Tag: Port of Long Beach

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 Clean Air Action Plan update. The document reveals near-term and long-term strategies for the nation’s busiest harbor complex, to further reduce air pollution from port activities.

Last month, the Port of Long Beach moved enough containers to make it the second-best June ever, wrapping up a quarter when cargo volume rose by more than 8 percent. Measured by TEUs, cargo climbed 9.2 percent in June compared to the same month last year, to 658,727 TEUs.

The Port of Long Beach reported a second-highest volume last month in the Port’s history behind May 2006. The port attributes this record high to the new vessel-sharing alliances and the increased use of terminals which have pushed the number of containers flowing through the port.

The mayors of Long Beach and Los Angeles ports have signed a joint declaration setting ambitious goals for the ports to make the transition to zero emissions in their Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). They reaffirmed their commitment to adopting the Paris Climate Agreement goals in their cities, and highlighted the two ports’ critical role in achieving them.

The Port of Long Beach has announced that reduced economic activity in Asia associated with the Lunar New Year contributed to lower February container volumes at the port. Overall, traffic showed a decline of 11.2 percent compared to the same month last year.

The Port of Long Beach is poised to receive a major grant to fund one of the nation’s largest demonstration projects for zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment. The project is anticipated to reduce greenhouse gases and save more than 270,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

The Port of Long Beach is poised to receive a major grant to fund one of the nation’s largest demonstration projects for zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment. The project is anticipated to reduce greenhouse gases and save more than 270,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

About 300 industry stakeholders, civic leaders and community members attended the gathering at the Long Beach Convention Center to hear about the Port’s plans to enhance its rail network and other efficiencies to pursue competitiveness in the year ahead.

Hyundai Merchant Marine has announced that its board of directors decided to buy a 20-percent stake in Total Terminals International LLC and equipment-leasing firm HTEC for a combined US$15.6 million.

Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included a major customer declaring bankruptcy, the Port of Long Beach says it still moved almost 6.8 million containers in 2016, its fifth best year ever.