by Stas | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS Union Pacific railroad maintenance workers who are represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWED), a division of the Teamsters Union, are demanding the UP provide a “full quarantine pay package” for workers by December 27th....
by Stas | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: Port of San Francisco BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS 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...
by Stas | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & Texas General Land Office By Stas Margaronis, RBTUS 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...
by Stas | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Source: Watermaster BY STAS MARGARONIS A new report published by Tulane University’s Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy warns that the high cost of U.S. dredging, caused by high shipbuilding costs and a lack of dredging vessels, will undermine the nation’s...
by Stas | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS In a September 4th letter, Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), urged member countries to take immediate steps to end the stranding of seafarers on merchant vessels around the world due to the COVID...
by Stas | Sep 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS At a September 15th virtual press conference, Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka announced that imports rose in August and the Port sees trends indicating volumes will continue to improve in September and October. Seroka says he is...