by Stas Margaronis Feb 07, 2024
CMA executive says maritime academies must work harder to attract cadets
A senior California Maritime Academy (CMA) executive says maritime schools are finding it harder to recruit cadets, warning that schools must work harder to be relevant and address diversity issues.
Beacon’s O’Connell says U.S. West Coast port surge over rivals might be lengthy
West Coast ports, particularly Los Angeles and Long Beach but also Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma, and Vancouver, are expected to benefit from a surge of import and export business related to accessibility problems at the Panama and Suez Canals.
GSC announces its expansion at Port of Savannah
Oakland, California based GSC, one of the largest 3PLs in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, announced that it is expanding its services by opening an office at the Port of Savannah.
Dagher says offshore wind supply chain problems are manageable
Part two of a two piece feature on the future of offshore floating wind power in the U.S. with the University of Maine’s Dr. Habib Dagher, the executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
Cordero calls for more collaboration in State of the Port Address
Port of Long Beach’s Cordero calls for closer collaboration with Los Angeles and cites rail, wind, and hydrogen Investments...
Dr. Dagher advocates offshore wind “Marshal Plan” for U.S. ports
Part one of a two piece feature on the future of offshore floating wind power in the U.S. with the University of Maine’s Dr. Habib Dagher, the executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
LA’s Seroka says ports of LA & Long Beach increased market share in 2023
In his ‘State of the Port of Los Angeles’ address on January 10th, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Eugene Seroka reported that the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach increased their national market share by 3 percent in 2023.
California based Aeras brings emissions capture technology to ships at Los Angeles & Long Beach
On December 4, 2023, a barge-based emissions capture technology, developed by California-based AERAS, was certified by the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) to begin offering “commercial emission capture and control services for ships at berth” at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Book Review: Ships for Victory: How the US pioneered the mass production of ships
Who builds commercial ships?
The Jones Act and National Maritime Strategy
The debate over the Jones Act and its impacts on National Maritime Strategy reflect two opposing views as the AJOT’s Stas Margaronis explains.
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