Pacific Marine Business News • Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2024
Longtime PMSA President Retires After nearly three decades leading the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, the organization's president, John McLaurin, officially retired March 29. McLaurin has been a longtime advocate for the West Coast maritime industry. > READ MORE
Auto, Breakbulk Cargo Service Launches at Seattle's Terminal 46 Regular auto and breakbulk cargo service at Terminal 46 in the Seattle harbor officially began March 27 with the arrival of the vehicle carrier Triumph Ace. > READ MORE
Unionized BC Ferries Workers to Receive 7.5% Wage Increase Unionized BC Ferries workers are expected to receive a 7.75% wage increase for one year, with many getting additional "special increases" such as an extra 10% increase for some licensed mariners. > READ MORE
Port of Guam Appeals for Funds to Replace Aging Gantry Cranes Port of Guam officials, citing national cybersecurity objectives, have appealed to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for Maritime Administration funds to replace three aging ship-to-shore gantry cranes. > READ MORE
Cargo Volumes Up at L.A., Oakland Ports Cargo volumes were up at the Los Angeles and Oakland seaports in February, a sign of stronger consumer spending, according to new data. > READ MORE
From the Editor: The Baltimore Bridge Collapse By Mark Nero
During the early morning hours of May 26, a 10,000-TEU capacity containership, the Singapore-flagged Dali, suffered a complete power loss, resulting in the massive vessel crashing into a support beam for the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore.
The cause of the outage is still under investigation, but the allision resulted in the deaths of six construction workers who had been on the bridge repairing potholes at the time, as well as the total loss of the bridge itself. > READ MORE
FISHES Act Introduced to Cut Red Tape In Delivery of Disaster Funds; Alaska's Copper River Wild Salmon Fishery Opens May 16 View this email in your browser ...
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