Tag: port of San Diego

The Port of San Diego is preparing for the future sea level rise and has taken practical measures to mitigate this problem. Namely, at the location of a future hotel and convention center in Chula Vista, the Port trucked enough soil to raise the ground level by 14 feet. The fill dirt project started in August and finished last week. 

The Port of San Diego informed that it has experienced a serious cyber security incident. The cyber attack disrupted the port's information technology systems. Port employees are working with limited functionality. As the Port informed, it received the first reports of the attack on Tuesday, September 25.

After a fatal forklift accident at the Port of San Diego, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the marine cargo handler SSA Pacific, for serious safety violations. The Administration has issued six citations totaling $205,235 in proposed penalties to the company.

The US port of San Diego has formally agreed to coordinate with the US Navy to prepare for potential impacts of sea level rise. At its meeting on 8 May, the Board of Commissioners authorized a Memorandum of Agreement with Commander Navy Region Southwest, the first of its kind between the US navy and a West Coast port.

The Port of San Diego has started a unique project, as it will recycle a type of waste that is often left behind as litter - cigarette butts. This project aims to reduce the amount of discarded cigarette butts on Port tidelands, and it will help recycle the waste into useful products. The Port installed 31 cigarette butt receptacles along its facilities.

The Port of San Diego celebrated the start of a $24 million public works project that will modernize its Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Referred to as the Modernization, the project will remove two obsolete warehouses and create much-needed laydown area for larger project cargo.

The Port of San Diego was awarded a Green Fleet Leadership Award, for its dedication to exploring options for alternative fuels and reducing petroleum use and emissions in the San Diego region. The Port was placed in the Green Fleet Ally category.

“MGBW” boatbuilder recently completed a 500 kW rooftop solar panel system for its shipyard in National City, CA, making it the first to use solar energy to construct boats.

New infrastructure for the Port of San Diego Tenth Ave. Marine Terminal

The Port of San Diego's cruise season kicks off on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 with the arrival of Celebrity Cruises' Infinity