Tag: California

Coast Guard investigators boarded a massive cargo ship as they probe what caused the rupture of an offshore oil pipeline that sent crude washing up on Southern California beaches.

In response to the massive spill off the coast of California, Democratic Congress members are now exploring possibility of banning offshore drilling.

The Coast Guard continues to monitor container ships anchored in the greater Puget Sound area due to a logistics backlog affecting the entire West Coast of the U.S. and Canada from Los Angeles to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

With all anchorages full, record amounts of vessels are waiting off San Pedro Bay, as there are 95 ships at anchor or drift areas. 

Key ports in Southern California have hit a fourth record in less than three weeks, as shipping delays surge past early pandemic levels.

The Carnival Panorama is the first cruise ship to depart from California in 17 months amid Covid-19.

The governor of the State of California signed an emergency proclamation related to the excessive temperatures which are placing extraordinary demands on the state’s energy grid.

A $34 million in Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust funding for zero-emission initiatives in California, was recently launched.

The US White House revealed plans Tuesday to open up the Pacific Coast to its first commercial-scale offshore clean energy projects and advance areas for offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California, in the US West Coast. 

Ship operators should take into consideration the practices, procedures and equipment needed to ensure timely compliance with California’s new 'Control Measure' for reducing emissions from vessels berthed at its ports, the Gard P&I Club advised.