News – Page 153 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

18 Sep

Wildfires Prompt State to Delay Bridge Replacement Project

Sarah SpanglerNews

To keep the highway system open for wildfire evacuees, the Oregon Department of Transportation is delaying the I-5 Interstate Bridge Trunnion Replacement Project and is asking the U.S. Coast Guard to move the timeline by two weeks to finish repairs. The state wants to make repairs from 12 a.m. Sept 22 to 11:59 p.m. Oct. 6. The state will immediately alert the Coast Guard and the maritime community if the state finishes repairs sooner than expected. Meanwhile, mariners can pass under the bridge by using the high span between Pier 5 and Pier 6 (three white lights over one green…

15 Sep

Compass Courses Training Deemed Essential Washington Business

Sarah SpanglerNews

By Karen Robes Meeks Edmonds, Washington-based Compass Courses has been deemed as an essential business, and classes are running as scheduled. “We’re ready to provide mariners with the quality training that seafarers worldwide have come to expect,” says owner Julie Keim. The classes adhere strictly to USCG, CDC, State, and Federal guidelines to comply with current COVID-19 safety protocols and will continue to follow any changes/updates made to these guidelines. “We’ve reduced class sizes and we’re requiring all students and instructors to wear a face mask or covering, to practice proper hand hygiene, and to observe appropriate social distancing while…

15 Sep

Regional Examination Center Seattle Reopens

Sarah SpanglerNews

The National Maritime Center’s Regional Examination Center Seattle is the latest to reopen to offer exam services on a limited basis. REC Seattle, which opens Sept. 14, joins RECs Boston, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Long Beach, Memphis, Miami, and Toledo, and Monitoring Units Ketchikan and San Juan now open to mariners who need to obtain or recertify their credentials. To make an appointment, contact the following: REC Boston – recboston@uscg.mil REC Honolulu – rechonolulu@uscg.mil REC Houston – rechoustonexam@uscg.mil REC Juneau – recjun@uscg.mil REC Long Beach – reclb@uscg.mil REC Memphis – recmemphis@uscg.mil REC Miami – recmia@uscg.mil or (305) 536-4331 REC Seattle –…

15 Sep

Matson Christens Matsonia Over the Summer

Sarah SpanglerNews

Over the summer, Honolulu-based carrier Matson, Inc. christened Matsonia, one of a pair of Kanaloa Class vessels, at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. The 870-foot-long, 114-foot-wide vessel is a combination container/roll-on, roll-off ship and among the biggest constructed in the country, according to the company. With a top speed of 23 knots, the 50,000-metric-ton ship will also be one of the fastest in Matson’s fleet. It will be able to accommodate 500 vehicles and have enough room for rolling stock and breakbulk cargo. It will also be environmentally-forward and features a “fuel-efficient hull design, environmentally safe double hull fuel…

15 Sep

Port of Long Beach Posts Best August Cargo Volumes

Sarah SpanglerNews

Despite looming uncertainty over the economic impact of COVID-19, the Port of Long Beach kicks off peak season strong with its best ever August cargo numbers, according to statistics released Wednesday. About 725,610 TEUs moved through the nation’s second busiest seaport last month, 9.3 percent more than it did the same time a year ago. Long Beach handled 364,792 TEUs in imports last month, a 13 percent jump, and moved 126,177 TEUs in exports, a 1 percent uptick. Empty containers also rose 8.5percent to 234,642 TEUs. “Despite the recent surge in cargo, uncertainty remains in international trade and the national…

15 Sep

Coast Guard Halts Illegal Charters

Sarah SpanglerNews

Over Labor Day weekend, Puget Sound-area U.S. Coast Guard crew members stopped three illegally chartered pleasure vessels operating in Lake Washington and Lake Union. Coast Guard Station Seattle, Coast Guard Cutters Sea Lion and Bailey T. Barco, and Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, were out in force, patrolling the lakes and San Juan Islands. They were there to conduct safety inspections, enforce boating-under-the-influence rules and check for illegal charter operations. One of the vessels approached that week possessed a series of violations, including “not having a credentialed mariner in control while operating a small passenger vessel” and failing to have…

11 Sep

Port of Los Angeles Unveils New Data Tool

Sarah SpanglerNews

Port of Los Angeles officials recently debuted a new tool that they hope will make data more accessible to its supply chain partners so they can better prepare for incoming cargo. Through “The Port of Los Angeles Signal,” a port service powered by Wabtec’s Port Optimizer, the seaport will begin sending out and publishing key dashboard data, such as the number of shipments coming to L.A. over a three-week period. The data — sent to stakeholders and updated every week on www.portoflosangeles.org and the port’s Twitter and LinkedIn accounts — is categorized by type of container and includes details on whether those…

11 Sep

USCG Cutter Munro Returns from Three-month Duty

Sarah SpanglerNews, Vessel Profiles

After three months and 15,000 miles, crew members of the 418-foot Legend-class national security cutter U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro came back to its Alameda homeport Monday. During that time, the crew was in the Bering Sea for 37 days, making sure that mandates for fisheries were being followed between Alaska and the U.S. and Russia maritime border. They boarded 11 commercial fishing vessels as part of U.S. fishery and safety enforcement, patrolled the Aleutian Islands and the maritime border to ensure that foreign fishing vessels did not enter U.S. waters and participated in a joint border patrol with a Russian Border…

11 Sep

YM Triumph visits Tacoma Terminal

Sarah SpanglerNews

One of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation's newest vessels, the YM Triumph, recently made its first visit to a North American seaport when it arrived at Husky Terminal in Tacoma. The Aug. 27 arrival of the 1,090-foot-long and 158-foot-wide vessel signals a big moment for the Northwest Seaport Alliance and Husky Terminal, which welcomed YM Triumph – its largest to date – to the terminal’s newly expanded pier. Husky Terminal recently completed a $266 million reconfiguration project that expands its footprint into Blair Waterway with a 2,960-foot-long pier that could accommodate two mega container ships at the same time. The terminal also has…

11 Sep

Port of Everett, Everett Ship Repair Commit to Five-year Lease

Sarah SpanglerNews

Everett Ship Repair is committing to five more years at the Port of Everett. Port leaders recently authorized its chief executive officer to enter into a five-year lease agreement with the maritime service company, which is an Ice Cap Holding, LLC subsidiary and sister company to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. The agreement allows Everett Ship to stay at its current space at the port, which encompasses the north side of Pier 3 and the 3.5-acre site nearby. The agreement also features a pair of five-year options and requires Everett Ship to extend its services to support DDG-class military ships, according…