Pacific Marine Business News • Tuesday, March 19, 2024

SSA Marine Debuts Electric Forklift at San Diego Port Terminal; Work Beginning on $130M Port of LA Street Refiguration Project

View this email in your browser Pacific Marine Business News  •  Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024 SSA Marine Debuts Electric Forklift at San Diego Port Terminal One of the biggest zero-emissions heavy-duty forklifts operating in the U.S. has been introduced at the Port of San Diego's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. > READ MORE Work to Begin on $130M Port of LA Street Refiguration Project Work to reconfigure a significant street juncture for the Port of Los Angeles is scheduled to start soon. The Port of Los Angeles and California Department of Transportation announced that work is expected to begin on a $130 million project to restructure State Route 47/Vincent Thomas Bridge and Front Street/Harbor Boulevard interchange. > READ MORE Weather Intel Company MarineLabs Nets $4.5 Million in Seed Funding Maritime weather intelligence technology company MarineLabs has secured $4.5 million in a round of seed funding, allowing the to advance the development and market reach of its flagship CoastAware real-time weather data product, the British Columbia-based company announced March 13.  > READ MORE Port of Long Beach Posts YOY Cargo Growth in February The Port of Long Beach saw a 24.1% year-over-year growth in overall cargo volumes last month with 674,723 TEUs, according to data released March 13 by the port. > READ MORE Port of Vancouver Forecasts Record Breaking 2024 Cruise Season British Columbia's Port of Vancouver has said that it's poised to have its busiest cruise season ever. > READ MORE Have a news tip to share? Contact Karen Robes Meeks:  karen@maritimepublishing.com From the Editor: California's AB 2220 By Mark Nero The future of some commercial marine activities in California is now in doubt, following legislation proposed by a state Assemblymember in February that would restrict certain types of fishing in state waters. Assembly Bill 2220 would do three things: completely ban commercial fishing for sea bass, eliminating current exceptions; ban the use of gill nets, also eliminating current exceptions, and mandate that commercial fishing vessels operating with a state permit carry an independent third-party observer onboard while operating within state fisheries.  > 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.