Tag: Port of Tacoma

The previous week four super-post Panamax container cranes were voyaged to Tacoma, Washington. In the meantime, four older STS cranes were removed at the Port of Seattle, a sign of the ever-increasing size of the modern container vessels.

Due to safety deficiencies found on board USCG has detained another vessel due to safety deficiencies in Port of Tacoma during September. Earlier this month, USCG detained motor vessel Pegasus Highway because there wasn't a properly functioning fire detection system onboard. Last week, USCG detained the motor vessel Rena due to improper pressurization of the crew's self-contained breathing apparatuses.Motor vessel Rena will be required to remain in port until the deficiencies are rectified.A Port State Control exam team from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound conducted a routine Port State and International Ship and Port Facility Security exam aboard the Rena, a 751-foot, Bahamian-flagged cargo vessel. While aboard, the Coast Guard discovered multiple areas that did not meet regulations set forth in the International Maritime Organization's Safety of Life at Sea Convention.The most severe deficiency involved improper pressurization of the crew's self-contained breathing apparatuses. Malfunctioning SCBAs would prevent the crew from safely responding to a fire aboard the vessel."Coast Guard examiners determined that key safety procedures were inadequate and the crew did not have the necessary equipment to safely respond to an onboard emergency." said Cmdr. Matt Edwards, Chief of Prevention at Sector Puget Sound. "We will continue to work with ...

USCG detained the motor vessel Pegasus Highway in the port of Tacoma, Wednesday, due to safety deficiencies

The rise of alliances among shipping carriers are pressuring many U.S. ports to address access restrictions

The FMC announced that it has completed its competitive review and analysis of the Port of Seattle/Port of Tacoma Alliance Agreement

A draft of the final agreement between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle has been released

In 2008, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered that the Port of Tacoma hired a contractor to raze vegetation and destroyed more than four acres of wetlands in Hylebos Marsh, an area that provided important wildlife habitat and enhanced Puget Sound water quality.

The Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma and Port Metro Vancouver setting goals to reduce emissions Photo Credit: Port of Seattle, Smith Cove Cruise Terminal aerials/ September 20, 2009. , Don WilsonThe Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma and Port Metro Vancouver, Canada, have set draft goals to reduce diesel emissions by 75 percent per ton of cargo by 2015 and 80 percent by 2020. These ports have jointly developed the NorthwestPorts Clean Air Strategy-2013 Update with contributions from partner agencies.According to Clean Air Strategy, the ports intend to achieve the following emission reductions relative to a 2005 baseline:Reduce diesel particulate matter (DPM) emissions per ton of cargo by 75% by2015 and 80% by 2020, to decrease immediate and long-term health effects on adjacentcommunitiesReduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per ton of cargo by 10% by 2015and 15% by 2020, to limit contributions to climate change and reduce associatedenvironmental, health, and economic impacts.To reduce emissions in advance of and complementary to regulations, the Strategy Updatefocuses on voluntary actions to address three primary objectives:1. Reduce port-related air quality impacts from diesel particulate matter (DPM)emissions to decrease immediate and long-term health effects on human health, theeconomy, and the environment in the airshed.2. Reduce ...

CBP Catches Asian Gypsy Moths at Port of Tacoma

CBP Agriculture Specialists Detect Asian Gypsy Moth at the Port of Tacoma