SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Green Terminal Design By Kathy A. Smith Many cargo handling equipment manufacturers have already moved to electrification in order to reduce emissions, but there are other ways to make cargo-handling equipment and terminals more cost-effective and energy-efficient, including the use of hybrid systems, stormwater treatment […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Big Changes Coming to German Shipbuilding By Eugene Gerden The German shipbuilding industry is on the verge of big changes, due to a new development strategy recently approved by the national government. The new strategy, known as the National Master Plan for Marine Technology (NMMT), […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Big Changes Coming to German Shipbuilding By Eugene Gerden The German shipbuilding industry is on the verge of big changes, due to a new development strategy recently approved by the national government. The new strategy, known as the National Master Plan for Marine Technology (NMMT), […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Fidley Watch: Talk, Talk By Chris Philips, 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 the […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE No Idle Yards By Chris Philips, Managing Editor West Coast yards are busy building tugs, barges, ferries and small workboats for the rigors of operating in the Pacific Ocean. One notable exception to the West Coast surge is Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc., a division of […]
Continue ReadingAttached here is the final letter that was signed by 86 Members of Congress asking the Appropriators to appropriate 69% of Harbor Maintenance Tax receipts ($1.25 billion) in Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Sixteen of the Members are from California: Janice Hahn; Mike Thompson; John Garamendi; Jackie Speier; Linda Sanchez; Grace Napolitano; Jerry McNerney; Ami Bera; […]
Continue ReadingMonday, March 9, 2015 to Thursday, March 12, 2015. Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 638-1616 CMANC’s Washington Meeting Recap Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the Nation and to advocate […]
Continue ReadingThe following was announced today by Jim Walker with AAPA: “Today, AAPA and a coalition of over 40 navigation stakeholder groups sent letters to the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders requesting $2.755 billion for the Corps navigation program in FY 2016. AAPA initiated this letter in order to develop a single request […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE 113th Congress Addresses Arctic Maritime Transportation Needs By Craig H. Allen Sr. On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (CGMTA). The Act authorized just over $8.7 billion in fiscal year 2015 […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE LNG Marine Fuel in the Pacific Northwest: Addressing Challenges, Developing Solutions By LTJG Jessica Ward and Mr. John Dwyer Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is attracting much interest as it gains momentum as a viable marine fuel source. In the Pacific Northwest this development has been […]
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