By Patrick Burnson Published: July, 2013 The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners in June announced the appointment of maritime shipping industry veteran Chris Lytle as the port’s new executive director. He begins his new job later this month. Lytle currently serves as the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container […]
Published: February, 2019 MV Carina, the fourth and final of WETA’s Hydrus class ferries, arrived in the Bay Area on January 27. Built in Seattle by Vigor and designed by Incat Crowther, Carina is a 400-passenger, 27-knot ferry that will primarily handle runs between Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco. Carina joins sister ferries Hydrus, […]
By Deb Self and Saul BloomPublished: July, 2010 Due to the efforts of San Francisco Baykeeper, Arc Ecology, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the decaying, toxic vessels of the Ghost Fleet will soon haunt the waters of Suisun Bay no longer. In an important victory for the health of San Francisco Bay and […]
