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The Port of Everett on Monday welcomed the newest cargo carrier to town with a reception and harbor tour, in anticipation of the arrival from Russia Wednesday of a second vessel of the Sakhalin Shipping Co. (SASCO).
SASCO’s first ship, Selenga, left Everett fully loaded on July 18, bound for the Russian far east. The line will serve Pevek, Russia, from Everett, carrying mining equipment and supplies, among other things. Most of the line’s ships are “ice-class,” meaning they have more than the usual hull strength to navigate sea ice. This is crucial in the line’s home waters around Sakhalin Island, where SASCO carries cargo and passengers.
SASCO is the port’s fourth major carrier. The others are Eastern Car Liner (ECL), which serves Asia with so-called roll-on, roll-off (“ro-ro”) cargo like cars, trucks and heavy equipment; Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO), a U.S.-Russian joint venture that carries containers and vehicles; and Westwood Shipping Lines, which specializes in forest products and oversized cargo as well as containers.
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The International Longshoremen’s Union posted this announcement today:
ILA and USMX Will Continue Negotiations With Union and Management’s 20-member Committee Meeting on August 22-24, 2012
The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO will resume negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 when the union’s negotiating sub-committee, called the 20-member committee, meets with the employer’s smaller negotiating committee in Delray Beach, Florida. The ILA and USMX have scheduled three days of meetings with this committee on August 22-24 and will likely call full Wage Scale meetings in early September.
The most recent ILA-USMX Wage Scale meetings held in mid-July produced breakthrough agreements for the ILA on automation and chassis work.
ILA ports from Maine to Texas are also currently engaged in local bargaining. In New York, the NYSA and ILA have scheduled local negotiations for August 28 and 29, 2012 in Newark, NJ.
Knud Stubkjaer, a former senior executive with Maersk Line and German shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt, has been named CEO of Carrix, the parent of Seattle-based SSA Marine and Tideworks Technology. Current CEO Jon Hemingway will continue to serve as chairman.
Stubkjaer spent 30 years with A.P. Moller-Maersk, including as CEO of Maersk Line. More recently, he was a partner and CEO of E.R. Schiffahrt, a large Hamburg-based owner and manager of chartered container ships. He will continue to serve on the board of E.R. Capital Holding Group, the parent company.
From the Journal of Commerce
Coos Bay COO Kathy Wall is taking over as COO from David Koch, who became full time CEO in June.The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay promoted Kathy Wall to serve as chief operating officer, the position formerly held by Chief Executive Officer David Koch.
Wall previously served as harbormaster for two years, overseeing the Charleston Marina Complex. Her new position will oversee Charleston operations. She will also be the primary liaison between the port and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the private marine terminal operators, maritime service providers, the Coos Bay Rail Link and other community stakeholders, according to the port.
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