Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2013 Issue Fidley Watch: Congressional Representation By Chris Philips, Managing Editor, PMM Washington State’s Junior Senator, Maria Cantwell (D) has perked up the ears of the maritime community with recent comments about the Jones Act. At a hearing of the Energy and […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2013 Issue Fidley Watch: Congressional Representation By Chris Philips, Managing Editor, PMM Washington State’s Junior Senator, Maria Cantwell (D) has perked up the ears of the maritime community with recent comments about the Jones Act. At a hearing of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Sept. 6 issue of ACWA News is now available online. Read about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s smaller footprint and California’s draft drinking water standard for chromium-6. Other featured stories in this issue include: Water Managers Briefed on Requirements of California’s New Aquatic Pesticide Permit California Water Commission Updated on ACWA-Led Effort to Develop a […]
Continue ReadingIn This Issue: Mixed Signals About Third Quarter Growth • The August employment report signaled continued modest job growth. Nonfarm payrolls rose 169,000 while the unemployment rate edged down slightly to 7.3 percent. • Both the ISM-manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices came in stronger than expected for August, suggesting a pickup in manufacturing and service […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2013 Issue Fidley Watch: Safe Harbors By Chris Philips, Managing Editor, PMM Last month, US Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani, and Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe held a press conference at the Port of […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. USDA Designates California a Drought Disaster Area Nearly all farmers and ranchers in California are now eligible to apply for low-interest emergency loans because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared the state a drought disaster area. Agricultural operators in all California […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION August 2013 Issue North Korean Ship Carrying Cuban Arms Intercepted by Panama By Emily Keyes An incident involving the transportation of Cuban owned Soviet-era weapons aboard a shady North Korean flagged vessel that was detained by Panamanian officials, complete with a rioting […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Assembly Water Bond Proposal Amended into AB 1331 The Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee has introduced legislative language for a $6.5 billion water bond for the 2014 ballot. Assembly Bill 1331, as amended Aug. 26, would enact the Climate Change […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION August 2013 Issue Salvage Report: Picking Up the Pieces By Kathy A. Smith The salvage industry has always had its challenges, but salvaging vessels today is getting even more complex due to the sheer size of container and cruise ships, especially. While […]
Continue ReadingSignals of Stronger Growth and Fed Tapering · Existing home sales rose more than expected in July, but some of the luster was lost from when the new home sales report posted a 13.4 percent drop for the month. · Minutes from the July FOMC meeting confirmed the timeline for the Fed to begin […]
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