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Coast | Port of Seattle files
brief addressing SeaTac lawsuit |
FMC move pushes back start of P3 vessel sharing deal |
Port of Seattle files brief
addressing SeaTac lawsuit
SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle reports that last month, Alaska Airlines amended its lawsuit against the City of SeaTac’s Proposition 1 and named the Port of Seattle a defendant in the case. The port and the Washington Public Ports Association have each submitted a brief stating that under current Washington state law, cities do not have jurisdiction over port-owned airports and therefore the City of SeaTac’s Proposition 1 does not apply to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Both briefs reference the Airports Act of 1945, which grants all ports in Washington exclusive authority to administer their airports. The law recognizes the strategic role these facilities play in moving people as part of an international network and supporting a growing economy across the region and the state.
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FMC move pushes back
start of P3 vessel sharing deal
WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to approve a request for additional information from the parties to the proposed P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 012230. This request for additional information delays the effectiveness of the proposed agreement. After the parties have submitted the requested information and documents, a new 45-day regulatory review period will begin. Notice that the FMC has issued this request for additional information will be published in the Federal Register next week and will announce a 15-day public comment period for interested parties to further comment on the proposed agreement. The commission’s request itself is not available to the public. The proposed agreement would authorize the parties to share vessels and engage in related cooperative operating activities in the trades between the U.S. and Asia, North Europe, and the Mediterranean.
US rail freight
traffic
climbs during week
WASHINGTON, DC — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported increased U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Nov. 23, 2013, with 296,581 total carloads, up 17.4 percent compared with the same week last year, which was Thanksgiving week in 2012. Total U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 267,759 trailers and containers, up 37.7 percent compared with the same week last year. Total combined U.S. weekly rail traffic was 564,340 carloads and intermodal units, up 26.2 percent compared with the same week last year. For the first 47 weeks of 2013, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 13,273,872 carloads, down 0.1 percent from the same point last year, and 11,665,026 intermodal units, up 4.7 percent from last year. Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 47 weeks of 2013 was 24,938,898 carloads and intermodal units, up 2.1 percent from last year.
NYK joining Astomos
Energy
in charter of new VLGC vessel
TOKYO — NYK reports it has entered into a time-charter contract for a new VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier; cargo tank capacity: 83,000 m3) with Astomos Energy Corporation (Astomos), which is global LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) company. Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the new VLGC will be delivered to Kyoei Tanker Co. Ltd in 2015 and chartered out to NYK. From its delivery, the vessel will be assigned to service designated in a new long-term contract with Astomos.
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Marcon acts as broker
in sale of tug JABBAR
COUPEVILLE, WA — Marcon International, Inc. of Coupeville, Washington reports the 5,570BHP tug JABBAR has been sold by Awal Marine Services of Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain to TradeWinds Towing LLC of Saint Augustine, Florida. Jabbar, meaning powerful or tremendous in Arabic, was originally built by Main Iron Works of Houma, Louisiana as their Hull 335 for McAllister Towing & Transportation of New York. The tug, renamed ISABELLE, will operate under Vanuatu registry performing coastwise and ocean tows including project cargoes, marine salvage, rescue towage, and dredging & construction support within the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Central & South America. Marcon has sold or chartered 13 tugs to-date this year totaling 49,523BHP and 294 tugs in the last 32 years totaling 915,795BHP. Sale of another U.S. flag, 3,000HP twin screw tug is expected to conclude within the week.