Pacific Marine Business News • Tuesday, January 2, 2024

BC Ferries Purchasing 4 Hybrid Electric Vessels; Crowley Maritime Honored by Chamber of Shipping of America

View this email in your browser Pacific Marine Business News  •  Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 BC Ferries Purchasing 4 Hybrid Electric Vessels BC Ferries is in the process of procuring four new hybrid electric vessels that are expected to bolster passenger capacity. The company said that it hopes by 2027 the new vessels would be able to operate routes linking Nanaimo Harbour and Gabriola Island and Campbell River and Quadra Island. > READ MORE Crowley Maritime Honored by Chamber of Shipping of America About 85 Crowley-owned and operated vessels and their crews have been honored for 782 cumulative years of safe environmental operations by the Chamber of Shipping of America, Crowley announced Dec. 19. > READ MORE   Monthly Truck, Rail Dwell Times Drop at LA, Long Beach Ports The amount of time that cargo dwelled at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports before leaving via truck or by rail was down in November compared to the previous month, according to data released Dec. 15 by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. > READ MORE Port of LA Seeks Public Input Re: Terminal Island Support Facility Project The Port of Los Angeles is seeking public feedback regarding the proposed Terminal Island Maritime Support Facility Project at 740 Terminal Way. > READ MORE USCG Cutter Harriet Lane Arrives at New Home Port in Hawaii The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area's newest Indo-Pacific support cutter, Harriet Lane, has made its way to its new home port at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, the Guard announced Dec. 13. > READ MORE Have a news tip to share? Contact Karen Robes Meeks:  karen@maritimepublishing.com From the Editor: 2024 By Mark Nero Happy New Year! As 2024 gets into full swing, we here at Pacific Maritime Magazine hope that the year will be a very pleasant and prosperous year for you, your loved ones and your colleagues. Here at PMM home base, we've been cooking up some special content to publish throughout the upcoming year, and I'd like to take a moment to tell you about some of it. > READ MORE All rights reserved. Copyright © 2024 Maritime Publishing, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Maritime Publishing Our mailing address is: Maritime Publishing 3980 Sherman Street San Diego, CA 92110 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.