Tag: California

The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed an executive order directing state agencies to find ways to address congestion at the state’s ports.

The State of California adopted new legislation on ballast water management, with new discharge standards taking effect on 1 January 2022.

West Coast Clean Fuels (WCCF) will develop, permit, manage and operate the end-to-end clean fuel supply chains for two first-of-their-kind, decarbonized maritime ship operations in two major California ports.

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.