Let’s Call a Shovel a Shovel By John Bollinger Published: May, 2002 It is happening folks. Yes, there is validity to the fact that most of the weather stations that report ground temperatures around the world are located in or near major cities and that this influences the readings. However, lets be honest with ourselves, […]
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Imported Newsprint Shipments Back at Port of San Francisco
Published: May, 2002 After an absence of several years, the Port of San Francisco recently welcomed two vessels transporting thousands of tons of imported rolled newsprint to its Pier 80 Omni-terminal. The MV Thorseggen, a specially built newsprint carrier, arrived on Sunday, March 31 with 1600 metric tons of newsprint. Owned by Norsk Pacific […]
New York Report: More Ferries! More Ferries! More Ferries!
By John Bollinger Published: April, 2002 In the last issue of San Francisco Bay Crossings, Incorporating New York Harbor Crossings (a title that just trips off the tongue), your humble writer discussed the need for increasing and improving ferry service in the NYC area. As may be seen from this issue, there is going to […]
Working Waterfront In their own words
Susan McAnanama Published: April, 2002 V.I.S.I.T. Center Manager Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island The best way to see the Statue of Liberty is how the immigrants saw it, from a boat and from a distance. You get the feeling it gets much larger right in front of you. From afar, it […]
New Age Working Waterfront
Published: April, 2002 No Matter
Letters tothe Editor
Published: April, 2002 Dear Editor: I enjoyed reading the March issue, particularly the article on Angel Island and its military history, which brought to mind some family history of my own. A little over 100 years ago, my father received his discharge papers on Angel Island from the U.S. Army after a three-year hitch in […]
Gettin’ on the Bay
Bang goes the evening gun – It’s race time! By Mary Swift Published: April, 2002 A new season of sailboat racing season starts in April on San Francisco Bay, with a packed schedule full of opportunities. It is possible, be you willing, to race every weeknight and weekend day April through September. Long distance sailing […]
NY Harbor History:A Glance Back in Time
By Richard B. Marrin Published: April, 2002 The Governors of New York and New Jersey recently announced the first phase of a plan to expand ferry service between the two states, especially to the southern tip of Manhattan. The hope is to add an additional 63,000 passengers a day to the present ferry commuting population […]
Port of Oakland and BNSF Announce Opening of the Joint Intermodal Terminal
Published: April, 2002 New Facility to Take 20,000 Truck Moves a Year off Interstate 80 The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and Port of Oakland today announced they have reached an agreement for BNSF to operate the Port’s newly built Joint Intermodal Terminal, to be known as Oakland International Gateway. BNSF will […]
SAUSALITO SWINGS INTO SPRING
By Rob Franco Published: April, 2002 Hurray! Spring has sprung and Sausalito has as well. Wait a minute…I hope you don’t get the wrong idea from that statement. It doesn’t matter really what you might imagine…rumors abound! It’s all good….really! What I mean to say is Spring is Here and Sausalito is ready to shed […]