Tag: Port of Long Beach

Port of Long Beach container volumes declined 16.6 percent year-over-year in September. The number of containers handled during September was impacted not only by reduced calls by Hanjin-operated ships, but also by the absence of Hanjin containers on vessels.

The Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Container Terminal have received the Clean Air Award for working to reduce pollution in Southern California with the Middle Harbor redevelopment project.

Pollution around the Port of Long Beach has been dramatically cut over the last decade, however, according to the latest study, lingering effects from ships at anchor in early 2015 impacted air quality last year

PAO Sovcomflot earned the Green Environmental Achievement Award by the Port of Long Beach (California, USA) for its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship.

OOCL has announced that it has taken a further step forward in its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting by extending the scope to container terminals, namely Long Beach Container Terminal, LLC. (LBCT LLC) in the United States and Kaohsiung Container Terminal (KAOCT) in Taiwan.

India and the United States have agreed to deepen the scope of cooperation in the maritime sector with the American ports evincing keen interest in comprehensive port-led development, especially the ambitious Sagarmala programme.

The Port of Long Beach says that rising imports fueled higher container traffic at the port in June, leading to a 3.4 percent overall volume increase over the same month last year.

The "Green Environmental Achievement Award" was recently presented, for a consecutive year, to Capital Ship Management Corp. by the Port of Long Beach in Southern California, U.S.A.

Cargo shipments at the Port of Long Beach were up 6.1 percent for the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, starting the year off strongly. Lifted by big gains in January and February, the quarter was the Port’s best since 2007.