fuel steamboats to operating his […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – July 17, 2015 Data Support the Case for Sub Two Percent Q2 Growth Retail sales posted a 0.3 percent decline in June while May’s reading was downwardly revised, suggesting less consumer spending for the second quarter. Industrial production posted a 0.3 percent increase in June; however the […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Remain Calm and Carry On What did our parents say again? Don’t sweat the small stuff? June U.S. economic data have come in a bit on the downbeat side with some high profile misses for retail sales and nonfarm payrolls at the same time that financial markets have been rattled by events […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 15, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for July 15, 2015.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Shaver Transportation: From Stern- wheels to Stern Drives on the Columbia River By Peter Marsh Shaver Transportation of Portland, Oregon has been a fixture on the Columbia River since 1880 when George Washington Shaver progressed from supplying wood to fuel steamboats to operating his […]
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