BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: March, 2019 In anticipation of handling a new generation of mega-container vessels, the Port of Oakland’s largest terminal plans to install three 300-foot-tall gantry cranes late next year. SSA Terminals, the operator of Oakland International Container Terminal, ordered the cranes from Shanghai-based ZPMC, noting that it expects the cranes […]
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ON OUR COVER
Published: March, 2019 Originally planned to begin in 2023, ferry traffic from Treasure Island is now due to start in 2021, which is when the first units of a giant new housing and commercial development will be ready for occupancy. But there is still no agreement on fundamental aspects of the plan, including where and […]
Around the Bay in March 2019
Published: March, 2019 Rotunda Dance Series In their ninth season of free monthly dance performances in San Francisco City Hall’s extraordinary rotunda, Dancers’ Group and World Arts West continue their partnership to bring audiences lunchtime glimpses into movement and musical traditions from around the world. On Friday, March 15 at noon there will be […]
Sasha De Sola to Soar as Aurora in SF Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty
Published: March, 2019 Sasha De Sola, a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, will again be in the limelight as she takes the stage as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. This is a role she has longed to perform here, and in this exclusive interview with Bay Crossings, she shares her insights and […]
Become a 2019 Partner Dockwalker
BC STAFF Published: March, 2019 Dockwalkers are volunteers who are trained to engage members of the public and the boating community to adopt clean boating practices. There are numerous opportunities to attend free Dockwalker trainings this year. Dockwalkers share clean boating information with boaters and distribute 2019 Boater Kits with educational materials and […]
International Ocean Film Festival Returns to Bay Area
BC STAFF Published: March, 2019 "One who was born by the ocean or has associated with it cannot ever be quite content away from it for very long,” wrote John Steinbeck in his classic The Log from the Sea of Cortez. For the filmmakers and film lovers of the San Francisco-born International Ocean Film […]
MTC Sponsors Climate-Change Art Contest
BY BILL PICTURE Published: March, 2019 Bay Area youth ages 13 to 23 are invited to participate in a photo and video contest launched last month by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). The agencies asked young people to use their creative brains to communicate what […]
Dirty Dinosaurs Lurking Around the Bay
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH Published: February, 2019 I understand the mindset of the people who decided to build dirty, dangerous oil refineries on the gorgeous San Francisco Bay shoreline. Many decades ago, they likely envisioned sites around the Bay where tanker ships could easily dock and offload crude oil. They saw an endless source […]
Port of Oakland Shore Power Grid Pays Green Dividends
BY BILL PICTURE Published: February, 2019 In positive news for Bay Area air quality, 75 percent of the 1,543 ships that visited the Port of Oakland last year switched off their engines while docked—an increase from 68 percent in 2017. Using shore power for lighting, temperature control, refrigeration and other electrical onboard systems […]
Long-Awaited Ferry Renaissance Comes to Richmond
BY JOEL WILLIAMS Published: February, 2019 On January 10, with a large dose of pomp and circumstance, the City of Richmond, the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) marked the launch of Richmond ferry service and the opening of the Richmond Ferry Terminal with a celebration in the […]