Port of Hueneme

Southern California port, NYK Line team on green auto shipping corridor

The U.S. Port of Hueneme and ocean carrier NYK Line (OTC: NPNYY) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a green automotive shipping corridor between Japan and Southern California. 

The signing ceremony took place on Feb. 12 at the port, the companies said in an announcement.

“The MOU solidifies the commitment of both parties to explore innovative and sustainable shipping practices, with an emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, advancing energy efficiency, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/southern-california-port-nyk-line-team-on-green-auto-shipping-corridor

Puerto del sur de California, equipo de línea NYK en el corredor de envío de automóviles verdes

El puerto estadounidense de Hueneme y Ocean Carrier Nyk Line (OTC: Npnyy) han firmado un memorando de entendimiento (MOU) para establecer un corredor de envío automotriz verde entre Japón y el sur de California. La ceremonia de firma tuvo lugar el 12 de febrero en el puerto, dijeron las compañías...

https://fullavantenews.com/puerto-del-sur-de-california-equipo-de-linea-nyk-en-el-corredor-de-envio-de-automoviles-verdes/?lang=es

Port of Hueneme and STAX Engineering unveil emissions reduction system

The Port of Hueneme, a key hub for international trade and a pioneer in environmental stewardship, unveiled an innovative partnership with STAX Engineering, a leader in maritime emissions capture and control.

This collaboration marks a significant advancement in emissions reduction within the maritime industry through the introduction of a state-of-the-art emissions capture and control system. This system features mobile floating barges equipped with filters that can be deployed on ocean-going...

https://container-news.com/port-of-hueneme-and-stax-engineering-unveil-emissions-reduction-system/

Port of Hueneme secures US$80 million funding

The Port of Hueneme received US$80,000,000 from Governor of California Gavin Newsom for projects that are expected to create social and economic equity while providing significant revenue streams to help transform the port into a zero-emissions hub.

California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) served as the lead agency for the allocation of US$1.5 billion in Port & Freight Infrastructure Program (PFIP) funds approved in the Governor’s 2023-2024 budget on 30 June. CalSTA Secretary Toks...

https://container-news.com/port-of-hueneme-secures-us80-million-funding/

VCTC funds Port of Hueneme with US$10.4 million

The Port of Hueneme received US$10.4 million in funding from Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) to help build shoreside power plug-in infrastructure on its North Terminal.

In the meantime, the Californian port recently received state and federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to implement innovative technologies to increase electrification efforts, track air quality progress, and further reduce particulate...

https://container-news.com/vctc-funds-port-of-hueneme-with-us10-4-million/

FedEx Logistics charters vessels to move China exports, rail containers

A truck backs up to a vessel so the container can be lifted off and loaded.

The freight logistics arm of FedEx has chartered three small vessels to deliver specialized intermodal containers and goods made in China to a small port in California to bypass congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the company announced late Thursday.

The vessels will use the Port of Hueneme, about 60 miles north of the LA-Long Beach complex, to discharge their loads. 

FedEx Logistics is renting dedicated vessels so it can transport 53-foot containers manufactured in China that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-logistics-charters-vessels-to-move-china-exports-rail-containers

5 alternative container ports for avoiding congestion in 2021

A container vessel pulls next to the dock with cranes in raised position.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex was the poster child for supply chain gridlock in 2021, with dozens of vessels scattered for miles off the coast waiting for a berth and piles of containers bringing landside cargo flow to a crawl. Vessels are taking five days or more to unload, and importers and exporters are experiencing extensive delays to secure containers and the chassis to transport them. 

Major ports such as Oakland, California; Seattle-Tacoma; New York-New Jersey; Savannah,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-alternative-ports-for-avoiding-congestion

In the shadow of LA congestion, Port Hueneme becomes cargo magnet

Split screen with a cargo vessel on the left and aerial shot of port on the right.

For years, the Port of Hueneme has quietly handled fresh produce and automobiles in the shadow of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest U.S. gateway for containerized freight and consumer goods, 60 miles to the south.

That anonymity disappeared this year as cargo owners, desperate to avoid having shipments trapped in the San Pedro Bay supply chain quagmire, rerouted shipments to the 120-acre facility in Oxnard, California. Now port officials are trying to attract charter vessels after the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/in-the-shadow-of-la-congestion-port-hueneme-becomes-cargo-magnet

Unplugging USWC gateways still tricky, thanks to ‘insatiable’ consumers

As Americans enjoy their Thanksgiving holiday today, they must be wondering how smooth their shopping experience in the coming days is going to be.
Over the past weeks there has been a rising chorus of warnings of likely stock outages as a result of supply chain disruptions.
While these have occurred all the way from closed factories in China and South-east Asia, to clogged rail yards in the Midwest, most of the …

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