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Crowley, Port of San Diego Celebrate Groundbreaking for All-Electric Tugboat Charging Station
Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forth-coming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf. Joined by key partners and community stakeholders, the ceremony marked a …
Aug 11, 2023 / Curious
Port of San Diego Completes Shore Power Expansion at Cruise Ship Terminals, Two Cruise Vessels Plug in for First Time
As environmental champions, the Port of San Diego continues to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay. For the first time, two cruise ships can now simultaneously use shore power in San Diego rather than …
Jan 23, 2023 / Cruise
ABB to power first fully electric U.S. tugboat for maximum efficiency and zero-emission operations
ABB will deliver an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of San Diego.Upon delivery by Alabama-based shipbuilder Master …
Jul 30, 2021 / Vessels
Port of San Diego to Double Shore Power at Cruise Terminals
The Port of San Diego is doubling shore power capability at its B Street and Broadway Pier cruise ship terminals to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay.The Board of Port Commissioners has approved $4.6 …
Apr 27, 2021 / Curious
US Coast Guard medevacs man from cargo ship 250 miles off San Diego
The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Thursday from a commercial cargo ship more than 250 miles west of San Diego.A person aboard the motor vessel Jal Kamadhenu, a 748-foot bulk carrier, contacted 11th Coast Guard District command center …
Nov 6, 2020 / Accidents
Port of San Diego Celebrates Completion of Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal Modernization Project
The Port of San Diego celebrated completion of an approximately $24 million public works project to modernize its Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. On September 29, 2020, Port Board Vice Chair Michael Zucchet was joined by City of San Diego Mayor Kevin …
Sep 30, 2020 / Curious
Port of San Diego Establishes Foreign Trade Zone at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal
The Port of San Diego has recently been approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the City of San Diego to activate a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. As an FTZ, the terminal is a secured, designated location …
Jul 31, 2020 / Curious
Fire Breaks Out on US Navy Ship in San Diego
U.S. Navy ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) caught fire on Sunday morning while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Caption: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. John J. Mike/Released According to the U.S. Navy, 21 people were being treated for light …
Jul 13, 2020 / Accidents
Matson Christens Matsonia at NASSCO shipyard in San Diegо
Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, christened the second of two Kanaloa Class vessels, the largest combination container / roll-on, roll-off ("con-ro") ships ever built in the …
Jul 7, 2020 / Vessels
BAE Systems’ San Diego Shipyard to Tandem Dry-dock Two Destroyers
BAE Systems has received $170.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Navy to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers in its San Diego shipyard. Under the awarded contracts, the shipyard …
Sep 19, 2019 / Naval