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Month: January 2011

2010: Port of Seattle record year

The Port of Seattle hit a record container count for 2010 of the equivalent of 2.1 million 20-foot containers. It’s the first time the port has broken the two million container barrier. A key contributor to Seattle’s 2010...

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Vancouver port lands $72M deal

United Grain Corp. is proposing a $72 million expansion of its Port of Vancouver USA grain terminal that could nearly double the port’s already sizable grain exports. Port commissioners on Tuesday signed off on demolishing three...

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Feds: Jones Act didn’t hurt oil clean-up

Remember shortly after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and others were trying to repeal a U.S. shipping maritime law because they said it hindered relief efforts? The federal commission investigating...

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Lanai wind farm term agreement negotiated

Hawaiian Electric Co. and Castle & Cooke Resorts officials contend that Lanai residents could see some benefits ranging from lower electric rates and guaranteed employment to hunting access and water rights as part of...

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L.A. port’s volume up 16% in 2010

Cargo container shipments surged 16 percent at the Port of Los Angeles in 2010, buoyed by a strong start that leveled off as the year came to a close, according to figures released Thursday. The Port of Los Angeles had its...

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