The Observer Newsletter

The latest news about the safe transportation of oil in Prince William Sound

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The Council’s publication, The Observer, is a free newsletter distributed throughout Prince William Sound, the northern Gulf of Alaska, lower Cook Inlet, and the Kodiak archipelago, as well as by request to interested citizens around the world, including regulators and industry.

The Observer covers the Council’s activities, developments in the oil transportation industry in Prince William Sound, including news about policies, regulations, operations at the Valdez Marine Terminal, oil spill prevention and response, effects of the oil industry on the environment, and other issues related to the safe transportation or oil through Prince William Sound. Major oil spill drills are covered, and Alyeska is invited to submit a column for each issue.

The latest articles from the Observer newsletter:

New terminal operations project manager joins Valdez office

New terminal operations project manager joins Valdez office

In December, the Council welcomed Robbin Capers as the new manager for projects related to operations at the Valdez Marine ...
Mussel memory: Dissection activity teaches about environmental science

Mussel memory: Dissection activity teaches about environmental science

A persistent challenge in environmental education and science communication is how to present a complex topic in an appropriate and ...
Better communications could improve safety on the sea

Better communications could improve safety on the sea

On board most commercial shipping vessels, captains, crews, and local pilots hail from across the world. The use of multiple ...
Max Mitchell: Adventurous spirit brought Southerner to Alaska

Max Mitchell: Adventurous spirit brought Southerner to Alaska

Max Mitchell, member of the Council’s Port Operations and Vessel Traffic System Committee, has been living in Homer for nearly ...
Artist's digital rendering of fishing vessels pulling oil spill boom in formation.

Schantz: Working together builds trust

The Council’s partnerships with regulators and industry help progress our shared goal for the safe transportation of oil in the ...
A large forklift carefully places a new conex on a concrete foundation.

From Alyeska: Alyeska safely upgrades equipment staging area despite challenges

Main Bay is 10 hours by boat from Valdez, disconnected from Alaska roads, and home to one of the five ...

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