Stas Margaronis
Twelve years later the locks still not replaced
Twelve year congressional delay funding upper Mississippi lock and dam project hurts U.S. farm exports & aids U.S. competitors
Sep 04, 2019 • View Full Blog
Oakland A’s Kaval offers partnership but PMSA & ILWU are skeptical
Dave Kaval, president of the Oakland Athletics, wants a “partnership” with the Port of Oakland maritime industry so as to build the new A’s ballpark and “preserve and protect jobs on the waterfront.”
Aug 12, 2019 • View Full Blog
Mississippi commerce needs US investments to defend against future flooding
Maritime commerce along the Mississippi River is slowly recovering after 2019 rains and floods disrupted port operations, shipping, tug and barge services, roads and farming, but the region cannot fully recover without a dramatic increase in federal spending for expanded levels of flood control that must be made along with federal spending for other long-neglected infrastructure investments, according to Sean Duffy, executive director of the Louisiana-based Big River Coalition.
Jul 30, 2019 • View Full Blog
PMSA says New York/New Jersey is now nation’s second busiest port
For the first time since 1992, the Port of New York and New Jersey has overtaken the Port of Long Beach to become the second busiest port in the United States, according to the July Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) West Coast Trade Report.
Jul 24, 2019 • View Full Blog
Dutch storm surge expertise helps Louisiana, Texas, New York and New Jersey
The $165 million Seabrook Floodgate Complex, completed in 2012, protects New Orleans by reducing storm surge entering from Lake Pontchartrain. (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Jul 23, 2019 • View Full Blog
Autonomous and Electric Powered Yara Birkleland Will Be Delivered in 2020
The Yara Birkleland, expected to be delivered in 2020, will be the first autonomous and all electric powered container ship in the world, according to Morten Stanger, vice president of marketing for Norway-based Kongsberg.
Jul 02, 2019 • View Full Blog
Port of Redwood City’s Zortman plans for new business & more dredging
Kristine Zortman, executive director, Port of Redwood City says that the Port needs to increase dredging and develop new markets to expand on its construction materials and scrap metals business.
Jun 13, 2019 • View Full Blog
US Ag exports undermined by 2019 flooding and inland waterway closures
Catastrophic flooding in 2019 is slowing or stopping barge traffic along the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers and adversely impacting farmers and exports.
Jun 12, 2019 • View Full Blog
Sea level rise could cost U.S. ports between $57 billion To $78 billion In upgrades
A University of Rhode Island team has concluded that the top 100 US ports may need to invest between $57 billion to $78 billion to accommodate a two-meter increase in sea level rise and recent surveys indicate that some U.S. port designers are beginning to incorporate sea level rise into their planning process.
Jun 03, 2019 • View Full Blog
Port of Oakland National Maritime Day celebrates “seafarers & empowering women”
The theme of the 2019 National Maritime Day Celebration at the Port of Oakland was “Celebrating Seafarers & Empowering Women.”
May 23, 2019 • View Full Blog
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