Martin Rushmere
Western Seaboard is curious over Panama's tactics
Western Seaboard is curious over Panama's tactics
Rumors of construction delays could be far fetched

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 4/30/2012 11:50:20 PM | with 1 comments


Boldness is Tacoma's friend
Boldness is Tacoma's friend
The north-west port aims high over the next 10 years.

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 4/29/2012 11:38:19 PM | with 0 comments


The froth in the Los Angeles master plan
A high school howler gets mixed up in the business speak

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 4/26/2012 10:29:22 PM | with 0 comments


Los Angeles gets strategic
Los Angeles gets strategic
The port wants to improve its appeal and performance

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 4/25/2012 11:53:15 PM | with 0 comments


Puget Sound chases San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound chases San Francisco Bay
The pilots reckon they should get more

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 3/31/2012 9:26:36 PM | with 0 comments


California's ports have improved slightly over the past six years
California's ports have improved slightly over the past six years
The Engineering Council gives its opinion on how good the facilities are

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 3/30/2012 8:49:43 PM | with 0 comments


The West Coast reckons it's good to go
Optimism is the mood at the annual peak season forecast

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 3/29/2012 11:07:47 PM | with 0 comments


End of the voyage for FastShip?
End of the voyage for FastShip?
The moribund company is now suing the US Navy

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 3/28/2012 12:20:40 AM | with 1 comments


Two West Coast ports run afoul of bureaucrats and politicians
Two West Coast ports run afoul of bureaucrats and politicians
LA and Seattle taken to task for -- very little

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 2/29/2012 10:15:31 PM | with 1 comments


Seattle takes up the thorny issue of independent truckers
Seattle takes up the thorny issue of independent truckers
Industry sees this as detrimental to operations

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 2/28/2012 11:47:44 PM | with 2 comments


World ports come to LA for an eco-friendly chinwag
Efficiency vs. the environment are debated

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 2/26/2012 8:30:10 PM | with 0 comments


SF Bar Pilots get off lightly in a report by a California state agency
SF Bar Pilots get off lightly in a report by a California state agency
The industry reckons a more thorough analysis is needed

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 2/23/2012 1:02:35 AM | with 1 comments


Panama Canal update
Panama Canal update
A 13,200 vessel is being designed to fit through the locks

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 1/31/2012 11:41:35 PM | with 0 comments


Ports and carriers make huge strides in cutting pollution
But will it be enough for the bureaucrats?

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 1/30/2012 11:42:23 PM | with 0 comments


Harbor Maintenance Tax gets a novel proposal
Harbor Maintenance Tax gets a novel proposal
But the supporters miss the real point

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 1/28/2012 8:38:12 PM | with 0 comments


Delving into Beat The Canal leaders
Uneasy alliances are in danger of causing a fracture

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 1/19/2012 6:07:30 PM | with 0 comments


Southern California ports start agitating over the Panama Canal
Southern California ports start agitating over the Panama Canal
There are indications of a wrong emphasis and misuse of predictions

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 12/31/2011 8:55:52 PM | with 0 comments


Cross-currents show up in the Harbor Maintenance Tax uproar
Cross-currents show up in the Harbor Maintenance Tax uproar
Politics, and jobs, bedevil the issue

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 12/29/2011 7:55:09 PM | with 0 comments


A tax on imports through foreign ports defeats logic
A tax on imports through foreign ports defeats logic
Harbor Maintenance Tax on Canada and Mexico traffic is being seriously considered

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 12/26/2011 9:33:14 PM | with 0 comments


Hefty fees are payable under California's low-sulfur regulations
But the maritime community won't benefit

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 12/14/2011 2:00:35 PM | with 0 comments


California shows its oddity over low sulfur regulations
Changes to the 24-nm zone come into effect on December 1.

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 11/30/2011 11:49:51 PM | with 0 comments


Seattle predicts a 5.8 percent rise in container traffic
The 2012 budget is more modest when it comes down to dollars and cents

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 11/30/2011 12:44:05 AM | with 0 comments


TransPac assocation should prepare for a FMC assault
TransPac assocation should prepare for a FMC assault
Always remember to follow bureaucrats' orders on details

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 11/21/2011 3:06:38 PM | with 0 comments


MarAd highlights the cost differences between US and foreign-flagged fleets
MarAd highlights the cost differences between US and foreign-flagged fleets
Crew costs are predictably the main reason, but some anomalies show up

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 11/9/2011 11:02:08 PM | with 0 comments


The ILWU and Panama pilots tie-up might not have the pulling power
The ILWU and Panama pilots tie-up might not have the pulling power
The Panama pilots have most to lose from any militancy

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 9/23/2011 6:43:15 PM | with 0 comments


Anchorage is in a quandary over its new port
Anchorage is in a quandary over its new port
Military and federal contractors and agencies are the real power

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 9/16/2011 6:18:09 PM | with 0 comments


A satirical protest shakes up the AAPA
A satirical protest shakes up the AAPA
However, the bottom line is essential to an efficient port

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 9/14/2011 8:41:06 PM | with 0 comments


A river and open-water barge design is still very much alive
A river and open-water barge design is still very much alive
The backers are dedicated and unwavering in their task

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 8/31/2011 11:38:49 PM | with 0 comments


Transpacific carriers try to be more market friendly
Despite the Stabilization Agreement's desire for secrecy, hidden information can be deduced from the new container rate index

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 8/30/2011 11:28:40 PM | with 0 comments


California goes awry over ballast water treatment
California goes awry over ballast water treatment
Officials are afraid to admit a mistake, so they are resorting to fiction

Posted to Martin Rushmere by Martin Rushmere on 8/25/2011 8:56:33 PM | with 0 comments


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