Our family bond with Stephens is Vim - the 12 meter sloop. Built for Vanderbilt in 1939 at Henry Nevins yard on City Island, she was a contender in the 1957 America's Cup revival. Its owner was John Mathews, for whose stevedoring company my grandfather Capt. George Washington Conk (U.S. Army, Ret.) worked on the Brooklyn waterfront. His friend Sven Petersen was charged with maintenance. Bus Mosbacher, later JFK's protocol chief, was the skipper.
Port of Los Angeles Eyes Continued Momentum as Container Volumes Surge
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The Port of Los Angeles reported a 19% increase in container units handled
in March, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year growth.
The por...
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