Tag: Port of Long Beach

The rise of alliances among shipping carriers are pressuring many U.S. ports to address access restrictions

 Shipping lines, environmental organizations, trucking companies, terminal operators and a railroad were honored on July 29, by Long Beach Mayor Dr. Robert Garcia and the Port of Long Beach at the annual Environmental Achievement Awards.Mayor Garcia introduced the “Mayor’s Green Port Award,” which was presented to terminal operator Long Beach Container Terminal. LBCT was named the top Environmental Excellence winner overall for its commitment to working with the Port to implement clean technologies and to create the world’s most advanced container shipping terminal.“Long Beach Container Terminal has shown exemplary leadership in the fight for cleaner air. The company is a vital part of the Port of Long Beach as a business partner and as a partner in improving life for the people of Long Beach,” said Mayor Garcia.“I congratulate LBCT and all the winners today for working to help the environment.”The Port also awarded Green Port Policy 10th Anniversary “Environmental Excellence” honors to companies and groups for going above and beyond the past decade in helping the Port achieve its ambitious environmental goals:Mediterranean Shipping Co. or MSC, for its performance in the Port’s Green Flag Vessel Speed Reduction Program, which since 2005 has asked vessel operators to slow down to ...

  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the company has earned recognition from the ports of both Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, for its efforts to ensure compliance with standards that call for vessels to slow down within 40 nautical miles (nm) of the shore. At the Los Angels Vessel Speed Reduction Award ceremony  The Port of Los Angeles the Vessel Speed Reduction Program and Port of Long Beach introduced the Green Flag Program. The programs urge vessel operators to slow down to 12 knots or less within a certain range of the ports to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and sulfur oxide (SOx) in coastal areas to conserve coastal environment, and offer annual rewards to vessel operators that achieve extraordinary compliance percentages. At the Long Beach Green Flag Award ceremony. Every year, a total of 250 MOL Group-operated vessels including containerships calling at MOL's TRAPAC container terminal, as well as car carriers, tankers, and bulkers, navigate through the area covered by the speed standards. The ports have clearly appreciated the company's efforts to comply with the program and contribute to a cleaner coastal environment. MOL has been awarded every year since the awards ...

A behind the scenes look at how the Port of Long Beach's history book, Port Town, was created

  The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved an $829 million budget for the Harbor Department’s next fiscal year, including more than a half a billion dollars for capital improvements at the Port of Long Beach. The budget, which will be presented to the Long Beach City Council for its consideration, designates $555 million for capital investments including the Port’s major terminal redevelopment and bridge replacement projects. For the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, 2015, the budget anticipates a 6.1 percent increase in operating revenue over the current fiscal year’s income. The Harbor Department generates revenue from goods movement through the Port of Long Beach, and receives no taxpayer revenue to operate. Also, the newly approved budget includes the anticipated transfer of $17.74 million to the City of Long Beach’s Tidelands Operating Fund, which is used for beachfront improvements in Long Beach. The Harbor Department’s spending plan focuses on strengthening the Port’s competitiveness in order to attract more business, furthering its role as an environmental steward and continuing to improve safety and security. “Our goal is to build upon the success of the Port of Long Beach by attracting new trade, and with that, new jobs, to Long ...

Port of Long Beach has approved an extra six months of operation for a temporary container storage facility

Under its expedited agreement review procedures, the Federal Maritime Commission has concluded its review of a proposed amendment to the Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Infrastructure and Environmental Programs Cooperative Working Agreement, FMC Agreement No. 201219-001. The Commission's unanimous decision grants the parties request for expedited review and permits the amendment to become effective on Friday, February 27, 2015. Operating since March 2013, the agreement allows, among other things, the ports to discuss and agree on projects and programs that address transportation infrastructure needs and reduce pollution caused by port-related activities. The proposed amendment clarifies the purpose of the agreement to more accurately reflect the current goals of the Ports, and to allow for the discussion of projects and programs with multiple stakeholders in and around the port complex. Addressing port congestion will be a particular focus, including establishing initiatives to increase terminal productivity, facilitate chassis availability and usage, and improve drayage truck turn times. The Commission’s decision is based on a determination that the agreement is not likely at this time, by a reduction in competition, to produce an unreasonable increase in transportation cost or an unreasonable reduction in transportation service under section 6(g) of the Shipping Act. Chairman ...

Port of Long Beach marks 10th anniversary of landmark environmental policy. From the outset, the Green Port Policy represented a permanent commitment to operating a cleaner Port into the future. To date, the Port has backed that commitment with an investment estimated at more than $500 million. The total includes an estimated $18 million awarded to schools, day care and senior centers, health organizations and others for air quality improvement, renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through the Port’s Community Mitigation Grant Programs. Along the way, the Port’s pioneering programs have earned numerous awards from governmental, educational, trade and environmental organizations. The Port continues to advance programs – many with overlapping benefits – under the Green Port Policy. Current activity in each target area includes: Air: This year, the Port will release its tenth consecutive Emissions Inventory reporting progress made since 2005. View previous Emissions Inventories here. The results will reflect the impact of the first full year of the state’s shore power requirements for container, refrigerated cargo and cruise vessels to plug into shore-side electricity at berth. To date, Port strategies have dramatically slashed harmful emissions that also contribute to the formation of smog. Diesel particulate matter is down 82 ...

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved measures to relieve congestion