Port of Kalama celebrates
vessel maiden voyage call

KALAMA — The Port of Kalama and Kalama Export LLC this week welcomed the ship FIGALIA NAVIGATOR of Greece, commanded by Demitios Kokolis, ship master, and his 20-member all Greek crew, on the vessel's maiden voyage to the United States. The vessel, which was built in Korea and owned by J.L. Pipilis, made the Port of Kalama one of its first ports of call to load soybeans at Kalama Export for delivery to China. During the visit, officials from Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality and Washington State’s Department of Fish and Wildlife toured the FIGALIA NAVIGATOR’s next-generation ballast water treatment system, PANASIA. The treatment system provides a two-step process to remove invasive species from ballast water. The first step is a filtration process that removes larger organisms from microscopic zooplankton to small fish or crabs, and larger sediments. The second step is a UV light process that kills or deactivates most of the remaining smaller organisms such as bacteria and viruses. The Coast Guard regulates ballast water treatment federally and has not yet approved this company’s technology. Currently, ship crews are required to conduct an open sea water exchange.

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Evergreen joining other carriers
in new West Africa service

JERSEY CITY — Evergreen Line reports it will team up with Hanjin and UASC to launch a new West Africa Service (WAF) at the end of May. The new service will provide a transhipment link to the Far East and Europe via Algeciras and extend Evergreen Line's global service network to West Africa. Four ships of 2,800 - 3,000 TEU will be deployed in the joint service. Evergreen Line and UASC will deploy one vessel each with the other two ships operated by Hanjin. The first sailing is planned from Algeciras on May 30, 2012. The port rotation for the 28-day voyage is: Algeciras-Lagos-Tema-Abidjan-Algeciras

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TSA sets December deadline
for passenger plane cargo screening

WASHINGTON, DC — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced it has set a deadline for passenger air carriers to conduct 100 percent cargo screening on international flights bound for the United States. Beginning December 3, 2012, all cargo shipments loaded on passenger aircraft must undergo screening for explosives, fulfilling a requirement of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act. TSA reports it has worked with other governments, international organizations, and industry partners to increase the security of air cargo without restricting the movement of goods and commerce. The screening deadline requires 100 percent screening of all air cargo shipments bound for the U.S.

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NYK takes delivery
of new slurry vessel

TOKYO — On May 11, TAHAROA DESTINY, a new 175,000 DWT class vessel dedicated to the transport of ironsand slurry, was delivered to NYK. The ship was built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s (MHI) Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works. The vessel will be chartered to New Zealand Steel Mining Ltd. under a long-term contract and is expected to transport 1.2 million tons of ironsand slurry annually from New Zealand to China and Japan for 15 years.

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Crowley works of charity honored
during SUNY Maritime College event

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Crowley Maritime Corporation was recently honored for its charitable efforts with an award from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College that recognized the company’s continued dedication to supporting SUNY students with scholarships, internship programs and career opportunities through the years. Crowley President, Chairman and CEO Tom Crowley Jr. accepted the award from SUNY Maritime College President Rear Admiral Wendi B. Carpenter, USN (Ret.), during the college’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner, held on the Throggs Neck campus in New York, earlier this
month. Since 1984, Crowley has provided more than half-a-million dollars in scholarship funding for more than 200 students studying at maritime academies and other select institutions in the U.S., Alaska, Puerto Rico and Central America. In 1994, Crowley established the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship Program in honor of his father, and has also donated more than $2 million over the years to support other educational programs.

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