Author: Stas Margaronis

New cooperation agreement between Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Port of Antwerp-Bruges International and APEC focuses on knowledge exchange and resilience

Global Trade

Day of the Seafarer: Carrying World Trade, Carrying the Risks

25 June – Day of the Seafarer: Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks

Green Shipping

New EU project to cut emissions and fuel costs through wind propulsion in shipping

MARITIME NEWS 6-26-26

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

GCaptain Articles

U.S. Maritime

Coast Guard Taps Commercial Supply Vessel to Keep Cutters on Station Longer

Global Maritime

Shipping’s Aging Global Fleet Is Raising Safety Risks

Strait of Hormuz

IMO Estimates There Are 80 Mines in Hormuz’s Shipping Lanes

Iran Reasserts Its Right to Control Shipping in Strait of Hormuz After Ship Hit Near Oman

Oman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to Pay

Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Slows After Attack on Ship

Hellenic News Articles

Global Collaborations

India’s shipbuilding ambitions can set sail with Korea

Global Ports

Karaikal Port handles 12.43 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26

Port of Rotterdam

Agreement for development of 38 hectares for Rotterdam Food Hub

Maritime Technology

Optimizing steel coil loading to unlock vessel potential

New global study warns maritime workforce is not keeping pace with digital change

ABB to acquire Høglund to expand marine automation offering

Global Trade

Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update

PCNC WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATION’S SAM LEVENS: “JONES ACT WAIVER’S IMPACT ON FOREIGN CREWS SAILING IN U.S. TRADES” JULY 9TH VIA ZOOM

Posted on June 26, 2026July 10, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

PCNC WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATION’S SAM LEVENS: “JONES ACT WAIVER’S IMPACT ON FOREIGN CREWS SAILING IN U.S. TRADES” THURSDAY, JULY 9^TH AT 1100 HRS VIA ZOOM

Sam Levens

LEVENS, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATIONS (ITF) INSPECTOR WILL DISCUSS:

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CHALLENGES FOR FOREIGN CREWS
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US MARINER WORKING CONDITIONS AND FOREIGN MARINER CONDITIONS
STRAIT OF HORMUZ REPATRIATION OF MARINERS
MEDICAL CARE PROBLEMS FOR FOREIGN CREWS
STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING ISSUES (STCW)
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION ISSUES

PCNC Welcomes SSA’S Ed Denike Tuesday, January 12 @1100 AM Via Zoom

Posted on December 8, 2020January 12, 2021 by Stas Margaronis

ED DENIKE DISCUSSED:

1) Detention and demurrage
2) Competitiveness of US West Coast ports
3) Zero emission terminals
4) Port congestion at LA/Long Beach
5) Covid challenges
6) Relations with ILWU
7) Digitization & cybersecurity

See Zoom Video

Registration is $15

Please register here:

Questions? Please contact: ap**********@***il.com

U.S. SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE: TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI RIVER CITIES & CALIFORNIA STRATEGIES

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

The Texas Legislature will be asked to approve a $26 billion coastal defense network, including $12 billion for storm surge gates to protect Galveston Bay and the Port of Houston from hurricanes and storm surges, according to Tony Williams, environmental review coordinator for the Texas General Land Office.

Williams was addressing the first day of the Storms, Flooding and Sea Level Defense 2020 conference produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of American Military Engineers which took place on Zoom on November 18th.

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U.S. SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE: PORT STRATEGIES FOR NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HAWAII, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, & ROTTERDAM

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

The second day of the Storms, Flooding & Sea Level Defense 2020 conference featured sea level defense strategies being developed by ports from New York/ New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, California and Rotterdam.

The conference was produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of American Military Engineers and took place virtually on November 19th, 2020.

The Port of New Orleans discussed its plans on the first day of the conference.

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PCNC Welcomes Port of Oakland’s Danny Wan & Bryan Brandes on Dec 1 – Via Zoom @ 11:00 am

Posted on November 5, 2020December 7, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan and Port Maritime Director Bryan Brandes will provide PCNC a year-end review of the Port’s challenges and successes in 2020.

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For questions, please contact: ap**********@***il.com

STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE 2020: NOVEMBER 18-19, 2020 VIA ZOOM

Posted on November 1, 2020February 27, 2024 by Stas Margaronis

SAVE THE DATE!

Please join port and resiliency stakeholders from Hawaii, Washington, California, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, New Jersey and the Netherlands in attending the Storms, Flooding & Sea Level DefenseConference 2020 on Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19 Via Zoom.

Referencing the Netherlands, the conference will look at how ports and states are defending their coasts and inland waterways.

The SFSLD conference is produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and co-sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME).

See the agenda

See speaker bios (partial)

Find news and background papers (more will be added)

Register for the conference here. There is a $25.00 registration fee per person to attend this year’s conference webinar – unless you are an organization or individual unable to afford the fee.

Sponsorships: You can be a conference sponsor and have your company logo displayed on the conference website and during the conference for $200. For more information: https://propellerclubnortherncalifornia.org/sea-level-defense-conference-2020/attendance-form-sld-conference-2020/

Students: You will receive attendance confirmation at no charge, if you send a cover letter and bio expressing your interest in the conference to: ap**********@***il.com

Questions: ap**********@***il.com

CONFERENCE 2020 SPONSORS:

PMA report warns U.S. West Coast Ports could lose up to 45% of intermodal imports to B.C. ports by 2030

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

A Mercator study commissioned by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) warns that high U.S. rail costs and other factors could cause U.S. West Coast (USWC) ports to lose between 15% to 45% of intermodal import business to British Columbia (BC) ports by 2030.

The report says 15% of “Intact Intermodal import volumes” could be lost by 2022 and over “45% of the USWC’s current intact intermodal import traffic is at risk of diversion to BC ports over the balance of this decade.”

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Congressman Garamendi advances Jones Act requirement for offshore wind

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

On September 25th, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) applauded passage of his amendment to the “Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act” (H.R. 4447) by the U.S House of Representatives.

Garamendi’s amendment clarifies that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, a 1953 law governing offshore mineral and energy development, applies to lease sales for non-fossil fuel energy sources such as wind power, hydrokinetic, or ocean thermal energy conversion. The Garamendi amendment will enforce Jones Act requirements for all offshore renewable energy production.

However, it must still pass the U.S. Senate.

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