News Briefs – Page 55 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

08 Mar

Container Dwell Fee at San Pedro Bay Ports On Hold Until March 15

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

Enforcement of a fee that would charge ocean carriers for lingering imports at Los Angeles and Long Beach port terminals has been delayed to March 11. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced Friday, March 4 that they once again postponed the fee after seeing a 64% decrease in containers dwelling at their docks this past week. Officials have said that they plan to revisit the start date after reviewing the week’s data. The ports announced the fee policy – developed with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, U.S. Department of Transportation and the supply chain –…

08 Mar

USCG Cutter Midgett Returns to Hawaii

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Vessel Profiles

After three months patrolling the Bering Sea, the crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Midgett returned to their Honolulu homeport Friday, March 4. During their time at sea, crew members provided enforcement of federal laws and regulations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain and protection of the country’s fisheries and marine resources, according to the USCG. They also served as a search and rescue platform and assisted helicopter crews working out of Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay, Alaska. “This increased operational range for the aircrews and provided them with fuel for high-endurance missions,”…

08 Mar

L.A., Long Beach Ports Seek Input on Cargo Handling Equipment Tech

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

The Long Beach and Los Angeles seaports are asking the public to weigh in on a draft document assessing the feasibility of new and emerging green technology for cargo-handling equipment. The draft 2021 document builds on the 2018 assessment and looks at current technology offerings, as well as “operational characteristics, economic considerations, infrastructure availability and commercial readiness relating to cleaner cargo-handling equipment,” according to the ports. The assessment is part of the ports’ larger efforts to lower air emissions and meet their zero-emissions goals outlined in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update, including a goal to reach zero-emissions terminal…

04 Mar

Technology Key to Vision at Long Beach, Los Angeles Ports

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

Leaders at the nation’s busiest seaport complex said Tuesday, March 1 that leaning into digital transformation and preparing for volume growth in the coming years will be a major part of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s vision for the future. At the Journal of Commerce’s “TPM22” event, which was held Feb. 22 through March 2 in Long Beach, Calif., Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero and Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka spoke about working together to ease present congestion at their docks and how handling that congestion will shape their future vision. Both…

04 Mar

Port of Redwood City Opens New Fishing Pier

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

The Port of Redwood City on Thursday, March 3 celebrated the grand opening of its newly finished public fishing pier, another step in reinvigorating the area as a waterfront destination, said Port Executive Director Kristine Zortman. Replacing the wooden pier that was constructed in the 1960s, the new pier in the main channel of Redwood Creek features “sleek wire cables for optimal waterfront viewing, interpretational signage highlighting local fish species, ADA improvements and peek-a-boo decking to see the water beneath your feet,” according to the port. The pier, which is consistently dredged to accommodate larger cargo vessels, has drawn larger…

04 Mar

Youth Maritime Training Scholarship Apps Due March 7

Pacific MaritimeNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News

March 7 is the deadline for high school seniors interested in applying for the 2022 Norm Manly Youth Maritime Training Association Scholarship. The Youth Maritime Training Association, a Washington state non-profit organization, is seeking students interested in a maritime or ocean biology career. The association plans to present scholarships from its sponsors ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, with the potential of adding bonus scholarships for those pursuing sea-going maritime careers. To be eligible, applicants must be Washington state residents and a high school senior planning to attend a maritime school or training program after the 12th grade. “Our mission is to…

01 Mar

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Creates Temporary Storage for Empties

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

To bolster its regional and Canada’s supply chains, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is establishing a temporary storage site for empty shipping containers in Richmond, the port authority announced Feb. 25. The news comes months after torrential rains shut down the rail service that linked the port to the supply chain for eight days. Situated on Portside Road at the end of No. 8 Road in Richmond, work on the temporary site began in January, is expected to be complete in early March and would remain in service until July, according to the port authority. “As partners throughout the Port…

01 Mar

Prince Rupert Port, DP World Explore Second Container Terminal Prospect

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

In a move that’s expected to help Canada’s future cargo capacity needs and limit its risk to supply chain disruptions, the Prince Rupert Port Authority announced Thursday that it has inked a two-year agreement with Dubai-based logistics company DP World that would explore the feasibility of building a second container terminal. The agreement involves studying the proposed site south of Fairview Terminal, steps to curb impact to the environment and neighborhoods, ways to better protect the country supply chain from disruption and how the project can mesh into the port’s intermodal system, according to the port. “This agreement is a…

01 Mar

Demolition of POLB’s Gerald Desmond Bridge To Begin in May

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News

An iconic Southern California bridge that served as a vital freight transportation link for decades is set to start coming down this spring. The Port of Long Beach is expected to begin demolishing the Gerald Desmond Bridge in May, work that would necessitate closing the waterway under the bridge to all vessel traffic from May 7-9. Vessel operators should anticipate the closure of the Back Channel from 6 a.m. on May 7 to 6 a.m. on May 9. During that time, crews are expected to dismantle the 527-foot-long main span of the bridge before it’s lowered onto a barge, according…

01 Mar

From the Editor: New Features

Mark Edward NeroNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News

I’m happy to announce that we’re soon bringing back a feature that had been a mainstay of the print edition of Pacific Maritime for many years, plus we’re also adding a brand-new column to our pages. Starting with the April issue, the plan is to have a vessel feature in each issue of Pacific Maritime, focusing on a new or newly-updated marine craft in the maritime operations sector. Writing the majority of the profiles will be a newcomer to the magazine, Seattle area-based writer Norris Comer. Norris, who regularly contributes to Pacific Northwest-based and national magazines on a variety of…