News Briefs – Page 52 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

16 Aug

Port of Seattle Slashes GHG Emissions

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The Port of Seattle slashed its greenhouse gas emissions by 46% last year over its 2005 baseline, according to the port’s newly released annual GHG emissions inventory. Among the findings: a 41% drop in GHG emissions from maritime vehicle and equipment fuel use since 2005 due to the use of renewable diesel and lower gasoline use. Port officials anticipate removing all carbon emissions from port-owned and -controlled sources by 2040 and for everyone operating at port facilities to be at least carbon neutral by 2050. “We are past peak carbon for the port’s owned and controlled emissions,” port Commissioner Ryan…

16 Aug

WETA Launches New Ticketing System, App

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The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority now has a ticketing system and smartphone app that make it easier for Bay Area ferry riders to pay for fares. The new system created on the Hornblower Cruises’ Anchor platform lets riders buy ferry tickets for regular and special event services through the San Francisco Bay Ferry app or at sanfranciscobayferry.com. Anchor also handles the ferry system’s paper ticket processing. For example, passengers can now use the app or go to sanfranciscobayferry.com/giants to buy Vallejo, Oakland and Alameda ferry tickets for San Francisco Giants games at Oracle Park during the…

16 Aug

Intermodal Assoc. to Honor Retiring Congressman, Others

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Rep. Alan Lowenthal of California’s 47th District will be honored by the Intermodal Association of North America with its Intermodal Achievement Award. Lowenthal, who previously announced that he’s retiring at the end of his current term, is being lauded for his public service work in championing the supply chain by creating and/or pushing legislation that furthered those efforts, including his work in passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. He will be one of three who will be honored by the organization. Ted Prince, chief strategy officer and co-founder of Tiger Cool Express, will receive the Silver Kingpin…

12 Aug

TSA Now Allowing Online TWIC Card Renewals

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Mariners and other Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) holders can now renew their credentials online, the Transportation Security Administration has announced. The TSA made the online option available beginning Aug. 11. “Renewing online eliminates the need to go to an enrollment center, supports U.S. critical infrastructure and supply chain workers, and saves travel time and expenses associated with being away from work,” TSA said in its announcement. Nearly 60% of those who need the credential to gain entry to secure areas of U.S. maritime facilities and vessels renew their TWIC cards every five years. Most eligible applicants can get their…

12 Aug

Olvera Named President of Association of Pacific Ports

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The Association of Pacific Ports has announced that its new president will be Bobby Olvera Jr., who serves as international vice president (mainland) of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and vice president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. Olvera Jr. is succeeding Kimberlyn King-Hinds from the Commonwealth Ports Authority, Northern Mariana Islands. “I look forward to working with APP members in the coming year,” he said. He added that “collaboration and communication between us all are essential as we work to further the best interests of our communities and constituents.” Olvera brings to his new role experience…

12 Aug

USCG Halts Illegal Charter in Southern California

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Members of U.S. Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach recently stopped an illegal charter vessel operating in the Newport Beach area of Orange County, California. A 50-foot pleasure craft, Yachtley Crue, was carrying 12 passengers on Aug. 6 when Coast Guard members found the vessel in violation of 46 C.F.R. 176.100 (a) for not possessing a valid Certificate of Inspection, 46 C.F.R. 67.323 for operating in coastwise trade without the appropriate Certificate of Documentation endorsement and 46 C.F.R. 16.201 for failure to have a random drug testing program, according to the USCG. “The Coast Guard will aggressively pursue any operator…

12 Aug

Port of Long Beach Records Busiest-Ever July

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The Port of Long Beach said that it saw its best July ever last month when it processed 785,843 TEUs, according to new data released by the seaport Aug 11. Last month’s overall volumes narrowly topped the previous record month, July 2021, by 0.13%. The port netted its busiest July even though imports last month dipped 1.8% to 376,175 TEUs and exports dropped slightly by 0.5% to 109,411 TEUs year over year. Meanwhile, the amount of empties rose 2.8% to 300,257 TEUs. July’s numbers mark the sixth month the port has shattered monthly records in the last seven months. So…

09 Aug

BNSF to Operate New Tacoma Harbor Facility

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BNSF Railway Co. and managing members of the Northwest Seaport Alliance in July agreed to a 16-acre lease that would allow the rail company to create and run a domestic intermodal facility at Lot M in the Tacoma Harbor. The new facility is expected to bolster cargo movement between the NWSA and inland U.S. markets, giving NWSA the business advantage of being served by two mainline railroads for domestic container movement. “Growing the NWSA’s domestic intermodal volumes has long been a goal for the Seattle and Tacoma gateway,” NWSA Co-Chair and Port of Tacoma Commissioner President Don Meyer stated. “The…

09 Aug

Prince Rupert Port Authority Hires New Finance VP

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Agnes Piotrowsk, the former executive director of financial operations and reporting with Island Health, has been announced as Prince Rupert Port Authority’s new vice president of finance. She will succeed longtime executive Joe Rektor, who’s retiring after 30 years of service. PRPA CEO and President Shaun Stevenson thanked Rektor for years of “dedicated contribution to our organization, the Port of Prince Rupert’s growth and development, and the community of Prince Rupert throughout his tenure.” Stevenson also lauded Piotrowsk’s arrival at the port. “Agnes joins PRPA at an exciting time in the growth of our organization and in the development of…

09 Aug

Port of LA Seeks Feedback on Berth Improvement Project

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The Port of Los Angeles is asking the public to weigh in on a wharf improvement project at the Vopak-operated liquid bulk terminal located at berths 187-191 in Wilmington, California. The port recently released a Notice of Preparation/Initial Study of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the project, which calls for improving liquid bulk terminal wharves at Berths 187-190 to be in compliance with Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards, as well as repairing and making structural upgrades to the Berth 191 wharf to resume maritime cement operations, according to the port. The project also involves possibly issuing a…