Comments on: About http://greenships.org/blog The Champion of Hopeless Causes Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Phelps Hobart, President, Pacific Merchant Marine Council, NLUS http://greenships.org/blog?cpage=1#comment-9 Phelps Hobart, President, Pacific Merchant Marine Council, NLUS Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:48:06 +0000 http://greenships.org/blog//?page_id=2#comment-9 I am delighted to welcome Stas to our maritime industry Navy League council. For 2011, the council has a focus on moving goods on West Coast marine highways. In late October MARAD announced $30 million in federal recovery act dollars would be expended to pay for development of a three port (Oakland, Stockton, and Sacramento) partnership. Some of the funds will be used for dredging and port development but not all. See MARAD news release # DOT 191-10, "Groundbreaking Ceremony Signals Start of ‘Green’ Marine Highway Project." http://www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/news_releases_summary/news_release/DOT_191-10_news_release.htm A good start, but as Stas clearly states there is more to making this a reality than this. All sorts of government approvals then their are the vessels. Barges and tugs are common but new U. S. built cargo ships would be welcomed. MARAD and the Military Sealift Command have some "roll on - roll off" ships commissioned and positioned to move goods for the military and state department. These could possibly be leased and put into service along the Pacific Coast. If you also have an interest in Marine Highways especially along the Pacific Coast's I-5 corridor and the greater San Francisco Bay area, we invite you to come aboard the Navy League and our council. In 2011 the council, in addition to other activities, will be lending its support to Stas' vision. Heave Ho! I am delighted to welcome Stas to our maritime industry Navy League council.

For 2011, the council has a focus on moving goods on West Coast marine highways.

In late October MARAD announced $30 million in federal recovery act dollars would be expended to pay for development of a three port (Oakland, Stockton, and Sacramento) partnership. Some of the funds will be used for dredging and port development but not all.

See MARAD news release # DOT 191-10, “Groundbreaking Ceremony Signals Start of ‘Green’ Marine Highway Project.”
http://www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/news_releases_summary/news_release/DOT_191-10_news_release.htm

A good start, but as Stas clearly states there is more to making this a reality than this. All sorts of government approvals then their are the vessels. Barges and tugs are common but new U. S. built cargo ships would be welcomed. MARAD and the Military Sealift Command have some “roll on – roll off” ships commissioned and positioned to move goods for the military and state department. These could possibly be leased and put into service along the Pacific Coast.

If you also have an interest in Marine Highways especially along the Pacific Coast’s I-5 corridor and the greater San Francisco Bay area, we invite you to come aboard the Navy League and our council. In 2011 the council, in addition to other activities, will be lending its support to Stas’ vision. Heave Ho!

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