Karen Robes Meeks is a journalist based in Tacoma, Washington, specializing in local maritime and transportation news. She is a regular contributor to Pacific Maritime Magazine and her work has also been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Karen's articles cover a range of topics including port developments, vessel acquisitions, environmental initiatives, and industry recognition.
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Karen Robes Meeks' coverage primarily focuses on local transportation and logistics, particularly within port authorities and shipping. She frequently reports on government announcements and press releases related to infrastructure projects at specific ports in the United States, with a focus on Washington state.
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By: Karen Robes Meeks
Image: Northwest Seaport Alliance. Five maritime industry companies have been honored by the Northwest Seaport Alliance’s North Star Awards for their contributions to the gateway and the region in 2023, it was announced Oct. 24.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
The Port of Oakland received $322 million from the EPA to expedite the port’s transition to convert nearly all cargo handling operations to run on zero emissions. Image: Port of Oakland.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
A $5.26 million donation to the creation of a training center in British Columbia dedicated to marine trades education and workforce development. Photo via Seaspan.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
At U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, officials commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch, the agency’s 57th Fast Response Cutter and the second of three planned FRCs expected to be homeported in Astoria, Ore., the agency announced Oct. 24.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
The Princess Cruises ship Majestic Princess entering the Canada Place cruise terminal. Photo via Port of Vancouver. The Port of Vancouver’s Canada Place cruise terminal expects to break its previous passenger record by more than 80,000 passengers during the 2024 cruise season, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority revealed Oct. 28.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
The Port of Stockton has secured the biggest federal grant in its history.
Port Authority of Guam directors have authorized a multi-step bid process to replace the port’s aging gantry cranes, the port authority announced in a Nov. 3 newsletter.
Images via Maritime Institute. San Diego-based training provider Maritime Institute announced Nov. 4 that it’s acquiring Edmonds, Wash.-based based Compass Courses. The acquisition is expected to close by Dec. 1, and training programs are anticipated to begin in Edmonds next month.
Two Seattle-based maritime industry businesses say they’re teaming on a series of “barge-based clean power solutions” for ports that lack the traditional infrastructure for shore power.
By: Karen Robes Meeks
Hawaii-based inter-island freight company Young Brothers’ first new barges in nearly two decades are expected to enter service in December, the company said Oct. 3.
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