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PCNC Presents: U.S. MARITIME DAY 2021: Salute to the Jones Act with Acting MARAD Administrator Lucinda Lessley – May 21

PCNC Presents: U.S. MARITIME DAY 2021: Salute to the Jones Act with Acting MARAD Administrator Lucinda Lessley – May 21

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Friday May 21, 2021 @ 1030 Pacific Via Zoom

1030: INTRODUCTION: Stas Margaronis, PCNC

1035: WELCOME: Niels Aalund, President, International Propeller Club of the United States

Lucinda Lessley

1040: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lucinda Lessley, Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator, “Should the United States Expand Its Merchant Marine & Shipbuilding to Help U.S. Exporters” 

Lucinda Lessley serves as the Acting Administrator of the Maritime Administration. Previously, she was Senior Investigator with the House Committee on Homeland Security.  Prior to that, she worked for Congressman Elijah E. Cummings in a variety of positions, including Professional Staff on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

1050: CHALLENGES FOR JONES ACT CARRIERS IN 2021

Marjorie Zoretic, Director of Business Development & Government Services, Foss Maritime Company

Ed Washburn, Senior Vice President Fleet Operations, Pasha Group

Nick Marrone, Vice President, Seafarers International Union

Torey Presti, President, National Shipping of America

1200: CONCLUSION

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PCNC Welcomes PCC Logistics Brandon McDonnell, Darren Shems, STORM GEO, Ed Kearney, Founder Boundary Layer Technologies – April 28 @1100 via Zoom

PCNC Welcomes PCC Logistics Brandon McDonnell, Darren Shems, STORM GEO, Ed Kearney, Founder Boundary Layer Technologies – April 28 @1100 via Zoom

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Brandon McDonnell is Vice President of PCC Logistics who began his career in transportation while simultaneously attending Cal State Hayward.  His formal initiation into the industry commenced at PCC Logistics, situated in Oakland, CA in 1996. During his tenure there, he has held various positions ranging from operations to sales. McDonnell was a board member for several years of The Pacific Transportation Association, a San Francisco based transportation association founded in 1920 and served as its President in 2012.  In addition, he has been a board member of the West State Alliance Group, based in Oakland, Ca.  PCC Logistics was founded in 1988 and currently operates nine sites with approximately 1.8 million square feet of warehousing and distribution space in every major West Coast port. Today PCC provides an expansive menu of services in transportation, warehousing, and distribution, accommodating both import and export goods as well as dry and refrigerated cargoes.

Darren Shems is the Senior Route Analyst, StormGeo.  He is also the Internal Audit Leader for all StormGeo business lines and offices worldwide. A graduate of the California Maritime Academy, class of 2004 in Marine Transportation with accompanying Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage License. Additional maritime leadership experience as a Senior Marine Superintendent for Marine Terminals Corp./Ports America Group in Long Beach (2005-2009). As a member of the Container Team at Fleet Operations Center West, Darren is among a primary team that oversees daily fleet optimization efforts, issuing route recommendations and weather forecasts in order to protect the safety of the vessel, cargo, and crew.

Ed Kearney is the co-founder and CEO of Boundary Layer Technologies, a SF based technology startup that is building zero emissions hydrofoil cargo ships. Their ships will feature a cruise speed of over 40 knots and will replace highly polluting air freight, as well as reducing cost for shippers. He holds a masters of Ocean and coastal engineering from UNSW in Sydney Australia, a naval architecture certificate from Lloyd Maritime Academy, and is an associate member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects.

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For questions, please contact: apmargaronis@gmail.com

APRIL CONFERENCE: STRATEGY FOR STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE INVESTMENTS

APRIL CONFERENCE: STRATEGY FOR STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE INVESTMENTS

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APRIL CONFERENCE: STRATEGY FOR STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE INVESTMENTS 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 @ 08:45-12:30 U.S. Pacific Time Via Zoom 

This is a joint event with the Society of American Military Engineers and the Propeller Club of Northern California. The focus is to support funding for national flooding and sea level defense initiatives. 

Participants include: 

  • American Flood Coalition 
  • Deltares 
  • First Street Foundation 
  • Propeller Club of Northern California 
  • Royal Haskoning 
  • Society of American Military Engineers 

Agenda and Speakers Here 

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(Registration is $15) 

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PCNC Welcomes PMSA’s Mike Jacob’s “Analysis of Howard Terminal EIR”

PCNC Welcomes PMSA’s Mike Jacob’s “Analysis of Howard Terminal EIR”

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PCNC Welcomes PMSA’s Mike Jacob’s “Analysis of Howard Terminal EIR & How the Maritime Community Can Respond”

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 1100 Via Zoom

PMSA’s Vice President & General Counsel Mike Jacob will discuss:

  • What the Howard Terminal EIR says
  • Positives
  • Negatives
  • What Are the Next Steps

Berg Davis’ Luis Cuadra & Gabriela Jiminez will discuss the outreach campaign in response to the Howard Terminal EIR and what you can do…

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Port of Oakland Feature: Howard Terminal Video

Registration is $15

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For questions, please contact: apmargaronis@gmail.com

PCNC Welcomes Lars Jensen of SeaIntelligence Consulting: Global Container Shipping Review

PCNC Welcomes Lars Jensen of SeaIntelligence Consulting: Global Container Shipping Review

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Tuesday, February 23 @ 1100 Via Zoom

Lars Jensen will discuss:
1) Trends in Trans-Pacific Container Freight
2) Are Blank Sailings Here to Stay?
3) Could the Spot Market Get Worse?
4) Advice for Agricultural Exporters 
5) Is De-containerization a Temporary Fad?
6) What Kind of “Normal” Will We be Returning to after the Pandemic?

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

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

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SAVE THE DATE!

STORM SURGE BARRIER

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).

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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: apmargaronis@gmail.com

Questions: apmargaronis@gmail.com

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PCNC Welcomes Harbor Trucking Update from GSC Logistics’ Scott Taylor & HTA’s Weston LaBar on October 13 – Via Zoom

PCNC Welcomes Harbor Trucking Update from GSC Logistics’ Scott Taylor & HTA’s Weston LaBar on October 13 – Via Zoom

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OCTOBER 13, 2020 @ 11 VIA ZOOM

Scott Taylor & Weston LaBar

Scott Taylor, President/CEO – GSC Logistics and Weston LaBar President/CEO Harbor Trucking Association will update the Propeller Club of Northern California on how harbor truckers are coping with the Covid crisis and challenges to pick-ups and deliveries of containers at the Port of Oakland as well as other trucking issues at California ports.

Weston LaBar will also discuss the latest on Howard Terminal ballpark plans.

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To attend and receive Zoom instructions, please contact apmargaronis@gmail.com

PCNC WELCOMES WATERMASTER SINGLE OPERATOR DREDGER – September 29th

PCNC WELCOMES WATERMASTER SINGLE OPERATOR DREDGER – September 29th

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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.

Please see the video of the presentation and meeting here