New pilot boats have been delivered to owners in Morocco, Essex in the UK, and the US state of Oregon. A Western Australia port operator has meanwhile placed an order for ..
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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | March 8 – German autonomous demonstrator plus new research ships for the US and Australia
A German university christens an autonomous catamaran demonstrator as two US-based owners welcome recently acquired vessels to their respective fleets. An Australian gove ..
Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | February 16 – US, Swedish and Dutch research and survey boats and an Australian training vessel refit
New survey boats have been delivered to a Dutch waterway authority and the US Army Corps of Engineers. A research vessel for the Baltic Sea is handed over to a Swedish no ..
Texas trucking company fined $44K for Oregon fuel spill
A Texas carrier is being fined $44,191 by Oregon regulators for failing to help clean up diesel fuel spilled after an accident on Interstate 84 last year.
A truck owned by Dallas-based Marko Transport overturned and crashed near the city of Pendleton, Oregon, on Nov. 26, 2021, spilling about 100 gallons of diesel fuel and closing a 50-mile stretch of I-84 eastbound for nine hours.
Hazmat crews responded to the crash site to deal with the fuel spill, according to news reports.
Marko Transport did...
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 11 – Norwegian police RIB, Belgian SAR boat and US response vessels
Deliveries include a rescue boat for Flemish waters and a police interceptor RIB for Norway’s coastal areas. Also, the US Coast Guard commissions its newest fast respon ..
Over US$8 million earmarked for fish habitat restoration in four US states
More than US$8.4 million in 2022 Community Project Funding will support NOAA partners in implementing seven habitat conservation projects across the country. The NOAA sai ..
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Bipartisan congressmen want White House to support new Oregon container port
A bipartisan congressional delegation from the Pacific Northwest is pressing President Joe Biden to support the creation of a container port in Oregon, saying it could significantly boost West Coast port capacity and bolster the export of agricultural goods and forest products.
Earlier this month, Rep. Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon and chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, asked the White House to consider allocating funds from the recent infrastructure law...
FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: A&CR provided Astoria a transportation link
Background
In 1811, the town of Astoria, Oregon Territory was founded at the mouth of the Columbia River. Because of its location, many of the town’s civic and business leaders thought Astoria would become a key port. However, once ships entered the Columbia River, the majority of them continued upriver to Portland.
While Astoria was founded in a beautiful area on the Oregon coast, it was isolated from much of the rest of the territory (and later the state). Since the town would not become a...
BOEM opens the way for lease sales in two more offshore wind areas
The U.S. Department of the Interior says that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate calls for information and nominations for possible offshore wind leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the coast of Oregon and in the Central Atlantic.
BOEM Director Amanda Lefton made the announcement at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum in Atlantic City, N.J.
“The calls for information and nominations for Oregon and the Central Atlantic provide an...
Daily Infographic: States with the strictest chain laws
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