The Port of Long Beach, marine terminal operators, truck drivers and customers are teaming up to raise the frequency of “two-way” truck deliveries, the port announced recently. In this collaboration, International Transportation Service, Long Beach Container Terminal, SSA Marine and Total Terminals International pledge to coordinate more situations in which a truck can deliver an export and then pick up an import in the same visit. Terminal operators are enhancing their appointment systems to allow more two-way transactions to happen. Trucking companies and drivers also are being encouraged to drop off an empty container before picking up a loaded import.…

International Business Machines Corporation will develop and run a Port Cyber Resilience Center at the Port of Los Angeles, the port announced Monday. Harbor commissioners recently voted on a $6.8 million, three-year contract with IBM to create a “system of systems.” Right now, businesses at the port handle cyber threats on their own. This center would help them work together to alert and combat those threats while maintaining their own data control and security procedures, the port said. “As our port increasingly relies on data integration to guide its cargo operations and processes, detection and protection against cyber incidents is…

Commissioners at the Port of Everett recently passed the Marine Terminals Master Plan Addendum, Appendix E, which includes the newly obtained 66-acre former Kimberly-Clark mill property, now called Norton Terminal. Norton Terminal will be key to the port’s Mills to Maritime effort to bolster and diversify cargo movement and economic activity in the area. “This revised plan is ideally suited to leverage the Port’s investments in the South Terminal to market our facilities and our breakbulk niche to other customers and cargoes,” said Carl Wollebek, Chief of Operations for the port. “This additional upland maritime capacity is critical to our…

U.S. Coast Guard crews have been providing assistance since Thursday when landslides befell the town of Haines, Alaska. For roughly eight hours, Coast Guard crews scoured a 35-square-foot nautical mile search area. Station Juneau’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew was part of the effort to help. “The partnerships throughout the multiple organizations involved in the response efforts for this disaster reflect how the Alaskan community comes together in times of need,” Said Capt. Stephen White, commander Coast Guard Sector Juneau. “We offer our condolences to all the residents of Haines who are affected.” Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa is expected to stay…

Mariners should be mindful of the maintenance dredging expected to take place next week in Everett Harbor and Snohomish River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of Everett are partnering on dredging the area’s lower channel and settling basin, which is set to start on Dec. 9, according to the port. J.E. McAmis of Chico, California, has been contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers to do the work, which involves dredging roughly 65,000 cubic yards of material from the lower channel and about 100,000 cubic yards from the lower settling basin. Mariners in the area should…

As the season gets colder in the Pacific Northwest, U.S. Coast Guard officials are encouraging mariners to winterize their boats, a move that bolsters boaters’ safety and the maritime community and surrounding environment and lengthens their boats’ longevity. Poor winterization often results in sunken vessels and oil discharges, the USCG said. The agency suggests removing extraneous gear and inspecting gear to make sure everything is up to date and working; draining bilge water or fresh water tanks, fittings and lines; getting rid of waste and materials such as oils, chemicals and batteries; disconnecting batteries, closing and securing doors, windows and…

The small Western Alaskan community of Naknek recently received vital medical services, thanks to “Clinic in a Can,” a mobile medical center delivered by Lynden Air Cargo. “Clinic in a Can” started with a doctor who wanted to reimagine 20-foot containers into emergency clinics for third-world countries, Lynden said. Putting the project together was Ethan Bradford, Lynden Air Cargo's Vice President of Technical Operations. The clinic was moved from Wichita to Tacoma by Alaska West Express, then shipped to Anchorage, where Lynden Air Cargo got it to its final destination at King Salmon's Camai Community Health Center. "Protecting workers, Alaskans…

In 2021, the American Association of Port Authorities plans to host conferences and events in various in-person, virtual and hybrid options, the organization announced this week. Health and safety procedures will be followed at AAPA’s events, which include offering hybrid options for its Spring Conference from March 15-18 in Washington, D.C. and its 110th Annual Convention & Exposition from Sept. 26-29 in Austin. The organization is also hosting seven meetings and training workshops for the maritime sector next year, including: Communications, Administration and Legal Issues Seminar, held virtually Feb. 24-25 Marine Terminal Management Training Seminar, held in person April 19-23…

Mariners will have an easier time tracking their sea time and credentials, thanks to a new app launched Monday by San Diego-based Training Resources Limited., Inc. Available for free and without populated advertising for Android and Apple mobile device users, the new SeaLog™ app offers mariners text or email alerts, news updates on USCG policy changes, and access to certificates and sea time when mariners are out of cell or wifi range. TRLMI keeps data in secure servers in the U.S. and does not share data with third parties. The app is also helpful for company training/HR departments in providing…