FORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE PMM Shipyard Update By Kathy A. Smith Shipyards along the West Coast are busy this year, where a dip in fuel prices, coupled by tough new EPA emissions regulations, are keeping the yards busy with orders for new tonnage […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Cognitive Dissonance By Chris Philips Managing Editor Has Senator John McCain (R-AZ) relaxed (reversed?) his stance against the Jones Act? In late January, Senator McCain, well known as the most vocal legislative foe of the Jones Act, said he […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Icebreakers – Expanding the World’s Fleet By By Jim Shaw The US needs new icebreakers but they may be a long time in coming. Although President Obama proposed speeding the acquisition and building of new Coast Guard icebreakers during a visit to Alaska last year, […]
Continue ReadingPIANC MarCom WG 144 – ‘Classification of Soils and Rocks for the Maritime Dredging Process’ has been released today. Click here to view the press release dealing with this recently published report.
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE The Coast Guard Advances its Arctic Readiness in 2015, but Challenges Remain By By Craig H. Allen Sr. In 2015, as the United States assumed its two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the high-level intergovernmental forum for the region, […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE The Coast Guard Advances its Arctic Readiness in 2015, but Challenges Remain By By Craig H. Allen Sr. In 2015, as the United States assumed its two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the high-level intergovernmental forum for the region, the US Coast Guard planned […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Coastal Transportation Sets a NewStandard By By Peter Marsh After more than 30 years of weekly liner service to Western Alaska with a fleet of five or six small fish tender vessels specifically designed for service between Seattle and […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 16, 2016 Applications for the 2016 WODA Environmental Excellence Awards are due by 15 April 2016. Three awards will be made in 2016 One for a navigation dredging project, One for an environmental dredging project, and One for a sand and gravel dredging project. Silver awards may be made for the runner-up in each […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Coastal Transportation Sets a New STANDARD By By Peter Marsh After more than 30 years of weekly liner service to Western Alaska with a fleet of five or six small fish tender vessels specifically designed for service between Seattle and the ports of Western […]
Continue ReadingTuesday, March 15, 2016 to Thursday, March 17, 2016. Phoenix Park Hotel 520 Capitol St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 639-6900 Please use this Link for Hotel Reservations CMANC’s Washington Meeting Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the […]
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