Tag: Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest September on record, boosted by consumer demand for holiday-related goods, recent ratification of a labor pact between dockworkers and management and an ongoing effort to showcase the business attributes of the Port of Choice.

The Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai, some of the largest carriers in the world, and key leading cargo owners announced the development of a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline, to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes across the Pacific Ocean.

Air pollution emissions dropped significantly in 2022 at the Port of Long Beach in all categories and the Port has met all the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan a year ahead of schedule.

California State Transportation Agency officials announced a $383.35 million grant for the Port of Long Beach to complete construction aimed at zero-emissions operations and enhancing the reliability and efficiency of cargo movement.

Cargo container traffic slowed at the Port of Long Beach in April as consumers continued to limit purchases and shippers shuffled trade from the West Coast to seaports on the East and Gulf coasts.

The Port of Long Beach announced that it released plans for an ambitious facility conceived to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. 

California’s five containerized ports inclusive of the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Oakland, and the Port of San Diego, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Sacramento launching the California Port Data Partnership alongside state and federal partners.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB), with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex.

The Long Beach City Council unanimously passed a Ship It Zero Resolution 8-0, after the city attorney recommended that the council approve the resolution. The resolution took effect immediately upon its adoption by the Long Beach City Council.

Today, container ships at all of California’s major ports use shore power, thanks to technology developed at the Port of Long Beach.