Despite economic worries, more containers flow from China to US

There’s a seeming contradiction in the macroeconomic and trade data coming out of China these days: Despite contracting industrial activity, low consumer confidence and a worsening stock market rout, China is currently sending the highest volume of ocean container freight to the United States since May 2022.

(Indexed ocean container volumes from all Chinese ports to all U.S. ports by day of vessel departure. Chart: FreightWaves SONAR)

Part of the surge in shipments is due to the traditional...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/despite-economic-worries-more-containers-flow-from-china-to-us

Port of Los Angeles to open new Wilmington Waterfront Promenade

The grand opening of the newly completed Wilmington Waterfront Promenade at the Port of Los Angeles is set for 3 February.

Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker, members of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission, Port officials and community leaders will be on hand to celebrate the new US$77.3 million “window to the waterfront” public park and recreation area, which will provide unprecedented access to the water’s edge for the Wilmington community.

“This project will be transformational for the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-los-angeles-to-open-new-wilmington-waterfront-promenade/

Los Angeles maintains dominance in US despite container decline

In the last month of the previous year, the Port of Los Angeles demonstrated robust performance by processing 747,335 TEUs, marking a 2.5% increase compared to December 2022.

This positive trend extended for the fifth consecutive month, showcasing consistent year-over-year gains.

Although the total volumes handled by the Californian port for the entire year amounted to 8,634,497 TEUs, reflecting a decline of approximately 13% from the previous year, the Port of Los Angeles maintained its status...

https://container-news.com/los-angeles-maintains-dominance-in-us-despite-container-decline/

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/

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