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Published: June, 2003 Although the acronym NOAA may sound like something in a James Bond movie or secret document, it actually stands for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is a federal agency (Dept. of Commerce) and home to one of the seven uniformed services in the United States, the NOAA Corps. (Can you […]

Mary Frances Culnane Manager, Marine Engineering Bay Area Water Transit Authority

Published: August, 2001 The opportunity to make a difference. Having been a commuter in the area I realize the need for many transit options to assist in relieving highway congestion. Being given the task to directly work one solution by designing economically feasible, technically superior and environmentally friendly ferryboats is the chance of a lifetime. […]

Matson on Positive Track, California Exports Lag

By Patrick Burnson Published: March, 2013 Now that shippers have completed the last quarter of 2012, it appears that the state’s merchandise export trade finished 2012 on a weak note, owing largely to a sharp drop in shipments of electronics components to factories in Mexico. According to an analysis by Beacon Economics of foreign trade […]