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PCNC Welcomes JOC’s Bill Mongeluzzo: 2016 Trans-Pacific Shipping Outlook

PCNC Welcomes JOC’s Bill Mongeluzzo: 2016 Trans-Pacific Shipping Outlook

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WHEN: 

WHERE: Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar – 2 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607 – View Map

Bill Mongeluzzo will answer the following:

1) Will we see more ocean carrier mergers in 2016?

2) Will freight rates continue to decline in 2016?

3) Will the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach increase their market share in 2016?

4) What is the likely impact at the Port of Oakland?

5) What is the impact to U.S. importers, exporters and ports of the slowdown in China?

6) What changes do we expect from the 2016 Panama Canal opening?

7) How will new container weight rules impact shippers and carriers? Will this mean more truckloads on California freeways?

WHENTuesday, April 12, 2016 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (PDT) – Add to CalendarWHEREScott’s Seafood Grill & Bar – 2 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607 – View Map

Fall Luncheon: MARAD Comes to Oakland

Fall Luncheon: MARAD Comes to Oakland

Posted on by Stas Margaronis

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (PDT)
Oakland, CA

In furtherance of the Propeller Club’s mission to bring Washington, DC to Northern California the speaker will be Maritime Administrator (MARAD) Paul “Chip” Jaenichen. MARAD is the agency within the DOT dealing with waterborne transportation. MARAD works in many areas involving ships and shipping, shipbuilding, port operations, vessel operations, national security, environment, and safety. The agency also maintains the national defense reserve merchant fleet and the US Merchant Marine Academy.

Captain Jaenichen is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and spent 30 years in the Navy where he was the Commanding Officer of USS Albany (SSN 753) and Commander of Submarine Squadron Eleven in San Diego and other senior positions during his career.

He will outline MARAD’s current issues and how they are promoting the US flag fleet and the viability of the US Merchant Marine.

This is a prepay event. The deadline for reservations is October 14. Tickets may be purchased through Eventbrite.

Join Rosie the Riveter Day

Join Rosie the Riveter Day

Posted on by Stas Margaronis

The Rosie the Riveter/ WWII Home Front National Historical Park and the Rosie the Riveter Trust are working with the Richmond Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and The City of Richmond with support from the Spirit of ’45 and the American Rosie the Riveter Association to break the record!

When: 1:00 – 3:00 pm Saturday, August 15, 2015
Where: The Rosie the Riveter Memorial located in Marina Park (corner of Regatta Blvd and Melville Square), Richmond, CA 94804
Carpooling, biking, and public transportation encouraged

Break the Guinness World Record!

Help us break the Guinness World Record with 1,000 women and girls of ALL AGES dressed as iconic Rosie the Riveter! Men and women needed as volunteers!

Be a part of setting a new Guinness World Record for “The Largest Gathering of People Dressed as a Rosie the Riveter”! The current record was set last year when 776 Rosie and Rosie lookalikes gathered at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI.

Uniform REQUIRED: To be counted as a Rosie, you must wear the following:

  1. Red bandana with approximately 1″ diameter white polka-dots (hair should be pinned up, not down or in a ponytail).
  2. Dark blue long-sleeve workers coveralls, OR long-sleeve dark blue collared shirt and dark blue pants, OR very dark blue jeans (not faded). Long sleeves must be rolled up like the classic image.
  3. Red socks that cover calves (pants must be rolled up to reveal socks)
  4. Black work boots or work shoes (or as close as you can get, as long as they’re black) OR brown work boots.

Rosie the Riveter What to Wear

NOTE:

  • No faded denim jeans
  • No denim shirts
  • No bib overalls
  • No t-shirts
  • No sweats

Official “Rosie the Riveter” bandanas and red socks will be available at the event for $7 per pack. The first 100 people get a free official bandana provided by the Rosie the Riveter Trust.

For additional information or to volunteer:
Contact Allison Joyce at call 510-232-5050 x6632

Social Media:
Facebook: Rosie Rally on Facebook
#RosieRally

California-China Trade Luncheon

California-China Trade Luncheon

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PETRILLA Kenneth Official Headshot

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Scott’s Seafood Grill & Bar
Oakland, CA

The Propeller Club of Northern California is delighted to host a luncheon featuring Kenneth J. Petrilla, Executive Director of California-China Office of Trade and Investment.

Ken was appointed executive director of the California-China Office of Trade and Investment on December 18, 2014. He leads dedicated experts in China and California in an effort to promote and facilitate Chinese investment into California and to help California companies doing business in China.

Ken will discuss the California-China trade and investment environment, opportunities and challenges with a few examples and anecdotes sprinkled in. Prior to the California-China Office of Trade and Investment, Ken was an executive vice president with Wells Fargo Bank. During a career that spanned over 30 years with Wells Fargo, he held many positions, including head of the China desk, regional manager of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, managing director of the Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank and other senior international banking positions.

Special thanks to PCNC Jim Maloney for arranging for this distinguished speaker.

Have questions about PCNC California-China Trade Luncheon? Contact John Amos, President, Propeller Club of Northern California.

Tickets available for purchase online via Eventbrite PCNC Luncheon.

Amos Invites Participation in Maritime Day Event

Amos Invites Participation in Maritime Day Event

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National Maritime Day is May 22, 2015

Propeller Club Members,

This year the Propeller Club of Northern California is not presenting a Maritime Day event on May 22. We have decided to lend our support to the following event.

The USDOT Maritime Administration, in collaboration with the City of Alameda and other maritime partners, is planning to have a Maritime Day 2015 event aboard the MV Cape Orlando at Pier 1, Alameda Point from 10:00 AM until noon with VIP speakers at 11:00 AM. Refreshments will be served.

This will be a complimentary event for all attendees.

Further information can be obtained from Kurt Birkhahn at MARAD in San Francisco, 415-744-2589, kw********@do*.gov.

Please support this worthy and patriotic event.

John Amos
President
Propeller Club of Northern California
925-933-5226

15th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium

15th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium

Posted on by Stas Margaronis

February 24-25, 2015
Citizen Hotel
936 J Street, Sacramento, CA

The 15th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium is the premier conference focused on briefing Sacramento’s policymakers on key matters related to the entire Maritime Transportation System.

It is the only comprehensive forum for port executives, commissioners and other stakeholders across the state to seek resolution to the growing challenges the Maritime Transportation System faces.

The California Maritime Leadership Symposium is hosted by a broad-based coalition of the maritime industry headed up by the California Association of Port Authorities, California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference, California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council, California Maritime Academy, Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce, and the Propeller Club of Los Angeles – Long Beach.

Review the full symposium program.

For more information, visit the 15th Annual California Maritime Symposium website.

Reserve Your Place at the Fall Luncheon

Reserve Your Place at the Fall Luncheon

Posted on by Stas Margaronis

Monday, December 1, 2014
11:30 – 14:00 hours
Scott’s Seafood Restaurant
2 Broadway, Jack London Square Oakland

The Propeller Club of Northern California’s annual fall luncheon will feature speaker Mario Cordero, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C.

The deadline for reservations is November 25. Propeller Club members and their guests pay $45 each, non-members $50. Send the reservation form and your check made payable to “PC-NC” to:

The Propeller Club of Northern California
120 Village Square, Box 113
Orinda, CA 94563

You may download and print the form here: [ddownload id=”688″]

SCI Invites You to Bay Area Harbor Event

SCI Invites You to Bay Area Harbor Event

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

5:30 – 8:30 pm
Aboard the USS Potomac
(the Presidential Yacht of former US President and SCI board member Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Dockside in Jack London Square

Event begins with docent tours at 5:30 pm.
Buffet dinner commences at 6:30 pm.

Spend an evening dockside in Jack London Square enjoying dinner, drinks and a beautiful view. Proceeds support mariners served by SCI’s International Maritime Center in the Bay Area, part of North America’s largest mariners’ service agency.

Contact
Adrienne Yee
+1 510-844-1130
ay**@se***********.org

Reserve before September 15, as space is limited.

  • Hosted bar
  • Raffle prizes (Cash, credit card and personal check accepted.)
  • Accessible to handicapped persons

Vessel moored at end of Clay Street in Jack London Square, Oakland, CA. Drivers may drop off guests at the entrance to the vessel. Parking available in Jack London Square garage on Washington Street.

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11th Coast Guard District Holds Change of Command Ceremony

11th Coast Guard District Holds Change of Command Ceremony

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Rear Adm. Joseph A. Servidio assumed command of the 11th Coast Guard District from Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz during a change-of-command ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Island.

As commander of the 11th District, Servidio will oversee Coast Guard operations in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah, coastal and offshore operations from the California-Oregon border to the U.S. Mexico border, and counter-smuggling law enforcement operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central and South America.  He will also direct maritime homeland security operations, port safety and security, environmental protection, commercial and recreational vessel safety, and maritime law enforcement throughout the district.

Rear Adm. Joseph Servidio (Left), 11th Coast Guard District commander, speaks with Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz, former district commander, during a reception held after a change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda
Rear Adm. Joseph Servidio (Left), 11th Coast Guard District commander, speaks with Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz, former district commander, during a reception held after a change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda