REBUILD THE UNITED STATES!

Source: ASCE By Kevin Policarpo  American infrastructure has been in stagnation for several decades with a few areas being graded at B or C according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2021 Report Card For America’s Infrastructure[1], which is published every 4 years. Progress has been made recently to rectify this issue, with the overall grade of the nation’s public works being...

By Stas Margaronis For centuries people believed that a poet named Homer wrote the epic poems the Illiad and the Odyssey, the foundations of literature in Western Civilization. However, in 1923 a young University of California classics student argued, in his master’s thesis, that the true authors derived from a “traditional’ process.[1] In his thesis Millman Parry asserted: “Just as the story of...

By Stas Margaronis Retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joel Whitehead, has been appointed as the new executive vice president of the International Propeller Club of the United States (IPCUS). Whitehead served as IPCUS president from 2017-2019. In announcing Whitehead’s appointment, IPCUS President Niels Aalund said: “Joel led our organization through some tumultuous times and spearheaded the...

Photo: TRAPAC By Stas Margaronis After facing losses of U.S. import market share, U.S. West Coast (USWC) ports have increased their import share but lost export market share compared to rival ports on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association’s West Coast Trade Report. The June West Coast Trade Report provided April 2021 results as follows: *USWC...

By Kevin Policarpo              As California is preparing to deal with another round of wildfires this year, plans and strategies have been created to mitigate the damage of the fires. These plans include increasing the amount of greenery burned through controlled fires, increasing the manpower of Cal Fire, and improving the fire safety of communities across the state. With the increasing...

By Stas Margaronis, RBTUS Ron Gonen provides a primer for companies and people who want to support waste-free products and business strategies. His theme is that a “circular” economy can develop around products and strategies that utilize recycling. The growth of stores selling waste-free products is backed by the growing participation of companies and producers who are moving away from plastic....

Long Beach Container Terminal BY STAS MARGARONIS   IN THIS REPORT: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION PORTS OF LOS ANGELES & LONG BEACH CLEAN AIR ACTION PLAN LONG BEACH CONTAINER TERMINAL IS ELECTRIFIED TRAPAC TERMINAL LOS ANGELES INVESTS IN ELECTRIC POWER PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION SAYS CLEAN AIR MANDATES UNDERMINE CALIFORNIA PORTS COMPETITIVENESS SSA ALSO EXPRESSES CONCERNS NETHERLANDS:...

Source: U.S. Army BY STAS MARGARONIS The crisis bogging down vaccinating Americans against the COVID virus can be alleviated by mobilizing U.S. Armed Forces and deploy qualified medical and support personnel to  accelerate vaccinations, according to a knowledgeable, retired senior U.S. Army officer. The U.S. Army officer, who asked not to be identified, said: “There is no doubt in my mind that...

ED DENIKE BY STAS MARGARONIS Ed Denike, president SSA Containers, said that ocean carriers tell him that vessel congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is likely to continue until March. Denike, who spoke to the Propeller Club of Northern California via Zoom on January 12th, explained that congestion delays have seen as many as 40 ships waiting to be unloaded that amounts to a 7-8...