Port of Long Beach

New charging station for electric trucks to open in Long Beach

The increasing fleet of electric trucks servicing the Port of Long Beach will be able to charge at a new depot on Pico Avenue, just north of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge, which is set to open in mid-2024.

The Californian port is collaborating with Forum Mobility, a provider of zero-emission drayage trucking solutions, to supply 19 dual-port chargers and six single-dispenser chargers at the new station, which can charge heavy-duty electric trucks in around 90 minutes, depending on...

https://container-news.com/new-charging-station-for-electric-trucks-to-open-in-long-beach/

Long Beach Container Terminal wins sustainable innovation award

The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles has named Long Beach Container Terminal its “Sustainable Innovation Project of the Year.”

Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), one of the busiest cargo-handling terminals in the world, was honored for the scale and positive impact of its 15-year effort to convert its cranes and cargo-handling vehicles to zero-emission electric.

The massive effort has resulted in an 86% reduction in greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions to date, while...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/long-beach-container-terminal-wins-sustainable-innovation-award/

Singapore, Long Beach and Los Angeles ports unveil partnership strategy for green and digital shipping corridor

The ports of Singapore, Long Beach and Los Angeles launched a partnership strategy for a green and digital maritime corridor across the Pacific Ocean

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the port authorities of the two major Californian hubs signed an agreement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

The strategy’s breadth of collaboration and performance metrics reinforce the corridor partners’ commitment to driving global action to digitalise, decarbonise, and enhance...

https://container-news.com/singapore-long-beach-and-los-angeles-ports-unveil-partnership-strategy-for-green-and-digital-shipping-corridor/

Singapore, LA and Long Beach unveil strategy for green shipping corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB) have unveiled a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC) across the Pacific Ocean.

The post Singapore, LA and Long Beach unveil strategy for green shipping...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/singapore-la-and-long-beach-unveil-strategy-for-green-shipping-corridor/

Pacific green corridor ports agree partnership strategy

Green corridors first got a lot of attention at the COP26 summit in 2021 when the U.S. signed on to the Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors (DGSC). Since then, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been working on plans for a Pacific green corridor for quite a while.

Today, at COP28 in Dubai, the three port authorities unveiled a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pacific-green-corridor-ports-agree-partnership-strategy/

Forum Mobility adding electric truck charging depot to Long Beach port

A growing number of planned electric truck charging depots in and around the Port of Long Beach in California is barely scratching the surface of the expected need to keep battery-electric trucks moving to match the uptime efficiency of diesel trucks.

Forum Mobility on Thursday announced a 9-megawatt facility adjacent to the Long Beach Container Terminal. When energized in the third quarter of 2024, the facility will be able to charge more than 200 trucks a day. Forum is part of a $400 million...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forum-mobility-adding-electric-truck-charging-depot-to-long-beach-port

Port of Long Beach handles over 755,000 TEUs in October

Port of Long Beach saw 755,150 TEUs in October, representing a 14.7% increase from October 2022.

The Californian port’s imports rose by 23.6% to 363,300 TEUs, while exports decreased by 24.8% to 90,073 TEUs. At the same time, empty boxes moved through the Port of Long Beach increased by 23.3% to 301,777 TEUs.

According to the US West Coast port, cargo entering through the port in October grew for a second consecutive month amid preparations for the upcoming holiday shopping season and ongoing...

https://container-news.com/port-of-long-beach-handles-over-755000-teus-in-october/

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