PCNC WELCOMES WATERMASTER SINGLE OPERATOR DREDGER PRESENTED BY PETER & JONATHAN DREYFUSS – Tuesday, September 29 @ 11 VIA ZOOM
This single operator Watermaster dredger can be deployed for shallow (20 feet) dredging jobs in Northern California.
PCNC members Peter and Jonathan Dreyfuss, co-founders Watermaster North America, will discuss this exciting new dredging technology on Tuesday September 29th @ 11 Via Zoom.
September 1, 2020 Via Zoom
As Bay Area ports expand their ferry services, PCNC is hosting a presentation of the design of a fast foil ferry, an innovation that promises a leap forward in low-emissions, high-speed passenger ferry service.
Three ports in Washington have joined forces to support the effort: Port of Anacortes, Port of Bellingham, and Port of Skagit. The vessel is under design by Glosten, a naval architecture and marine engineering firm, and Bieker Boats, a performance marine craft designer.
DNV (Det Norske Veritas), a Norwegian-based marine classification society that contracts with the U.S. Coast Guard, is coordinating the PCNC presentation. DNV GL is an accredited certification body. It certifies the compliance of companies according to a third-party standard, such as ISO 9001 (quality management system) or ISO 14001 (environmental management system).
Our speakers will be:
* Jennifer States, Director for Blue Economy at DNV GL, and
Project Coordinator for Washington Maritime Blue
* Matt Lankowski, Ocean Engineering and Analysis, Glosten
* Paul Bieker, Partner, Bieker Boats.
In addition, we will hear welcoming remarks from:
* Kristin Zortman, Executive Director, Port of Redwood City will provide opening remarks.
* Dan Worra, Executive Director for Port of Anacortes will also be joining us.
If you wish to attend the September 1st event, please email ap**********@***il.com for Zoom instructions.
Popular Pioneer Seafoods is netting long lines at the Port of Redwood City.
Previously operating out of San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf, the business that prides itself on catching high-quality seafood in sustainable fashion was forced to shut down and relocate due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new Redwood City location features a rolling fish market and restaurant. Customers can select from over 40 different types of fresh local fish as well as purchase food such as fish and chips from the rolling restaurant. The rolling restaurant is open from noon to 6 p.m., six days a week. Fresh fish can be purchased on the weekends depending on weather conditions.
Please join us for the presentation of Richard DiNuccii, US Customs Port Director San Francisco, who will address PCNC on Tuesday July 28th, 2020 at 1100 hrs via Zoom.
Please let me know if you can attend by emailing me at: ap**********@***il.com
Harbor trucker Andres “Andy” Garcia, owner of import drayage company GSC Logistics, died on June 24th.
Garcia, who was 72 years old, will be most recently remembered for his leadership role in opposing the Oakland A’s proposed condominium and baseball complex at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal.
Garcia mobilized the forcefulness and eloquence of his Cuban-American heritage to advocate for enhancing and protecting harbor worker jobs from attack by real estate developers seeking to transform the Port of Oakland into a playground for the wealthy.
Garcia forged an alliance with stevedores, harbor truckers, freight forwarders and the African-American leadership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10. Local 10 represents Port of Oakland longshore workers.
The coalition that Garcia helped build, along with his partner at GSC Logistics Scott Taylor, highlighted the divide between, on one hand, protecting harbor worker jobs and, on the other, siding with John Fisher, the Oakland A’s owner, who pursued a vision of a gentrified Oakland waterfront.
Congressman John Garamendi’s Chief of Staff, Bradley Bottoms addressed the PCNC
As a pre-Fourth of July celebration, PCNC will hold a networking party for members and friends to meet via Zoom on Thursday July 2nd at 11.00 AM. Zoom allows attendees to be organized into groups so people can talk to each other in a less congested setting.
If you wish to attend, please contact Stas Margaronis to register at: ap**********@***il.com
Three new ship to shore container cranes, built by Shanghai-based ZPMC, will arrive at the Port of Oakland later this year and will enhance the ability of SSA’s Oakland International Container Terminal to handle 19,000 TEU ships and larger.
ZPMC discussed the new cranes and new harbor automation technology at a Propeller Club of Northern California virtual presentation on June 16th.
At the presentation, Port of Oakland executive director Danny Wan welcomed ZPMC: “We are especially excited to welcome ZPMC who will be delivering new cranes to the Port of Oakland later this year. These cranes will be delivered to our partner SSA (Stevedoring Service of America). These will be the tallest cranes in North America and will help the Port of Oakland handle the largest container ships… Back in 1996, the Port of Oakland was the recipient of the first ship to shore cranes delivered in North America. So, thank you ZPMC!”
Note: Introductions, then the presentation starts at 19:30
ZPMC’s Yang Haisheng & Savanah Kunz Will Discuss New Port of Oakland Cranes & ZPMC Smart Solutions
Zoom Video Presentation: Tuesday June 16th at 11.00 AM.
Please RSVP: ap**********@***il.com by Monday June 15th, 2020
(You will receive a formal invitation plus password to access the briefing)