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28 Jun

Imports from Asia Down at Major U.S. West Coast Ports: PMSA Report

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The five busiest seaports on the West Coast saw their imports from Asia decrease in April, according to latest West Coast Trade Report from the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. “On the import side, USWC shares dipped across the board,” the PMSA explained in a statement. At the adjoining Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports, imports fell a combined 2% from April 2021 to April 2022 according to PMSA data. Meanwhile at the Port of Oakland, imports from Asia fell 1.5% from April 2021 to April 2022. Also, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (the combined shipping operations of the Seattle and Tacoma…

28 Jun

COVID-19 Impacted BC Ferries, Year-End Results Show

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Traffic and revenue were up from the previous fiscal year for BC Ferries, but down from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, according to the British Columbia transportation agency, which released its year-end FY results Friday, June 24. For the 2022 fiscal year ending March 31, 37% more passengers (17.9 million) and 26% more vehicles (8.5 million) rode BC Ferries than the year before. However, passenger traffic was down 20% and vehicle traffic down 5% compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 fiscal year. Revenue was up 12% to $965.4 million, a $100.1 million increase, from the previous year due to higher traffic and net…

28 Jun

USCG Cutter Steadfast Returns to Oregon from Narcotics Patrol

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After 55 days patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Steadfast returned to its Astoria, Oregon, homeport on June 18. The crew of the 210-foot, 54-year-old Reliance Class cutter patrolled over 11,000 miles providing law enforcement and search-and-rescue operations off Central America coastal waters from Mexico to Costa Rica, according to the USCG. During its counter drug patrol, crew members partnered with Mexican law enforcement to “locate, track, and interdict fast-moving drug smuggling vessels,” work that resulted in 2,747 kilograms of cocaine seized by Mexican authorities. The estimated value of that haul is $109…

24 Jun

New Commander to Lead U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu

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Capt. Aja Kirksey has assumed command from Capt. Arex Avanni as commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. The change was made official at a June 21 change of command ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Michael Day, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Fourteenth District. Kirksey previously served as chief of the agency’s Enlisted Advancement, Panels, and Separations Branch of the Personnel Service Center. Her assignments included work as the enforcement division chief for Sector San Diego overseeing all Coast Guard law enforcement operations for the region. She was also on the Contingency Planning staff and was assistant chief…

24 Jun

Port of Seattle Police Chief Job Finalists to Participate in Forum

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The two finalists for the chief of police position at the Port of Seattle are expected to field questions from the public during a virtual community forum scheduled for June 27. Eric Sano, a captain with the Seattle Police Department, and Michael Villa, deputy chief and acting chief with the Port of Seattle Police, are vying for the opportunity to lead a department of more than 115 commissioned police officers and 40 non-commissioned personnel responsible for providing law enforcement activities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and seaport properties. The port is gathering questions from the public to present to the finalists…

24 Jun

Two New Port of Portland Commissioners Appointed

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The Port of Portland Board of Commissioners has two new members. They are: Katy Coba, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services Chief Operating Officer and Director; and Richelle Luther, Columbia Sportswear Co.’s Senior Vice President of Chief Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. The Oregon Senate approved the two as Gov. Kate Brown’s appointees to the commission on June 3. Coba replaces Bob Levy on the nine-member commission, while Luther replaces Pat McDonald. As COO, Coba works with Brown, state agencies and legislators to manage state government enterprise. She previously served as director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture for more…

24 Jun

POLB to Begin Demolition of Gerald Desmond Bridge in July

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The Port of Long Beach is expected to begin demolishing the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next month to make room for bigger cargo ships entering the port’s Inner Harbor. The port plans to close the Back Channel to vessel traffic from 6 a.m. on July 9 to 6 a.m. on July 11 to allow crews to remove a part of the bridge that is suspended over the channel and lower it onto a barge. Vehicle traffic shouldn’t be affected since motorists have been using the new cable-stayed Long Beach International Gateway Bridge since October 2020. The Gerald Desmond Bridge, which…

20 May

USCG To Conduct Missions in Alaska This Summer

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From June through August, the U.S. Coast Guard be involved in search and rescue, vessel safety, defending Alaska’s marine resources and other mission goals, according to the USCG. This week, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Teams and Sector Juneau began conducting summer missions in Petersburg and Wrangell, Alaska including inspections in Petersburg, and offering commercial fishing and charter boat exams. The USCG said it plans to keep a regular presence on the water and board vessels with a pair of 29-foot response boat crews. With the upcoming departure of Coast Guard cutter Anacapa and the…

18 Feb

Latest BC Ferries Vessel On Its Way

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Later this month, BC Ferries’ fourth and final Salish class vessel, the Salish Heron, is set to arrive in Victoria, British Columbia, where it is expected to begin service later this year. The vessel began its more than 10,000-nautical-mile trek from Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland on Dec. 22. When it arrives in Victoria, the vessel is set to go through inspection at Ogden Point, then head to the Fleet Maintenance Unit in Richmond before BC Ferries officially take ownership of the Salish Heron. There’s also where Coast Salish artist Maynard Johnny Jr.'s design will be applied to the…

18 Feb

Port of San Francisco Receives Funding for Waterfront Risk Study

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