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Think of them as floating fire engines on the water. The Port of San Diego's Harbor Police Department is home to two brand new FireStorm 36 firefighting vessels. The boats, constructed by Metal Craft Marine in Canada, are built from the keel up with firefighting in mind."This is the state-of-the art technology that we have been seeking for our patrol functions and our firefighting functions," said Harbor Police Chief John Bolduc.Press release: http://bit.ly/cU38TP

An architectural design team has been selected to move forward with the third expansion of the San Diego Convention Center. Fentress Architects, a firm based in Denver, Colorado, was unanimously approved by the San Diego Convention Center Corporation Board of Directors at a meeting on November 9, 2010. The Port of San Diego is a partner in the expansion project. (All drawings/videos depicted are CONCEPTS only.) Learn more: http://bit.ly/b8B5r8

A man balancing on one arm, a dancing figure balancing on one leg, a dolphin balancing a ball on its nose and an abstract figure balancing in a tree-like pose. These characters aren't part of a surreal circus. They are a few of the 30 new artworks in the Port of San Diego's continuing public art exhibit, Urban Trees 7, which is on display along San Diego's North Embarcadero. Learn more: http://j.mp/cvBfAk

You may have seen its hulking profile as it sails through San Diego Bay on its way to its homeport, the National City Marine Terminal. The Jean Anne, operated by Pasha Hawaii, is 10-stories high and can carry 3,000 cars, buses, trucks and other oversize cargo. Learn more: http://bit.ly/axLlwe

The Port of San Diego has officially started its largest environmental project that, when completed, will result in improved fish and wildlife habitat in more than 280 acres in South San Diego Bay. Press release: http://bit.ly/a4XCqC

San Diego Bay is wired for sound, listening for turtle tracks. For the past eight years, the Port of San Diego – through the Port’s environmental fund – has helped the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in their study of the endangered Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtle. Read more: http://bit.ly/9e9DZo

Labor Day weekend is here and the Port of San Diego’s Festival of Sail is officially underway at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, along the North Embarcadero.Tour tall ships from around the world, rich with history. It's fun for the whole family. Learn more: http://bit.ly/cilZXj

A groundbreaking new vessel for the U.S. Navy has been designed and built by Chula Vista's Marine Group Boat Works, a tenant and partner of the Port of San Diego.The 114-foot RTSC-110 runs entirely on biofuel and has 100 percent shore power capability. Two more vessels are being built for the Navy's use.

San Diego Bay is the place to be on Sunday, July 4, 2010 for fireworks. That's when the 10th Annual Port of San Diego's Big Bay Boom will fill the sky with pyrotechnics.Event details: http://bit.ly/a71dbl (Press release)

The Port of San Diego has begun work on one of its major Green Port projects -- the installation of shore power at its B Street Pier Cruise Ship Terminal and Broadway Pier.The shore power system, also known as cold ironing, is expected to reduce more than 1 ton of pollutants from each ship that plugs into the system, once operational in December 2010. Read more: http://bit.ly/93jA8r

If you've spent time along the tidelands of San Diego Bay, did you know you were enjoying the state lands entrusted to the Port of San Diego? The Port of San Diego is a public agency, created by the state Legislature in 1962 to manage San Diego harbor & the surrounding tidelands. Former California Senator Jim Mills, who was instrumental in the creation of the San Diego Unified Port District, sat down with the Port's Communications and Community Services department, to explain why the Port was created and its significance to the region. http://bit.ly/aU1MFB

Who are the men and women that make up the Port of San Diego's Working Waterfront? Meet seven people, among thousands, who help keep the maritime industry alive and thriving.Overall, the Port's maritime businesses generate about $600 million annually in economic impact to the San Diego region.Learn more: http://j.mp/bqUDcZ

A three-year environmental cleanup project in the southern portion of San Diego Bay is coming to an end. The Port of San Diego's Environmental Services Department – with the help of various partners – worked together to clean up close to 130 acres of the Bay in an area known as the A8 Anchorage. Read More: http://bit.ly/ciKfS1