News Briefs – Page 28 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

09 May

3 New Members Confirmed to LA Harbor Board

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Former U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, labor advocate Michael Muñoz and real estate businessman Lee Williams are the newest members of the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners. The Los Angeles City Council on May 2 approved Mayor Karen Bass’ nominations to the commission, the governing board that oversees the Port of Los Angeles. The trio, which are replacing Harbor Commission President Jaime Lee and Commissioners Lucia Moreno-Linares and Anthony Pirozzi, Jr., are expected to participate in their inaugural commission meeting on May 11. Roybal-Allard was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years and was the first…

02 May

Major California Ports Ink Data Partnership

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In an effort to advance a digital strategy to help California’s competitive edge on trade, five seaports in the state agreed April 25 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that kicks off the California Port Data Partnership. Under the agreement, the Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme and San Diego seaports have agreed to move as one on “advance computerized and cloud-based data interoperability with a common goal of supporting improved freight system resilience, goods movement efficiency, emissions reduction, and economic competitiveness,” according to the April 26 announcement. The agreement and partnership have been months in the making, allowing the…

02 May

Delays Continue in Merchant Mariner Credentials Issuance

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A massive influx of applications and technical issues with credential producing equipment at the National Maritime Center continue to delay when merchant mariner credentials are being issued, the NMC said April 25. “The Coast Guard is working as quickly as possible to resolve these issues and we do not want these delays to burden the mariner’s ability to use their MMC (merchant mariner credentials),” the center said, adding that these issues don’t impact mariner medical certificates or endorsements processing. To help troubleshoot delays, the NMC announced an interim verification process. For mariners only serving on domestic voyages, the MMC application…

02 May

Crowley Opens First U.S. West Coast Wind Services Office

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Furthering its efforts to create a terminal aimed at meeting the demand of future offshore wind development on the West Coast, Crowley has opened a wind services office in Eureka, Calif., the company announced April 20. The new space at the Carson Building in Eureka’s historic Old Town area allows the company to move forward on a new agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to build and run the terminal, according to Crowley, which is also developing wind services terminals in Louisiana and Massachusetts. Once completed, the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal is…

02 May

USCG Participates in Active Shooter Drill at Alaska Marine Terminal

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On April 26, members of the U.S. Coast Guard and agency partners took part in a full-scale active shooter exercise at the Ketchikan Alaska Marine Highway System Terminal. Participants, which included Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Coast Guard Station Ketchikan and Coast Guard Public Information Assist Team, were able to run through tactical processes, practice ways to de-escalate the situation and utilize crisis communications during the exercise, which involved an “active shooter” at the terminal and on the 408-foot AMHS marine vessel Matanuska, according to the agency. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan was also able to use a 45-foot medium…

02 May

Canadian Government Approves Vancouver Port Terminal Project

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Following an environmental assessment process, the Government of Canada has approved the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in British Columbia, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced April 20. The project, which involves constructing new land and a new three-berth container terminal close to other terminals at Roberts Bank, is expected to eventually build out Canada’s container capacity on the West Coast by about one-third, adding 2.4 million TEUs of capacity. The extra capacity the Port of Vancouver is expected to bolster the country’s supply chain resilience and allows the port to better handle cargo volume increases, plus bring major economic…

25 Apr

Cargo Numbers Down at POLB, Dwell Time Falls at San Pedro Bay Ports

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High inventory stocks and cargo diversions to East and Gulf Coast seaports continue to affect cargo numbers at the Port of Long Beach, where March container trade dropped by almost one-third year over year, according to data released April 19. Long Beach handled 30% fewer containers last month to 603,878 TEUs. March 2022 was the busiest March in the port’s history. Imports also fell 34.7% year over year to 279,148 TEUs, while exports rose 16.9% to 133,512 TEUs. Meanwhile, empty containers fell 40.5% to 191,218 TEUs. “Warehouses remain full and fewer cargo containers are crossing the docks because consumer spending…

25 Apr

Soft Demand, Labor Talks Affect NWSA Cargo Numbers

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The Northwest Seaport Alliance, consisting of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, saw its March cargo volumes tumble 24.6% year over year, from 901,234 TEUs in March 2022 to 679,820 TEUs last month, according to new data released April 17. Loaded imports fell 37.2% in March, which the alliance said is a result of soft consumer demand and shippers’ uncertainty over contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. In the months leading up to contract talks between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, shippers have been diverting their cargo to East and Gulf…

25 Apr

Matson Expecting Improved Trade During 2nd Half of Year

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The ocean transportation and logistics business segments for Hawaii-based shipping company Matson performed well despite being down from the high level pandemic-driven demand of the last two years, company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Matt Cox said April 19. “Within ocean transportation, our China service generated lower year-over-year volume and freight rates, which were the primary contributors to the year-over-year decline in our consolidated operating income,” he said. In the first quarter, retail consumers managed their inventories more conservatively in the backdrop of weakening consumer demand, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty, he said. “As such, we expect our CLX…

25 Apr

TOTE Maritime Alaska Enrolling in Green Marine

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TOTE Maritime Alaska, which serves the route to and from Tacoma and Anchorage with its ro/ro cargo vessel fleet, is enrolling in Green Marine, the environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry, the shipping company announced April 18. “TOTE’s use of alternative fuels such as LNG dramatically reduces greenhouse gas emissions on a tank-to-wake basis, offering a pathway to decarbonization in the shipping industry,” TOTE Group President and CEO Tim Nolan said. “By utilizing the cleanest, most readily available fuel for shipping today and into the future,” he added, “TOTE is creating positive outcomes for those we serve and…