Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION July 2013 Issue Congressional Representation By Chris Philips 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 Natural Resources Committee on […]
Continue ReadingOnly “Modest” Growth · The advanced estimate of second quarter GDP showed the economy expanded at a faster clip than anticipated, although the downward revision made to the prior quarter took much of the shine off the report. GDP was estimated to have grown at a 1.7 percent annualized rate in the second quarter, up […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION July 2013 Issue Safe Berth Warranty Revisited By Marilyn Raia A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re Petition of Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd., 2013 WL 2099746 (2013) should be of interest, if not concern, to many in […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. USFWS Reopens Comment Period for Exclusion for Listing Injurious Wildlife In response to requests from ACWA and other organizations for more time to prepare extensive comments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced July 31 that it would reopen the comment […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION July 2013 Issue Safe Berth Warranty Revisited By Marilyn Raia A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re Petition of Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd., 2013 WL 2099746 (2013) should be of interest, if not concern, to many in […]
Continue ReadingThird Quarter Off to a Good Start · Although existing home sales retreated in June, new home sales rose to their highest level in five years. Orders for capital goods have now risen for four consecutive months, and the labor market appears to be holding up. · Recent data are consistent with our forecast that […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION July 2013 Issue Safe Berth Warranty Revisited By Marilyn Raia A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re Petition of Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd., 2013 WL 2099746 (2013) should be of interest, if not concern, to […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. DWR Approves Funding to Strengthen 90 Miles of Delta Levees The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that it has approved nearly $30 million in funding for 14 reclamation district projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that will strengthen nearly […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION July 2013 Issue Safe Berth Warranty Revisited By Marilyn Raia A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re Petition of Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd., 2013 WL 2099746 (2013) should be of interest, if not concern, to […]
Continue ReadingThe July 19 issue of ACWA News is now available online, with a story on a new statewide public outreach campaign launched this week reminding consumers about the need to save water and save energy. A column by ACWA Executive Director Timothy Quinn explains how the association and its members are taking steps to develop a […]
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