News Briefs – Pacific Maritime Magazine

11 Feb

Port of LA Inks Deal to Support Maritime Career Education

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The Port of Los Angeles has signed an agreement with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to partner on efforts that would help students be better prepared for a career in the maritime industry, the port said Feb. 4. The pact allows the two parties to partner on ways to provide career path opportunities for students, improve ways for students and alumni to seek jobs in the industry, engage students in more research and user experiences and get more access to port experts on community college campuses. “The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office partnership with the Port of Los Angeles…

11 Feb

Prince Rupert Port Authority Partnering on Import Logistics Park Development

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The Prince Rupert Port Authority is teaming up with the Metlakatla Development Corp. on the development of a logistics park that could mean job opportunities for Indigenous people and more intermodal trade through Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The port authority on Jan. 30 announced its partnership with Metlakatla on the more than $100 million South Kaien Import Logistics Park, part of which is expected to include a logistics and warehousing complex for import transloading and related activities at the port. The Metlakatla Development Corp. is the business arm of the Metlakatla First Nation native tribe. SSA Marine subsidiary IntermodeX, which…

11 Feb

BRIX Marine Launches Latest Custom Built Rigid Inflatable Boat

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Port Angeles, Wash.-based based aluminum catamaran maker BRIX Marine on Jan. 22 announced the launch of a new custom vessel designed and constructed for Hawaii Nautical, the state’s biggest provider of ocean activities, such as boat tours, cruises and charters. The 41-foot-long Naiad RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) Olohana features triple Yamaha F300 outboard engines, Naiad Design’s signature RHIB hull and custom finishes that allow the vessel to conduct a range of ocean experiences. Olohana also features a “first-of-its-kind boarding design,” -- a “swim club” side door in the collar system. The unique doors have an aluminum structure that hinges…

11 Feb

Everett Ship Repair Buys Decommissioned Ferry from Washington State Ferries

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Washington State Ferries has sold its decommissioned ferry Elwha to Everett Ship Repair for $100,000, WSF announced Jan. 30. Everett Ship Repair, a maintenance partner of WSF, said it plans to turn the 144-car ferry into a floating office and warehouse at its shipyard. “The Elwha has been part of Washington State Ferry history since 1968, and we're excited to see one of our ferries with so much history and memories for millions of passengers is being repurposed locally,” WSF Assistant Secretary Steve Nevey said. “It won't be the Elwha we've all come to know and appreciate,” he added, “but…

11 Feb

LA Port Police Detain Suspect Linked to $600,000 Worth of Stolen Chassis

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The Los Angeles Port Police Criminal Investigation Section and the L.A. Police Department Commercial Crimes Unit have arrested a suspect linked to the theft of chassis that had been in service at the Port of L.A., it was announced Feb. 7. The suspect was taken into custody during an investigation that pointed officers to a Gardena, Calif. facility holding 24 suspected stolen chassis valued at $600,000. During the months-long investigation, law enforcement officials determined that suspects would go to marine terminals, take chassis reserved for drayage truck drivers, alter them to make them look new and then resell them for…

04 Feb

ITS, InductEV to Launch Inductive Chargers at Port of Long Beach

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Terminal operator International Transportation Service (ITS) and Pennsylvania-based electric vehicle tech firm InductEV are teaming up to bring high-power inductive chargers to the Port of Long Beach, they announced Jan. 29. ITS, which has netted a $3.3 million California Energy Commission grant, said it plans to use InductEV’s wireless charging system for its hands-free charging for battery-electric cargo handling equipment. InductEV said its current systems range from 75 kW to 450 kW for a wireless charge with no additional real estate compared to wired conductive chargers, adding that “the hands-free operation improves driver safety as well.” The ITS project is…

04 Feb

Seaspan’s Welding Center Earns ISO Accreditation

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North Vancouver shipbuilder Seaspan has garnered an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) accreditation for the Welding Centre of Excellence (COE) laboratory at its Vancouver Shipyards location, the company announced Jan. 27. The accreditation, which shows the lab’s competency in conducting mechanical testing, makes Seaspan the only Canadian shipyard with an onsite ISO-accredited laboratory. “We’ve been supporting welding procedures testing for the Polar Icebreaker, as well as material testing for Victoria Shipyards with witnesses from the appropriate governing bodies ensuring the validity of our results,” Hassan Saghafifar, supervisor of the Seaspan Shipyards welding and material testing lab said. “Now, we can…

04 Feb

San Diego Maritime Museum Names New President/CEO

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Christina Connett Brophy, a seasoned executive in museum management, has been appointed the new president and CEO of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, the museum announced Jan. 29. Connett Brophy is expected to lead the nonprofit organization, which is dedicated to “collecting, preserving, and presenting the rich maritime heritage connections with the Pacific world.” The museum boasts a substantial collection of National Historic Landmark Vessels, including sailing ships, steam-powered and submarine. Connett Brophy’s experience in museum leadership spans more than a decade, including as senior vice president of the Mystic Seaport Museum and the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed…

04 Feb

9 Indicted Re: Alleged Mass Smuggling Scheme at LA/Long Beach Ports

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Nine people, ranging from logistics executives and warehouse owners to truckers, have been named in a federal indictment involving an alleged wide-scale scheme to smuggle millions of dollars’ worth of fake goods from China through the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 27. The 15-count federal indictment, which was unsealed Jan. 24, charges nine people with “conspiracy, smuggling and breaking customs seals” from at least August 2023 to June 2024, according to the Justice Department. The agency asserts that the nine people shifted cargo containers from China for “off-site secondary inspection” and swapped the…

04 Feb

Glosten to Collaborate on Floating Nuclear Power Plant

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Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has been tapped by global marine nuclear energy solutions provider Core Power for a floating nuclear power plant concept for U.S. seaports. Glosten said Jan. 29 that it would help Core Power design a barge-based power plant structure that could generate about 175GWh of clean electricity annually. Glosten also would develop the operational concept and regulatory pathway for the structure, handle site approvals and help put together a network of businesses that could potentially make, assemble, move and install the floating power plants. “The marine industry has experienced a massive push to…