Friday, 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 ReadingWednesday, September 16, 2015 to Friday, September 18, 2015. Lafayette Park Hotel 3287 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette CA 94549 (925) 263-1725 CMANC’s Fall Meeting We will be at the Lafayette Park Hotel in Lafayette, CA (East of Berkeley and Oakland) for our Annual Fall Meeting. The Hotel is convenient to BART for those flying into San […]
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 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 ReadingMaintaining the System of Federal Navigation Projects in California: Increased Harbor Maintenance Tax funding Due to continued pressure by all parties, including CMANC, on “spend the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) for its intended purpose,” Congress has been able to increase funding to the Corps which has resulted in a 50% increase in funding for O&M […]
Continue ReadingPort of Redwood City PRESS RELEASE July 10, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Giari, Executive Director 650-306-4150 Port of Redwood City Recommended $73 Million Plan for Redwood City Navigation Improvement Program; Public Hearing Set for August 10 A recommended $73 million plan to deepen the Redwood City Harbor and San Bruno Shoal […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Promise of the Arctic By Chris Philips, Managing Editor The Promise of the Arctic Conference took place over two sunny days in Seattle last month. Produced byPacific Maritime Magazine in partnership with the Institute of the North, the conference was well attended by delegates […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Regional Report: The Columbia Gateway By Jim Shaw The Columbia River System has seen two major events take place over the past few months, the inauguration of the nation’s largest floating drydock at the Portland Shipyard and the loss of …MORE Have a Happy […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Fidley Watch: Talk Talk By Chris Philps Managing Editor On page 6 this month (Pacific Maritime Magazine, April 2015) is the story of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its plans to build six 20,150-TEU container ships to operate between Asia and Europe via […]
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