By Patrick Burnson Published: April, 2016 A broad coalition of shippers and other supply chain stakeholders are appealing to West Coast dockside labor and management to begin early discussions on either a contract extension or a new contract, with the goal of successfully concluding negotiations before the current contract expires on June 30, 2019. In […]
Published: June, 2003 On Saturday, May 17, the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, the Liberty Ship that made eleven passages carrying Allied troops, explosives, and tanks between England and the Normandy beachheads during the World War II D-Day landings, received the World Ship Trust’s prestigious Maritime Heritage Award. The award was presented in ceremonies aboard the O’Brien […]
Published: August, 2004 Why is it so many big transit construction projects have so many big cost overruns and fail to provide the benefits promised? BART to SFO was going to cost $590 million and attract lots of riders. Instead, we got a $1.5 billion project that is not attracting riders. How could this be? […]
