Tag: Port of Long Beach

Imaginative initiatives will drive the Port of Long Beach’s goal to become the world’s first zero-emissions seaport, according to Executive Director Mario Cordero.

The Port of Long Beach is kicking off 2023 with plenty to celebrate, as President Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legislation authorizing federal flood control, navigation and ecosystem improvements that include the Port’s Channel Deepening Project. 

A Port of Long Beach COVID-19 vaccination program for mariners aboard cargo vessels calling in the San Pedro Bay will wind down by year’s end after delivering nearly 12,000 shots to sailors.

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will phase out the option to collect a “Container Dwell Fee” on January 24, 2023.

After 25 months, the Marine Exchange of Southern California said that the container ship backup for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has ended.

Heavy-duty electric trucks servicing San Pedro Bay port terminals can now charge for free at the Port of Long Beach, which announced it has opened the first two public charging stations in the nation for the vehicles.

MPA Singapore, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities have begun discussions to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex.

The Port of Long Beach will receive a $30.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal.

On October 24, an altercation between two crewmembers at the Port of Long Beach ended in one stabbing the other, according to information by the local police.

A fall on consumer demand, full warehouses and inflation concerns, caused a decline in cargo containers moved through the Port of Long Beach in September.