Oregon

Christmas tree shipping season in full swing across the country

During the holiday season, the usually low-volume Pacific Northwest changes from one of the easiest regions to source truckload capacity to one of the most difficult.

From late November to around Christmas Eve, thousands of loads of Christmas trees from Oregon and Washington put a strain on the nation’s shipping capacity.

Spot rates for loads moving from Portland, Oregon, to Chicago reached as high $6,667 in early December, according to SONAR TRAC. Most Christmas tree loads are handled on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/christmas-tree-shipping-season-in-full-swing-across-the-country

BOEM postpones Oregon offshore wind energy auction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon due to insufficient bidder interest at this time.

Oregon is one of the states that has been studying the potential for floating offshore wind and there had been hopes that the lease sale would move development of this technology forward. Still, as we saw in this year’s U.S. GoM wind sale, the challenges it poses are making potential...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-postpones-oregon-offshore-wind-energy-auction/

West Coast gets $102M for electric truck corridor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $102 million to build an electric truck freight corridor along the U.S. West Coast.

The West Coast Truck Charging and Fueling Corridor Project, managed by the California Department of Transportation, will deploy charging and hydrogen fueling stations for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks along 2,500 miles of freight corridors in California, Oregon and Washington, according to the grant application.

The project will allow...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/west-coast-gets-102m-for-electric-truck-corridor

Flawed propeller blade led to loss of propulsion on containership

The containership Maunalei underway before the loss of propulsion on August 11, 2022

A containership’s propeller blade cracked leading to a loss of hydraulic oil and propulsion while transiting the Pacific Ocean in an incident that occurred on August 11, 2022, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said earlier this week. The investigation found a blade on the vessel’s...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/flawed-propeller-blade-led-to-loss-of-propulsion-on-containership/

Oregon proposes US$40 million investment for continuation of container service at Port of Portland

Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland in Oregon

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has proposed a US$40 million state investment to allow container service to continue at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6. Of the total US$40 million proposed, US$35 million will come from the governor’s 2025-2027 recommended budget, and US$5 million will be requested from the legislative Emergency Board during its September meeting. The […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/oregon-proposes-us40-million-investment-for-continuation-of-container-service-at-port-of-portland/

Planned Oregon and Gulf of Maine auctions open new opportunities for floating offshore wind

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. Proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) the sales have the potential to generate more than 18 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than six million homes. They also underscore the need to develop floating offshore wind solutions,

“BOEM’s combined announcement solidifies two new regional markets for floating...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/planned-oregon-and-gulf-of-maine-auctions-open-new-opportunities-for-floating-offshore-wind/

US Coast Guard completes investigation into loss of crab boat near Newport, Oregon

The US Coast Guard has completed its investigation into the January 8, 2019, loss of the commercial fishing vessel Mary B II and three crewmembers on the Yaquina Bay Bar near Newport, Oregon. The coast guard convened a board of investigation, which held one public hearing session the week of May 13...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/potting/us-coast-guard-completes-investigation-into-loss-of-crab-boat-near-newport-oregon/

US Coast Guard takes delivery of fast response cutter David Duren

The US Coast Guard has taken delivery of a new Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana. The future USCGC David Duren is the first of three FRCs that will be homeported in Astoria, Oregon, as part of Sector Columbia River. This sector is responsible for...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-takes-delivery-of-fast-response-cutter-david-duren/

BOEM finalizes Oregon offshore wind areas

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the designation of two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon. The final Oregon offshore wind areas are based on reducing potential conflicts of ocean users, particularly on commercial fishing.

The two WEAs total approximately 195,012 acres and they avoid 98% of the areas recommended for exclusion due to their importance as commercial fishing grounds. The Coos Bay WEA is 61,204 acres and is located 32 miles from shore. The...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/boem-finalizes-oregon-offshore-wind-areas/

VESSEL REVIEW | Triumph VII – Oregon inland waterway operator expands pilotage fleet

Anchorage Launch Services, an Oregon-based operator providing launch, line, pilotage, and cargo services to vessels on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, has taken deliv ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/pilot-boat-operation/vessel-review-triumph-vii-oregon-inland-waterway-operator-expands-pilotage-fleet/

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