Terminal Operations – Page 4 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

08 Nov

Port of San Diego To Discuss 1HWY1’s Seaport San Diego Project

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The seven-member Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners is set to meet at 1 p.m. today to hear public feedback on 1HWY1’s Seaport San Diego project being considered for the redevelopment of the Central Embarcadero, prime San Diego Bay waterfront real estate that encompasses Seaport Village and surrounding spots between the Manchester Grand Hyatt and USS Midway. Port staff are expected to ask the board at the meeting to commence the environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality Act. Since being selected by the port in 2016, the 1HWY1 development team has been honing its proposal, which…

04 Nov

Port of Oakland, Lawmakers Meet with Supply Chain Stakeholders

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationsagricultureshipping, portofoakland, supplychain

Congressional lawmakers and federal and state officials talked about port bottleneck challenges at a congressional supply chain stakeholder meeting hosted this week at the Port of Oakland, the port revealed Nov. 2. The meeting, which took place in Jack London Square, was helmed by Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) and featured Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-Fairfield). “During the pandemic, international trade on the California coast was disrupted in an unprecedented way,” Lee said. “We know how much these delays have harmed California’s critical agricultural industry and those who rely on these producers.…

04 Nov

Port of Bellingham Reopens Little Squalicum Beach Park

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After a significant beach improvement project, Little Squalicum Beach Park has been reopened, the Port of Bellingham announced Oct. 27. The work encompassed removing from the shoreline about 7,000 tons of industrial fill, wood waste and concrete and planting more than 400 native plants and trees. The beach park at 2929 Roeder Ave. is part of “a high-priority habitat restoration area” identified by the Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot, which brings together 14 federal, state, local and tribal agencies on efforts “to restore habitat, clean-up historic contamination, control pollution sources and revitalize under-utilized waterfront properties.” One effort involves re-establishing lost habitat…

28 Oct

August Cargo Volumes Down at Major West Coast Ports, PMSA Data Show

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Most of the West Coast seaports tracked by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association showed imports in August decline from the same time a year ago, according to the organization’s latest West Coast Trade Report, which was released Oct. 25. The Port of Los Angeles posted a 16.9% drop from 485,672 TEUs in August 2021 to 403,602 TEUs in August 2022, while the Port of Long Beach showed a 5.6% dip from 407,426 TEUs in August 2021 to 384,530 TEUs in August 2022. The Port of Oakland saw imports dip by 10.2% from 97,850 TEUs in August 2021 to 87,844 TEUs…

28 Oct

Port of Oakland Head Elected to AAPA Board

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Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan has been elected by the American Association of Port Authorities’ Board of Governors to the U.S. South Pacific Ports delegate position on the AAPA’s governing board. Wan’s election was made official at the organization’s Annual Convention & Exposition in Orlando on Oct. 17. “I appreciate the confidence the AAPA placed in me, and I’m honored to represent the California, Hawaii and Guam public ports delegation,” said Wan, who is also president of the California Association of Port Authorities. “I’m excited to work with the national port community and leadership to advance important port…

28 Oct

Port of Grays Harbor Develops Westport Marina Modernization Plan

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The public may now view a draft plan to modernize Westport Marina at the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington state. The plan, which is expected to be considered by the port commission in December, was developed in the last nine months with consultant Moffatt & Nichol as a blueprint for the strategy and phased upgrades to the marina, considered “the hub of tribal, commercial, charter and recreational fishing on Washington’s Coast,” according to the port. “The Draft Marina Modernization Plan is a critical planning document for the future of the Westport Marina,” Port Commissioner Tom Quigg said. “We have…

28 Oct

Port of Seattle Deems 2022 Cruise Season a Success

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The Port of Seattle has declared its 2022 cruise season a success that shattered new records and achieved new milestones in economic impact, environmental initiatives and community investment efforts. The port said Oct. 24 that the cruise season brought 1.28 million revenue passengers, or 640,000 individual travelers, to the port on an Alaskan cruise, a new passenger volume record that netted a 6% uptick over the 2019 volumes. “In 2020, when the port and region lost the expected revenue of an entire cruise season, we outlined a recovery strategy to bring the industry back healthier and stronger than ever,” Port…

25 Oct

LA, Long Beach Ports Again Delay Container Dwell Fee

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As progress continues on efforts to remove older cargo from Los Angeles and Long Beach terminals, officials at the two seaports announced Oct. 21 that they will delay the start date to collect on their planned Container Dwell Fee to Nov. 18. All year, both ports have been moving the date for implementing the fee, which would bill ocean carriers $100 for every import that lingers on their docks longer than nine days, rising in daily increments of $100 per container until it is gone from the terminal. After announcing the fee a year ago, both ports have since…

20 Oct

Long Beach Port Cargo Volumes Dip

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The Port of Long Beach saw its cargo numbers dip last month, a result of concerns about inflation, slowing consumer demand and other factors, according to new data released by the port Oct. 18. The Southern California seaport processed 741,823 TEUs in September, a 0.9% dip from September 2021. Imports fell 7.4% to 342,671 TEUs last month. Meanwhile, exports inched up 1.9% to 112,940 TEUs from the same time a year ago. The port also saw 7% more empty containers year over year with 286,212 TEUs. “Consumers and retailers are concerned about inflation, leading to warehouses filled with inventory and…

18 Oct

Oregon’s Port of Newport Approves Dock Inspection Contract

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Commissioners at the Port of Newport in Oregon have approved a $117,124 contract with KPFF Engineers to inspect the pilings under the roll-on, roll-off dock at the port’s International Terminal, the port announced Sept. 30. “It’s been 10 years since we’ve looked at these pilings and they aren’t all under cathodic protection, so we want to keep a close eye on them,” Port Director of Operations Aaron Bretz said. “Under that section of dock, there are a lot of pilings packed into a small, concentrated area because it is for a very high-capacity load.” Various tools such as steel samplings,…