June 2015 The beautiful city of Porto at the River Douro This year, it was the Portuguese Section’s turn to organise PIANC’s Annual General Assembly in the beautiful city of Porto in Portugal on May 19, 2015. And we may say it was again a very successful edition! Besides a smooth organisation of all the […]
Continue ReadingDear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to submit your abstract for participating in Ninth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (PIANC- COPEDEC IX). PIANC-COPEDEC IX will be held on October 16-21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will cover the following topics: 1. Port Engineering 2. Port Planning […]
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 virtually all of […]
Continue ReadingThe Port of Oakland will be holding a Special Meeting of the Board on July 2, 2015. Please click here to view the agenda. Please note there are no items scheduled for Open Session.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Michele Foss: Foss Maritime’s First Arctic Class Tug By Peter Marsh Michele Foss, the first of three 132-foot tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard, was christened in April at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington. This new vessel is […]
Continue ReadingControversial Port Performance Measure Moves Through Committee Published on politicopro.com, by Jennifer Scholtes The Senate Commerce Committee approved its port performance bill today, to the chagrin of labor groups and some lawmakers who worry the legislation will set the stage for improper federal intervention in collective bargaining. A contingent of Republican senators, led by Chairman John […]
Continue ReadingTo Port Friends and Neighbors:We are sending this friendly reminder about the Port of San Francisco’s upcoming project to update the Waterfront Land Use Plan. We invite interested citizens from San Francisco and the Bay Area to participate in the public process. The Port will create a Waterfront Plan Working Group and Advisory Teams to […]
Continue ReadingJune 25, 2015 Update on Significant Dredging of Port’s Navigation Channel Phase two of the $12.8 million maintenance dredging at the Port of Redwood City’s Redwood Creek channel by the U.S. Army Corps […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Michele Foss: Foss Maritime’s First Arctic Class Tug By Peter Marsh Michele Foss, the first of three 132-foot tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard, was christened in April at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington. This new vessel is […]
Continue ReadingManorama Online: Port Trust to automate bulk cargo movement Standard Digital News: Tax, regulation top list of worries for CEOs The Daily Star: Rail must get priority for connectivity
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