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Pacific Environment appoints new California Climate Policy Director

Pacific Environment welcomed Davina Hurt as its new California Climate Policy Director, effective from 30 January 2025.

Hurt brings extensive experience in environmental policy and public service. Appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, she served on the California Air Resources Board for over four years.

An attorney, two-term councilwoman, and former mayor of Belmont, California, she has been a leader in transportation, energy, waste management, and air quality.

“We are thrilled that...

https://container-news.com/pacific-environment-appoints-new-california-climate-policy-director/

SEA GUARDIAN Threat & Risk Assessment 01 – 07 March 2025

John (Ioannis) Pavlopoulos, President Sea Guardian SG Ltd., Vice Admiral (ret.) H.N. , Honorary Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet , Former Military Representative of Greece  to the NATO and EU 

THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE ​

​​ Brief Update No 25/08 Date: 07 Mar 2025

​​ STATEMENT

This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-01-07-march-2025/

Deutsche Bank eyes industrial rebound, endorses these transportation stocks

Investors should favor industrial-tethered transportation stocks with idiosyncratic, self-help initiatives, according to a report relaunching Deutsche Bank’s coverage of the space. The investment firm issued “buy” ratings on three less-than-truckload carriers, a pair of railroads and a couple other companies on Friday.

Equity research analyst Richa Harnain told clients the industrial complex appears ready to shake a two-year downturn and that any turnaround could be amplified by the new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/deutsche-bank-eyes-industrial-rebound-endorses-these-transports

Illinois construction trucking company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Franco Hauling LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned construction hauling company based in Bensenville, Illinois, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Illinois.

According to the 42-page bankruptcy court filing obtained by FreightWaves, the business, owned by July Franco, has up to 49 estimated creditors.  Franco Hauling has estimated assets of between $50,000 and $100,000, and the company has $500,000 to $1 million in liabilities.

Top creditors with the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/illinois-construction-trucking-company-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy

Running on Ice: Tariffs may bode ill for already rising pharmaceutical costs

All thawed out
(Photo: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock)

After a week of will-they, won’t-they and days of back and forth, the U.S. imposed tariffs on its top trading partners, Canada and Mexico, for a little over 48 hours. Now, the 25% tariffs have been halted till April 2. So anything that was moving tariff free under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is moving freely again for the next few weeks. 

The 20% tariff on goods coming from China is still in place as is the 10% duty on imports of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-tariffs-may-bode-ill-for-already-rising-pharmaceutical-costs

Pentagon wants to buy 10 cargo ships to bolster aging logistics fleet

The head of logistics for the United States’ armed forces is calling for the purchase of 10 used cargo ships to bolster the aging fleet that supports American military operations overseas.

Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, Commander of United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), made the request in a prepared statement at a hearing Thursday of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He expressed concern about the advanced age and declining readiness of the Ready Reserve Force, which is critical...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pentagon-wants-to-buy-10-cargo-ships-to-bolster-aging-logistics-fleet

“Every Day is Women’s Day: Celebrating the Quiet Revolutions That Shape Our World” 

by Maria Themeli, Marketing & Communications Strategist at Themeli Communications

Growing up as the captain’s daughter, I learned to see the world with eyes wide open—to horizons where storm clouds meet sunlight, and tides that hide both danger and possibility.
My father, a navigator of oceans, taught me that true vision isn’t just about spotting land; it’s about reading the unseen currents beneath the surface. This clarity of sight now fuels my belief that Women’s Day is not a date  on a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/every-day-is-womens-day-celebrating-the-quiet-revolutions-that-shape-our-world/

Gov. Bob Ferguson puts pause on two WSF hybrid-electric conversions

Though he remains committed to electrification and building new ferries, Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that he will delay hybrid-electric conversion for two of the state’s largest ferries, putting Washington on the path to restoring full domestic ferry service by this summer. As a result of this plan, Washington State Ferries will have 18 operating vessels in the water for the first time since 2019.

Full domestic service is considered 21 vessels with 18 in the water at...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/gov-bob-ferguson-puts-pause-on-two-wsf-hybrid-electric-conversions/

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