MAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION May 2013 Issue Cruise Ship Surge Study By Scott Fenical Port Canaveral’s central location on Florida’s Atlantic coast offers access to major markets for products such as petroleum, cement, citrus fruit and juices, gypsum board and newsprint, as well as autos, trucks and […]
Continue ReadingSofter Consumer Spending to Start Q2 · The second look at Q1 GDP growth showed little change from the first release. The economy grew at a 2.4 percent annualized rate. Personal consumption was revised slightly higher. · Personal incomes were flat in April as was wage and salary growth. Personal spending contracted for the month, […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. State Officials Release Draft of BDCP Fiscal Analysis – $5 Billion Benefit Estimated MILPITAS – State officials released a draft fiscal analysis of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) during a press conference in Silicon Valley Wednesday, revealing estimates that new conveyance facilities […]
Continue ReadingMAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION May 2013 Issue Cruise Ship Surge Study By Scott Fenical Port Canaveral’s central location on Florida’s Atlantic coast offers access to major markets for products such as petroleum, cement, citrus fruit and juices, gypsum board and newsprint, as well as autos, trucks and […]
Continue ReadingBernanke Indicates No Easing Up on the QE Gas Pedal · FOMC Chairman Bernanke gave no indication of scaling back asset purchases in his testimony this week and continued to emphasize weakness in the labor market and low inflation. · The housing market’s recovery marches on, with sales activity increasing in April. Rising inventories for […]
Continue ReadingMAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION May 2013 Issue Propulsion: Is LNG the Future? By Jim Shaw The move toward using liquid natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is continuing to gain momentum as new environmental regulations are enacted and bunkering facilities are expanded. According to a recent […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Congressional Delegation Expresses Support for BDCP A coalition of 13 members of Congress on May 22 sent letters to Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell expressing their strong support for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and […]
Continue ReadingMAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2013 Issue Propulsion: Is LNG the Future? By Jim Shaw move toward using liquid natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is continuing to gain momentum as new environmental regulations are enacted and bunkering facilities are […]
Continue ReadingMAY 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2013 Issue Fidley Watch: Vado a Bordo By Chris Philips, Managing Editor, PMM Get on board. These are the words Francesco Schettino heard as he stood on the jetty in the small town of Giglio and watched as his ship sank 500 […]
Continue ReadingA Mixed Bag for Q2 · Economic data this week was rather mixed, with positive signs out of the consumer, but faltering signs out of the industrial sector and housing in April. · Retail sales increased 0.1 percent in April; however, the headline number understates the strength in sales. Declining prices at the pump drove […]
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