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Short sea shipping being pitched by maritime group

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 27, 2008 at 7:41 am

From the Eureka Times-Standard:

Stephen Pepper sees an opportunity for Humboldt Bay — and it doesn’t involve enormous ships, dredging, a railroad or large amounts of public money.

It’s also something that’s been quietly steaming along, a little behind the scenes, in the conversation about how the port might become a greater economic engine in the region.

Short sea shipping involves moving cargo and containers from one American port to another, where it can be shipped across the ocean to a final destination. Pepper, who has worked in the tugboat industry and formed a logistical outfit called Humboldt Maritime Logistics, sees an operation that would use tugs and barges to move goods between five different West Coast ports, including Humboldt Bay.

Short sea shipping — say it three times fast — is a model used on the East and Gulf costs, in Europe and along other coastlines in the world. ”It’s only a matter of time before it comes to the West Coast,” Pepper said.

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November 27, 2008 · Filed Under Other Oceans & Beaches Stories

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