Shipping
From the Editor’s Desk / Readers respond to why the San Juans need a rescue tug
March 19, 2021
Mike Sato
Lopez Island readers of the article “Rescue tug stationed in islands is best bet to avoid oil spills in San Juan-Gulf waters, study says” responded to the article’s posting in Lopez Rocks.
photo: Port of Vancouver © 2020
Proposed Roberts Bank terminal will add cargo capacity — but at what cost to Salish Sea
August 25, 2020
Kimberly Cauvel
A lesser-known yet major Canadian infrastructure project could bring major changes to shipping traffic in waters shared by British Columbia and Washington. If constructed, Roberts Bank Terminal 2, would enable Canada to move another 2.4 million shipping containers per year through its southernmost terminal about 1 mile from the Washington state border.