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By Deb Self Published: December, 2014 For 40 years, the 57 decaying ships of the Ghost Fleet haunted the San Francisco Bay ecosystem. But before 2015 ends, all the ships will be gone. The Ghost Fleet was a collection of long-defunct military ships from World War II and the Korean War. They were originally stored […]
By Bill Picture Published: December, 2014 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to Berkeley-based HJ Science & Technology to develop an instrument that allows fast on-site testing of water to determine the presence of dangerous levels of cyanotoxins, the poisonous toxins produced when blue-green algae […]
By Captain Ray Published: December, 2014 With Halloween in the rearview mirror, I guess it’s fair to say that the “holiday season” is upon us. As I write this in early November, we are looking forward to (in chronological order) Thanksgiving on November 27, the start of Hanukkah on December 16, Christmas on December 25 […]
BC Staff Report Published: December, 2014 On the weekend of December 13 and 14, San Francisco Bay Ferry will temporarily close the Alameda Main Street ferry terminal to permit work on the ferry dock. The weekend closure is needed to permit relocation of the dock and installation of new passenger gangways. Funds for the project […]
By Mallory Johnson Published: December, 2014 With the holidays officially upon us, it’s time to embark in wintery festivities. Whether you plan to sip on hot cocoa or spiced cider, or check out the decorations in Union Square or at PIER 39, there are plenty of ways to get into the holiday spirit. A reliable […]
By Matt Larson Published: December, 2014 It’s been a long time coming for Dave Noble to achieve the rank of captain with Golden Gate Ferry, and it’s been well worth the wait. “I’ve been trying to get out here for 30 years but it never worked out,” he said. “I’m finally here, and I’m staying […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: December, 2014 A sales tax extension and augmentation approved by voters in last month’s election should be good news for international shippers. That’s the word from the Port of Oakland, which today applauded passage of Measure BB on the ballot. The initiative extends the life of an existing half-cent sales tax […]
Published: December, 2014 The boating community has a unique and very colorful way of doing its part during this season of celebration. They adorn their boats with lights, decorations, costumed people and pets, and go on parade. This year, there are four lighted boat parades in the Bay Area: Oakland/Alameda on December 6; San Francisco’s […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: November, 2014 U.S. shippers have been assured by a variety of governmental agencies that cargo vessels of Liberian registry are no more vulnerable to carrying the Ebola virus than vessels sailing under other flags of convenience. Beyond dispute, however, is the fact that Liberia is the world’s second largest registry, representing […]
Published: November, 2014 In October, the heavy lift vessel Tern arrived in San Francisco and picked up the Port of San Francisco’s Drydock #1 for towing to a green-certified ship recycling facility near Shanghai, China. The drydock’s departure represented the last phase of 15 years of efforts to find a final resting place for Drydock […]