News – Page 27 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

Port of Portland, Timber Coalition Members Awarded $41.4M

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Port of Portland and its fellow members of the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition (OMTC) $41.4 million to develop and expand Oregon’s emerging mass timber industry. The award, which was announced Sept. 2, and addresses three significant issues across Oregon: a worsening housing crisis; increasing threats of wildfires; and the need to create good-paying jobs in communities recovering from the pandemic. Specifically, the grant supports university research involving the use of mass timber in housing; spur development of a factory by the Port of Portland to produce mass timber housing; fund forest…

Port of LA Announces Incentive Funding for Zero Emission Trucks

The Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 13 announced the release of $5 million in voucher incentives for zero-emission trucks to operate at the port. This marks the first in a series of incentive programs that will be funded by the port’s recently enacted Clean Truck Fund (CTF). “Our port does more than drive America’s economy forward – it shows the world how environmental stewardship and economic prosperity can go hand-in-hand,” Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement. “As we continue to move record cargo, the need for zero-emission solutions has never been more clear – and working…

4 Gen Logistics Unveils Zero Emissions Equipment at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach and industry partners on Sept. 13 showed how one port trucking company is converting to a full zero-emissions trucking fleet three years from now, a decade before the 2035 zero-emissions goal set by the port’s Clean Air Action Plan. The announcement was made at 4 Gen Logistics in the Port of Long Beach, where Electrify America intends to install 60 public charging stations by the end of 2023 to serve its own fleet of electric trucks, as well as other companies’ trucks. 4 Gen also plans to purchase 41 Volvo and 20 Kenworth electric heavy-duty…

San Diego Port Anticipating Its Busiest Cruise Season Since 2010

The Port of San Diego’s new cruise season has set sail and business is bouncing back, according to the POSD. This season is poised to be the port’s busiest since 2010 with 140 cruises scheduled, up 45% from 2021, with all sailings at or near full capacity, bringing about 460,000 passengers. San Diego is California’s third busiest cruise port after Long Beach and Los Angeles. “The Port of San Diego’s cruise business is definitely experiencing a rebound and we expect continued growth,” Port of San Diego Chairman Dan Malcolm said. “We’re pleased to be welcoming our cruise customers back to…

Washington Senator named PNWA’s 2022 Legislator of the Year

The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association has named Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) as its 2022 Legislator of the Year. “We are so pleased to recognize the Senator for her steadfast support of freight mobility, maritime and multi-modal infrastructure investment, and efforts to secure federal funding for salmon recovery throughout the Pacific Northwest,” the PNWA said in a Sept. 14 statement. “She has supported a number of regional projects to drive our economy, including improvements and maintenance of our small harbors and jetties, the Washington Coast and Puget Sound, and the deep draft and inland Columbia Snake River System,” the statement continued.…

Crowley Expands Engineering Services, Integrates Seattle Design Firm

Crowley Maritime has expanded its vessel design services with the strategic integration of the Seattle-based marine interior design company JE Russell Consulting, Crowley announced Sept. 1. The addition is expected to enable Crowley’s engineering services group to add the capability to complement vessels’ existing designs with interior designs, consulting and other service offerings. “With the addition of the JE Russell team, Crowley’s established leadership role in diverse and innovative vessel design, naval architecture and construction management grows,” said in a statement. “This newly embedded synergy provides enhanced solutions from the beginning for customers seeking high performance, sustainable vessels with thoughtful,…

Passenger Ferries: Becoming Cleaner, More Sustainable

Those in charge of passenger-only ferry design, construction and operations continues to march toward cleaner, more sustainable models and practices. Whether it’s ferries that get commuters to and from work or catamarans that carry researchers to their oceanic missions, West Coast vessel builders and operators are moving people in a way that produces less pollution. That move toward zero emissions is expected to quicken with President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Passed in November, it includes “historic levels of funding,” almost $300 million, to enhance access to ferry service and build greener ferries, according to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).…

Baja California Seaports: An Overview

The seaports along Mexico’s Pacific coast generally don’t receive a lot of attention north of the border in the United States, but although they’re typically smaller and not as high profile, some of them are as bustling as their counterparts elsewhere in North America. Part of the reason why is the country’s blossoming manufacturing industry. Mexico has 16 international seaports allowing for the expedited arrival and departure of goods. Baja California, a Mexican state south of California, is home to five of those international seaports—Ensenada, Isla de Cedros, Rosarito, Sauzal de Rodriguez and San Felipe—all of which except Isla de…

Yang Ming Names New 11,000 TEU Vessel

Container shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport has added a new 11,000 TEU container vessel named YM Throne to its fleet. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and was built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. The naming ceremony for YM Throne took place at Imabari Hiroshima Shipyard in Mihara, Japan on Aug. 5, while Yang Ming’s attendees joined the ceremony remotely from their Taipei office. Hsieh-Lung Yeh, Director-General of the Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC officially named the ship, while Shu-Chu Li, wife of Director-General of the Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC performed the ceremonial cord-cutting. “To further…

USCG, Partners Respond to Oil Spill Off Catalina Island

On the morning of Sat., Sept. 3, members of the U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an oil spill caused by a 40-foot yacht that sank near Two Harbors on Catalina Island. The yacht, which reportedly was submerged in 65 feet of water, had about 210 gallons of fuel, batteries, a portable generator and cleaning products, according to the Coast Guard. “Due to the pollution threat this vessel represents to the environment and surrounding area, the Coast Guard opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to hire an oil spill response organization to conduct clean-up operations,” the Coast…