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10 May

USCG Cutter Cuttyhunk Decommissioned

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One of the U.S. Coast Guard’s remaining 110-foot Island-class patrol vessels, the cutter Cuttyhunk, was decommissioned Thursday, May 5 in a ceremony at Air Station Port Angeles in Washington. Cuttyhunk was among the 37 110-foot Island-class patrol boats in service. A fleet of 154-foot Sentinel-class cutters will replace the Island-class vessels, according to the USCG. The Cuttyhunk was commissioned in 1988 to support various USCG operations, including search and rescue, drug and fisheries enforcement and maritime homeland security. During its 34-year tenure, the vessel’s crew has accomplished more than 1,000 operations ranging from responding to search and rescue calls in…

10 May

Container Dwell Fee Delayed Again at L.A., Long Beach

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Steadily improving cargo dwell times on the docks have prompted Long Beach and Los Angeles port officials to again postpone the start date of a fee that would charge ocean carriers for every import container lingering at terminals for nine or more days. Officials at both ports have pushed the implementation of their container dwell fee to May 13 and plan to review the start date after examining the data over the next week. The ports said they have seen the amount of older cargo drop a combined 47% since announcing the fee on Oct. 25. Harbor commissioners governing both…

04 Mar

Youth Maritime Training Scholarship Apps Due March 7

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March 7 is the deadline for high school seniors interested in applying for the 2022 Norm Manly Youth Maritime Training Association Scholarship. The Youth Maritime Training Association, a Washington state non-profit organization, is seeking students interested in a maritime or ocean biology career. The association plans to present scholarships from its sponsors ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, with the potential of adding bonus scholarships for those pursuing sea-going maritime careers. To be eligible, applicants must be Washington state residents and a high school senior planning to attend a maritime school or training program after the 12th grade. “Our mission is to…

15 Feb

Port of Long Beach to Push for Supply Chain Transformation

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At his annual State of the Port address on Feb. 9, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero calls for transportation throughout the supply chain to meet future growth and garner trade opportunities. “We continue to debate the same issues year after year, while the operational model remains status quo – never changing,” Cordero said. “The test is not in how many containers we move but in how we transform and build a port that benefits everyone.” That includes embracing technology, partnering with stakeholders and moving toward 24-hour operations, he said. Later in February, the port plans to soft…

14 Dec

San Pedro Bay Ports Again Delay Implementing Dwell Fee Policy

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The Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports have again postponed implementation of their “Container Dwell Fee” policy until Dec. 20, both ports announced Monday. The news comes after the ports saw a 47% decrease in the number of containers lingering at terminals at both ports since announcing the fee Oct. 25. Based on the ongoing progress, the ports’ executive directors plan to monitor the data another week before considering when to enact the fee. The temporary fee, which both ports approved Oct. 29, calls for Long Beach and Los Angeles ports to charge ocean carriers for every import that stays…

14 Dec

Port of Olympia Marine Terminal Director Leaves for New Job

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After nearly seven years as the Port of Olympia’s marine terminal director, Len Faucher has left for a new job with Jones Stevedoring, the port announced Nov. 30. Faucher became the port’s marine terminal director in January, 2015 after more than seven years as an operations manager with Connecticut-based ship brokerage firm Charles R. Weber. “He has successfully fulfilled the commission goals of diversifying the port’s cargo portfolio by adding dairy cattle exports to Vietnam, organic grain imports from Turkey, a gold ore import from Europe, and rice imports from Thailand while maintaining strong relationships with existing log tenants Weyerhaeuser…

14 Dec

Abrams Marine Group Acquires Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy

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San Diego-based Abrams Marine Group has acquired Virginia-based Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (MAMA), the two entities revealed Dec. 1. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MAMA offers 90-plus U.S. Coast Guard approved deck and engineering courses along with customized instruction. Facilities for the vocational training center include a 31,000-square-foot main campus. “MAMA is a great training organization with a highly regarded team and world class facilities,” Abrams Marine Group CEO Dave Abrams said. “The company is located in a strategic location for the growth of both our defense and commercial business segments.” Abrams, who also owns San Diego-based Training Resources Maritime Institute and Maritime Publishing, said that MAMA and TRLMI would eventually merge into one organization under a new name…

14 Dec

Over $30 Million Worth of Fake Designer Products Seized at LA/LB Port Complex

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex, in coordination with import specialists from the Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Center of Excellence and Expertise, recently intercepted 13,586 counterfeit designer products arriving in a containerized cargo shipment from China. CBP officers discovered handbags, tote bags, shoulder bags, crossbody bags, backpacks, shirts, and pants bearing numerous registered and recorded trademarks, including Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, YSL and Louis Vuitton. CBP officers, in cooperation with U.S. Homeland Security special agents, seized the shipment on November 9, 2021. If genuine, the seized merchandise would have a combined estimated…

03 Sep

From the Editor: Untangling the Web

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By Mark Nero, Managing Editor Did you know that for many years, Pacific Maritime has had two separate websites where its content is posted? First, there’s been the “main” or “regular” Pacific Maritime website, pacmar.com, which contains the articles that appear in the print edition of the magazine. Then there has also been Pacific Maritime Magazine Online (pmmonlinenews.com), where certain content has been traditionally posted, such as articles that are generated for our weekly Pacific Maritime newsletter. The reason I point this out is that the two have become one: all new news content that we post on the internet…

27 Aug

Port of Long Beach To Give Pier B Rail Facility Update

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Port of Long Beach officials will provide an update on the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project at a virtual public meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 1. The project is a key component to the port’s $1 billion capital improvement program on rail and will allow the port to transport more of the cargo by rail instead of by truck, a move that is expected to be more efficient and less noise and air emissions. The plan is to start construction in 2023, with the first arrival, departure and storage tracks anticipated to be done by 2024. More…