The Port of San Diego has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a plan to install a mooring dolphin west of its B Street Pier. The Draft EIR is available for public comment for 45 days through Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

A mooring dolphin is a man-made marine structure that extends above the water and provides a point to moor vessels. The proposed project is intended to allow the Port District to maintain a competitive position in the cruise ship industry by enabling B Street Pier to accommodate longer cruise ships.

• Read the  Draft EIR (DEIR)

Port of San Diego tenant General Dynamics NASSCO has announced that its shipyard is in the final stages of completing the first of a new class of U.S. Navy support ships. The news highlights the Port's role in supporting U.S. military logistics, in part through the important work of its maritime tenants.

General Dynamics NASSCO has floated out of building dock the USNS Montford Point and expects to hold a christening for the ship in March 2013. The 34,500-ton ship is the first of three Mobile Landing Platform ships currently being built at the shipyard, located south of San Diego's embarcadero. These ships will be utilized as sea-based supply bases for operations.

As part of continuing efforts to strengthen and diversify maritime business in San Diego Bay, the Port of San Diego is pleased to welcome an ocean research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association at Crosby Street Pier adjacent to the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

The Board of Port Commissioners, on Nov. 13, 2012, approved a 10-year lease, with one five-year option, to the General Services Administration (GSA), allowing for the berthing of the newest NOAA vessel, the Reuben Lasker, at the Crosby Street Pier.

NOAA is expected to begin its lease in September 2013.