News Briefs – Page 49 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

30 Aug

Prince Rupert Port Authority Opens Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationscontainerterminal, princerupert, prpa

The Prince Rupert Port Authority on Aug. 24 announced the opening of its Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor, a closed loop system linking transloading and terminal operations within the port. The road and rail corridor, which was tested earlier this month with container trucks heading to the new southern gate at DP World-Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal, is expected to improve cargo flow and public safety and lower the port’s carbon footprint. The private road, which loops around the southwestern edge of Kaien Island, cuts the distance for trucks traveling from transloading sites in Prince Rupert and future facilities to Fairview Container…

30 Aug

Greater Seattle Partners to Host Meeting on Export Opportunities

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsexports, portofseattle

Small and medium-sized business owners can explore the growth potential of exporting their goods and services, especially in the South Korean market, at a conference week month hosted by the Greater Seattle Partners organization, in partnership with the Port of Seattle, Washington State Department of Commerce and e-commerce company Coupang. “South Korea consistently ranks as Greater Seattle’s top three trading (partners) for exports and imports with total trade exceeding $80 billion between us in the past 10 years,” Greater Seattle Partners CEO and President Brian Surratt said. “This long-standing mutually beneficial relationship provides a strong foundation for more of our…

26 Aug

Dwell Times High for Rail-Bound Cargo at LA, Long Beach Ports: PMSA Data

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationsdwelltime, pmsa, pola, polb

The number of containers that lingered at terminals at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles before leaving by rail reached a new high last month, according to new data released Aug. 22, by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. The average dwell time for rail-bound cargo at the twin ports last month was 16.4 days, up 3.1 days from June’s 13.3 days and up 5.1 days from May (11.3 days). Last month’s 16.4-day dwell time average was the highest recorded by PMSA since it started tracking the data more than a year ago. Meanwhile, the average dwell time for…

26 Aug

BOEM to Host Meetings on Proposed 5-Year Offshore Oil, Gas Leasing Program

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsboem, offshoregas, offshoreoil

The public has the chance to weigh in on a proposed five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing through a series of virtual meetings hosted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. In July, the Department of the Interior opened for public comment the proposed 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program and the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the 2023-2028 Program. The next set of meetings, set for 4-7 pm PT on Aug. 29 and 5-8 pm PT on Aug. 31, allow the public to talk to BOEM staff members about the two documents…

26 Aug

West Coast Ports See Asia Imports Drop, Asia-Bound Exports Up, PMSA Data Show

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationscargoexports, cargoimports, pmsa

The number of imports moving between the U.S. West Coast seaports and Asia continued to drop in June, while Asia-bound exports saw a year-over-year uptick for some, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association’s latest West Coast Trade Report released Monday, Aug. 22. U.S. West Coast seaports handled about 2.7% fewer imports, from 58.3% in June 2021 to 55.6% in June 2022. Los Angeles/Long Beach moved 1.1% fewer imports, dipping from 45.2% in June 2021 to 44.1% in June 2022, while Oakland inched up 0.2%, from 3.9% in June 2021 to 4.1% in June 2022 versus. Meanwhile, the Northwest Seaport…

26 Aug

Agreement on Tilbury LNG Projects Signed

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newslng, portofvancouver

Under a newly inked agreement announced earlier this month, FortisBC Holdings Inc. and Musqueam Indian Band are to work together to ensure that the Tilbury LNG Projects will be beneficial to both parties. Tilbury LNG Expansion Projects encompasses the Tilbury LNG Storage Expansion Project and the Tilbury Marine Jetty Project, which would allow ship-to-ship LNG fueling at Canada’s Port of Vancouver and bulk export for LNG. Phase 1A of the expansion calls for adding a 46,000-cubic-meter storage tank and LNG liquefaction capacity of 0.25 million tons annually. “Musqueam is looking forward to being an equity partner with FortisBC at Tilbury,…

23 Aug

USCG Cutter Douglas Denman Arrives in Alaska

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsalaska, cutter, uscg

After 36 days and nearly 7,000 miles traveling from Key West, Florida, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Douglas Denman arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 19, according to the USCG. The arrival of Guard’s 49th Fast Response Cutter to the most southeastern city in Alaska culminates a year of administration and training to prepare the crew to take ownership of the cutter, which completed production in 2020. “It’s been a long but extremely rewarding journey to get to this point,” said Chief Petty Officer Hayes Printy, the cutter’s engineering chief. “Seeing the crew’s growth throughout the…

23 Aug

Lynden Transport Nets Quality Award

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newslogistics, lynden

Alaska freight mover Lynden Transport recently received a Quest for Quality Award from Logistics Management magazine, its 26th such award, the company announced Thursday, Aug, 18. In the Western Regional Less-than-Truckload (LTL) category, Lynden Transport had the highest overall weighted score among carriers this year, with a first in the performance and information technology categories, and tied for first in the equipment and operations categories. The annual awards spotlight outstanding service and performance by carriers, ports and logistics providers. Lynden Transport President Paul Grimaldi said the company is pleased that its customers have honored the firm with another Quest for…

23 Aug

Port of Oakland OKs Clean Energy Project Design Contract

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationscleanenergy, portofoakland

The Port of Oakland has approved a $2 million design contract for a clean energy project at the Northern California seaport, the port announced Monday, Aug. 22. Engineering design consulting company Burns & McDonnell has been selected to perform the work, which would involve injecting green technology and resiliency elements to the electrical infrastructure design of the project that would serve the former Oakland Army Base and Outer Harbor areas and bolster its electrical grid resiliency, according to the port. That electrical infrastructure encompasses “solar generation, battery storage systems, a fuel cell and the replacement of a substation and connecting…

23 Aug

Carbon Emissions Down 46% at Seattle’s Port-Owned Facilities, Operations

Mark Edward NeroNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationscarbonemissions, portofseattle

The Port of Seattle’s annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory, which was released Aug. 9, shows that it cut emissions from its own operations by 46% in 2021 over 2005 baseline. The port’s Aviation division became the first major operating division to meet Seattle’s ambitious goal to reduce owned and controlled emissions by 50% by 2030. The massive reduction came almost entirely from the purchase of renewable natural gas produced from landfill waste, the port said. The port has indicated that it expects to eliminate all carbon emissions from port-owned and -controlled sources by 2040 and for all entities operating at…