April, 2023 - Propeller Club of Northern California

In January, Amazon announced it is supporting Forum Mobility, an Oakland, California zero-emission trucking solutions provider, that is building electric truck charging stations for harbor trucking fleets and drivers.

The venture is supported by a new $400 million joint venture, led by the commercial real estate company CBRE. In addition, Homecoming Capital provided $100 million.

Forum Mobility’s investors include Obvious Ventures, Edison International, Overture, Homecoming Capital, CBRE Investment Management, Elemental Excelerator and Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, the announcement said.

The endorsement from Amazon signals that a major retail and logistics company is ready to make the investment in electric trucks and charging stations.

Rodrigo Prudencio, principal at Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund said of the commitment: “To address global warming at scale, we need solutions that support the transition to electric vehicles, especially in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like heavy duty trucking. Forum Mobility’s solution will help small business owners electrify their transportation fleets, remove air pollution from California’s ports, and provide the charging infrastructure needed to support the growing use of electric trucks.”

At the January announcement, Matt LeDucq, CEO and Co-founder of Forum Mobility explained: “We are building a comprehensive charging network for heavy-duty trucks to make the transition to electrification. This network will need a lot of infrastructure and real estate, and CBRE IM is the perfect partner to help us build charging where it’s needed most. Fleets can bring their trucks to our network, or we can provide electric trucks bundled with charging. Today we can provide a Class 8 electric truck, and all its charging needs, at a monthly price that’s competitive with diesel – without the emissions… With new rules coming soon from the California Air Resources Board, we help fleets and drivers looking to make the jump to electric.”

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AGTC’s Friedmann says lack of ILWU-PMA contract could be “dangerous, permanent.”

Posted on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 by propellerclub

AGTC’s Friedmann says lack of ILWU-PMA contract could be “dangerous, permanent.”

Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AGTC) Executive Director Peter Friedmann has again warned that the lack of a West Coast labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) could be “dangerous” and “permanent.”

Friedmann provided AJOT with an update sent to AGTC members on the dangers created by the lack of an ILWU-PMA contract: “Currently, too many West Coast marine terminals are operating on reduced schedules, some are open only four days a week, creating massive disruption and trucking, storage expense for agriculture exporters. Terminals are closing because they lack sufficient volume of import containers to justify hiring the longshore labor to keep them open. So, both the terminal operators and the longshore labor are losers.”

On the trend of cargo being shifted from the West Coast ports to East Coast ports, Friedmann explained why cargo losses could be permanent:

“The uncertainty that accompanies marine terminal operations without a labor contract, creates a disincentive to invest in additional facilities through which cargo will transit West Coast gateway ports. For example, transload facilities that might have been built to serve a West Coast gateway are being built to serve cargo through East Coast gateways. The same for warehouses, cold storage facilities, etc. Once those are built, the millions of dollars spent will not be abandoned – the cargo will continue to move through those facilities for years, even decades, to come. This makes it even more challenging for the West Coast gateways to claw back lost import container market share.”

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PCNC & PCLALB Welcome: Busan Port Authority’s E.H. Lee, Monday May 22nd (Maritime Day)

Posted on April 4, 2023May 25, 2023 by propellerclub

E. H. Lee, Busan Port Authority, Director of Marketing and International Affairs, will address the Propeller Clubs of Northern California and Los Angeles & Long Beach on the topic of “Korean and U.S. Ports: Learning From Each Other”

Monday May 22 (Maritime Day) @ 1400 (U.S. Pacific Time) Via Zoom

Welcoming speakers are:

James Patti, President, International Propeller Club
Danny Wan, Executive Director, Port of Oakland
Gene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
S.W. Lee, President, Customs Brokers, and Freight Forwarders Association of Northern California

E.H. Lee will discuss:

The Port of Busan’s transshipment business
The Port of Busan’s plans for its new automated terminal
The success of the Port working 24/7
The Port’s efforts to recruit young people to seek careers in the maritime industry
Efforts to transition the Port to zero emissions.

Month: April 2023

MARITIME DAY PRESENTATIONS TUESDAY MAY 23rd 0900-1130 U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA ZOOM

PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MARITIME DAY PRESENTATIONS TUESDAY MAY 23^RD 0900-1130 U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA ZOOM

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Backed by Amazon & CBRE, Forum Mobility is building harbor truck charging stations in California

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AGTC’s Friedmann says lack of ILWU-PMA contract could be “dangerous, permanent.”

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PCNC & PCLALB Welcome: Busan Port Authority’s E.H. Lee, Monday May 22nd (Maritime Day)

E. H. Lee, Busan Port Authority, Director of Marketing and International Affairs, will address the Propeller Clubs of Northern California and Los Angeles & Long Beach on the topic of “Korean and U.S. Ports: Learning From Each Other”

Monday May 22 (Maritime Day) @ 1400 (U.S. Pacific Time) Via Zoom

Welcoming speakers are:

E.H. Lee will discuss:

Registration = $20

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Click here to view E.H. Lee’s slides

PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MARITIME DAY PRESENTATIONS TUESDAY MAY 23RD 0900-1130 U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA ZOOM

To view slides from the speakers, click on their links above.

E. H. Lee, Busan Port Authority, Director of Marketing and International Affairs, will address the Propeller Clubs of Northern California and Los Angeles & Long Beach on the topic of “Korean and U.S. Ports: Learning From Each Other”

Monday May 22 (Maritime Day) @ 1400 (U.S. Pacific Time) Via Zoom

Welcoming speakers are:

E.H. Lee will discuss:

Registration = $20

PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MARITIME DAY PRESENTATIONS TUESDAY MAY 23^RD 0900-1130 U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA ZOOM