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0815 Introductions
Kristi McKenney, Executive Director, Port of Oakland (Green Port Update)
Michael Martin, Executive Director, Port of San Francisco (Port Update)
Jennifer Cohen, Vice President Government Relations, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (California Streamlined Permitting)
Alex Butler, U.S. West Coast Representative, American Maritime Officers (Recruiting Next Maritime Generation)

0900 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles (V. Thomas Bridge Expansion & Green Shipping Corridors)

0930 International Speakers
Yarden Gross, Co-founder and CEO at Orca AI (Israel: Automated Ship Vision & Navigation Technology)
Koen Van Eig, Advisor, Zes Battery Systems (Netherlands: Battery Powered Inland Waterway Vessels)
Dr. Sinem Ogis, Vice President, Marsh (Energy) & Chair, Propeller Club of Oslo, Norway (United Nations: IMO Net Zero Emission Rules for Shipping)

1000 California port reports
Heather Tomley, Managing Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs, Port of Long Beach
Tony Zhong, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles (Port Cyber Security)
Justin Taschek, Senior Maritime Project Administrator, Port of Oakland (Turning Basins)

1030 Break

1045 California terminal upgrades
Ryan Lansden, Head of Sustainability, APM Terminals, Los Angeles (Electrification Of Terminal Operations)
Chris Lambert, Director of Operations, TraPac, Oakland (New Liebherr STS Cranes)

1115 Sponsor Updates

1200 Battery-powered maritime transportation
Martin Curtin, Chief Executive Officer, Curtin Maritime (Battery Powered Tugboats)
Matt Schrap, Chief Commercial Officer, Forum Mobility (Battery Powered Tesla Semis & Charging Stations)
Ed Carney, Marketing Manager, AYK Marine Energy (Battery-Powered Ferries)
Clay Sandidge, Senior Director Business Development & Sales, Capstone Energy (Turbines)

1300 New maritime developments
Kofi Asante, Founder & CEO, Bluecore Energy (Floating Nuclear Power for Ports & Cities) *
Charlie Papavizas, U.S. Maritime Attorney, Winston, Taylor (Ships Act)
Peter Dreyfuss, Chief Operating Officer, Watermaster North America (Single Operator Dredger)
Robert Bergstrom, CEO, OceanWell (Desalination Off California Coast)

1400 Conclusion
Stas Margaronis, Propeller Club of Northern California

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MARITIME NEWS 8-11-26

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Starts Construction on Washington State’s New Hybrid-Electric Ferries as Third Vessel Confirmed

U.S. Blockade

U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement

Panama Canal

Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

Maritime Companies

MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million Over ‘Runaway Ship’ Charleston Bridge Scare

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping

Hellenic News Articles

Global Ports

PPA S.A.: 10 Years of COSCO SHIPPING’s Strategic Investment – A Decade of Transformation for the Port of Piraeus

Maritime Technology

Lloyd’s Register launches industry-first framework for digital 3D model approval

Carrier Transicold Donates NaturaLINE Units to Technische Universität Berlin to Advance CO2 Refrigeration Research

Corvus Energy Secures 40MWh Landmark Battery Contract for BC Ferries’ New Major Vessels Program

ABS Issues Product Design Assessment to Fleetzero’s Leviathan™ Battery Energy Storage System

MARITIME NEWS 8-10-26

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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Pacific Tensions

Taipei Condemns China’s Traffic Control Order For Taiwan Strait During Typhoon

U.S. Maritime

Jones Act Waiver Extension Deepens Divide Over U.S. Maritime Policy

White House Extends Jones Act Waiver in Longest Suspension in Law’s History

Maritime Companies

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Expand Red Sea Return With New Jeddah Call

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Trump Demands Compensation From Iran as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Shipbuilding

HII Signs Performance-based Production Agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. envoy Guilfoyle touts Korea shipbuilding in Samsung yard visit

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports promotes Charles Pennington to Vice President of Human Resources

Panama Canal

Panama Canal speed limit may prompt bunker schedule adjustments

Global Ports

Antwerp and Ghent announce measures as water levels drop

Global Trade

Demand Is Still the Variable in 2026 Peak Season Shipping, Sogese Report Finds

MARITIME NEWS 8-7-26

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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U.S. Trade

U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush

U.S. Shipbuilding

TOTE Mobilizes U.S. Shipbuilding Base for Navy’s $2.2 Billion Landing Ship Program

Strait of Hormuz

ADNOC Says Three Vessels Attacked This Week as Hormuz Shipping Remains Severely Disrupted

Iran Debates Hormuz Wording as Trump Says Deal’s ‘Moving Along’

Global Trade

Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Attempt Rebound

Port Technology

PortXchange joins SASHA Coalition, bringing port emissions and operational insight

Chinese Ports

Jiangxi’s Nanchang land port surpasses 10,000 sea-rail freight train trips

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

Port of Rotterdam

DM Transport Deploys First Electric Truck as Rotterdam Port Logistics Transition Expands

Global Ports

Tuas Port Marks 25 Million Teus As PSA Singapore Advances The Future Of Port Operations

Decarbonization

The Week in Alt Fuels: Net-zero battlelines

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Moved Higher Last Week

MARITIME NEWS 8-6-26

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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U.S. Offshore Wind

RWE Reaches $1.22 Billion Deal with Trump Administration to Surrender U.S. Offshore Wind Leases

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

Panama Canal

Panama Canal to Tighten Draft Limits Again as Water Levels Continue to Fall

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

China launches all-electric deep-sea cable-laying vessel

Global Shipbuilding

SDHI Wins Order from Svitzer to Build four TRAnsverse 3200 Tugs

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

Global Ports

Tuas Port Marks 25 Million Teus As PSA Singapore Advances The Future Of Port Operations

Port of Rotterdam

DM Transport Deploys First Electric Truck as Rotterdam Port Logistics Transition Expands

Maritime Technology

DP World Perspective: Why Scaling AI Infrastructure Requires More Than Computing Power

MARITIME NEWS 8-5-26

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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U.S. Shipbuilding

CBO: Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, Strain U.S. Shipbuilding

Red Sea Attacks

Houthis Escalate Red Sea Campaign, Claim Eighth Saudi Tanker Attack

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Industry Warns Against Potential Hormuz Transit Fees

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Draft Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control Over Gulf-Bound Ships, Sources Say

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Collaborations

HII Expands Welding Automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Through Partnership with HD HHI

Chinese Shipbuilding

Chinese Nation’s Shipbuilding Edge Runs Deeper Than Shipyards

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Futures Hit Over 3-Week Low

Soybeans Extend Decline Near 5-Week Low

Corn futures fall on forecast for U.S. Midwest rain

Global Ports

Peninsula and Evos Sign MOU to Develop Biofuel Storage Infrastructure in the Port of Algeciras

Chinese Ports

Towngas urges green methanol push in Hong Kong’s five-year plan

Shanghai Port’s single-day container throughput hits record high of 203,881 TEUs despite typhoon impact

Strait of Hormuz

Joint open letter in relation to no compulsory tolls or charges being introduced in the Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade

Iran says reached a deal with Oman on Strait of Hormuz shipping route

Decarbonization

Hitachi, MOL, and JAL Sign MOU to Conduct Japan’s First Pilot Test of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology on Kume Island, Okinawa

Maritime Technology

Drewry launches OpCost IQ: All-new vessel operating cost benchmarking tool

MARITIME NEWS 8-4-26

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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Red Sea Attacks

Indian Cargo Vessel Sinks After Apparent Attack Near Yemen

U.S.-Iran Conflict

US Has Used ‘Virtually All’ of Its Long-Range Precision Missiles During Iran War, Sources Say

U.S. Maritime

Energy Secretary Signals Trump Likely to Extend Jones Act Waiver Again

White House Expected to Extend Controversial Jones Act Waiver, Sources Say

Strait of Hormuz

Cargo Ship Hit by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, One Crew Member Missing

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Collaborations

Korea partners with US to train shipbuilding workforce amid shortage

South Korean Shipbuilding

Fx hedges split Korea’s shipbuilding big three profitability

Samsung Heavy Hits Commercial Vessel Target Early

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans fall on forecasts for better Midwest rainfall

Wheat futures expected to open lower on CBOT Tuesday

Corn futures fall on forecast for U.S. Midwest rain

Soybeans Hold Near 1-Month Low

Global Ports

Klaipėda Port reports growth and expanding Baltic market share

India in talks with Iran to secure Chabahar Port while awaiting US sanctions relief

Port of Rotterdam

Work starts on new green space near Droespolderweg in Rozenburg: 114 trees to be planted

Port of Rotterdam pilot marks a step towards restoring oyster reefs in the North Sea

Strait of Hormuz

Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with ‘freedom of movement’

Second tanker with Qatari LNG struck in Hormuz within a month as force majeure widens

Maritime Technology

ZeroNorth introduces Propel, a new agentic AI partner for maritime operations

Green Shipping

bound4blue Completes eSAIL® Installation On Groundbreaking South Pacific Multipurpose Vessel

MARITIME NEWS 8-3-26

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Stas Margaronis

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Maritime Threats

Six Saudi Tankers Turn Away From Gulf of Aden, Ship-tracking Data Shows

U.S.-Iran Conflict

How Iran is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions

Strait of Hormuz

Trump Says U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Denies Talks

GasLog LNG Carrier Damaged Exiting Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two New Attacks

Maritime Health

Seafarer Happiness Slips as Chronic Strain Replaces Crisis, Survey Finds

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

China cements global shipbuilding lead as vessel orders surge, marine economy gains pace in H1

U.S. Collaborations

Hanwha delays Philly Shipyard profit as U.S. costs rise and orders slip

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has commenced construction of a new 115,000-ton LNG LR2 dual-fuel tanker

HD Hyundai smashes Q2 forecasts as shipbuilding, refining power surge

Green Shipping

STX Engine wins Maersk order to power 14 ultra-large container ships

U.S. Ag Trade

Brazilian, US soybean prices remain high despite drops; Brazil still top origin

Chicago wheat posts first monthly gain in three months

Chinese Ports

Shanghai Port reaches 2 million cbm LNG bunkering landmark

Global Ports

Cargo logjam for years eating up 40% of Ctg Port’s capacity

Adani Ports Cargo volumes jump 15% from last year in July, near 50 MT mark

Engaged with stakeholders on Chabahar Port project: Govt tells Lok Sabha

U.S. Port News

Dr. Noel Hacegaba at 6 Months: ‘Halftime’ Report

Clean Truck Fund’s Year 5 Priority: Helping Existing ZE Trucks