Articles – Page 56 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

Technology Key to Vision at Long Beach, Los Angeles Ports

Leaders at the nation’s busiest seaport complex said Tuesday, March 1 that leaning into digital transformation and preparing for volume growth in the coming years will be a major part of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s vision for the future. At the Journal of Commerce’s TPM22 Conference, which was held Feb. 22 through March 2 in Long Beach, Calif., Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero and Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka spoke about working together to ease present congestion at their docks and how handling that congestion will shape their future vision.…

Port of San Francisco Receives Funding for Waterfront Risk Study

The Port of San Francisco recently received a financial boost to its effort to study flood, earthquake and other risks to its waterfront, thanks to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who in mid-January secured $5 million for the port and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The money allows San Francisco and the federal infrastructure agency to finish the waterfront coastal flood study, which would not only pinpoint vulnerabilities, but include recommendations for how to lower those risks. It also will help guide federal investment for future port projects. This adds to $3 million previously secured by Pelosi, the port said. “Speaker Pelosi’s…

Prince Rupert Port, DP World Explore Second Container Terminal Prospect

The Prince Rupert Port Authority announced in late February that it has inked a two-year agreement with Dubai-based logistics company DP World to explore the feasibility of building a second container terminal. A second terminal, if built, would help Canada’s future cargo capacity needs and limit its risk to supply chain disruptions, according to the Port Authority. The agreement involves studying the proposed site south of Fairview Terminal, steps to curb impact to the environment and neighborhoods, ways to better protect the country supply chain from disruption and how the project can mesh into the port’s intermodal system, according to…

Port of Long Beach to Receive $8M in Federal Funding

Vessels that come to the Port of Long Beach may soon be able to better maneuver through its waterways thanks to $8 million in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law allocated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The money is intended to start and finish the pre-construction, engineering and design phase of certain navigational projects. That could include work to deepen the approach channel from 76 feet to 80 feet, build an approach channel to Pier J South, dredge from 50 feet to 55 feet in parts of the West Basin and structurally improve breakwaters at Pier J, according…

West Coast Union Dockworkers Refuse to Unload Russian Cargo

Leadership of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced on March 3 that ILWU members will no longer load or unload any cargo at any U.S. West Coast seaport due to the Russian invasion of neighboring country Ukraine. “Effective immediately, ILWU dockworkers will not load or unload any Russian cargo coming into or going out of all 29 U.S. West Coast ports,” the union’s Coast Longshore Division announced. “With this action in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, we send a strong message that we unequivocally condemn the Russian invasion,” ILWU International President Willie Adams said. ““West Coast dockworkers are…

NWSA Welcomes First All-Electric Yard Handling Equipment

The Northwest Seaport Alliance has welcomed the first all-electric yard handling equipment to its gateway via the arrival of six electric cargo trucks to the South Intermodal Yard in Tacoma, the Alliance revealed March 3. Each electric yard truck is being used to move containers on chassis to and from container stacks and rail cars. Electricity is not only cleaner than traditional diesel equipment, the NWSA said, but has operational advantages such as being less expensive to operate and requiring less maintenance due to fewer moving parts. Funding for the SIM Electric Truck Project came from Tacoma Power, Rail Management…

Maersk Receives Ocean Carrier and International Logistics Partner of the Year Awards

Global shipping firm Maersk has been named Ocean Carrier of the Year and International Logistics Partner of the Year by Home Depot as part of the 2022 Executive Carrier Council, it was announced Feb. 7. The Ocean Carrier Partner of the Year award honors firms that show acceptance of high bookings, network flexibility and a high level of overall partnership, officials said, while the International Logistics Partner of the Year spotlights Maersk’s role in facilitating the successful flow of imports from factories to ports. “Maersk has been a partner for 20 years with a vast global footprint,” said Sarah Galica,…

POLB Begins Work on Microgrid Project

The Port of Long Beach is pursuing a zero-emissions future with a microgrid demonstration project that’s expected to generate a reliable supply of electricity for the port’s main security facility, the Joint Command and Control Center. Construction began the second week of March on the project, which is aimed at providing energy resilience for the security center while enhancing air quality by delivering clean power for daily operations. The project would also reduce the POLB’s reliance on diesel generators to produce electricity during outages, according to the port. “It is vital that we improve energy resilience as we move toward…

BAE Systems San Diego Wins USN Ship Maintenance, Repair Contract

BAE Systems’ San Diego Ship Repair has been awarded an $125,517,541 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of the USS Essex (LHD 2) fiscal 2022 docking selected restricted availability, according to the Department of Defense. The contract includes a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Essex, a landing helicopter dock homeported in San Diego. The LHD, which was launched in February 1991 and commissioned in October 1992, is a multipurpose amphibious assault ship. The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $148,226,878. Work on the vessel is to be performed…

USCG Cutter Midgett Returns to Hawaii from Bering Sea Patrol

After three months patrolling the Bering Sea, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Midgett returned to their Honolulu homeport on Friday, March 4. During their time at sea, crew members provided enforcement of federal laws and regulations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain and protection of the country’s fisheries and marine resources, according to the USCG. They also served as a search and rescue platform and assisted helicopter crews working out of Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay, Alaska. “This increased operational range for the aircrews and provided them with fuel for high-endurance missions,”…