Port of Los Angeles

Los Angeles adopts US$1.5 billion budget

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a US$1.5 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2020/21. The budget is based on expectations of slower cargo volumes in the near term and a continued slowdown in the worldwide economy, due to market uncertainties related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lingering impacts from the 2019 trade war.

The approved budget is in line with the port’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan priorities, with emphasis on long-term investments in the supply chain and...

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CMA CGM donates 200,000 face masks

Flanked by stacks of boxes containing 200,000 respirator face masks, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said CMA CGM’s donation “reflects the power of partnerships.”

Garcetti thanked the French ocean carrier for the gift of the face masks to Logistics Victory Los Angeles at the Port of LA last week. The mayor in early April tapped Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka to serve as the city’s chief logistics officer and charged him with getting personal protective equipment essential in the fight...

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Zim targets e-commerce traffic with launch of transpacific express service

Israeli shipping line Zim has become the latest carrier to offer an express transpacific service, yesterday announcing the launch of its Zim eCommerce Xpress (ZEX) string on 22 June.
The service will connect the Pearl River Delta ports of Yantian and DaChan Bay with Los Angeles, and offer a transit time of 12 days.
The service is particularly targeting e-commerce cargo shippers, “especially now due to the growing e-commerce demand following the …

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https://theloadstar.com/zim-targets-e-commerce-traffic-with-launch-of-transpacific-express-service/

Trial over: California group says natural gas engines have proven their worth

Natural gas powered truck

Near-zero emission (NZE) natural gas trucks have been in operation in California ports for some time, but the vehicles have generally been operating under trial programs. According to the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership, that trial period is over – the trucks are ready for primetime.

The partnership announced this week that NZE trucks have proven they can handle the rigors of drayage work and as a result, have upgraded the technology to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 9 in its...

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More air cargo finds its sea legs during COVID-19

Escalating airfreight transportation rates and capacity shortages out of China in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic have led many shippers to try hybrid services that combine sea and air modes.

So-called “sea-air” services offered by some global freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) have been around for decades, but they tend to come and go depending on airfreight market conditions.

Mortan Bach, global chief commercial officer, Shipco Trasport (Courtesy...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/more-air-cargo-finds-its-sea-legs-during-covid-19

Seroka: Information flow vital for ocean container moves

Water may not be the most vital element to U.S. ports’ success. Perhaps it’s a cloud, if you will.

“We are calling for a nationwide port community system. We need to be able to get containers to our export market, to our ag co-ops and many others and match them up with rail and truck services, the international ships and reintroduce us to our overseas customers. We will be able to help the American economy reemerge as long as we have a coordinated system of efforts through one screen,” Port of...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/seroka-information-flow-vital-for-ocean-container-moves

Toilet paper rolls and supply chain roles

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the American consumer likely reached for a package of toilet paper on the supermarket shelf without a thought about how that product got there. 

“People now understand how critical it is for us to get our goods. When we’re standing in line waiting to get toilet paper and paper towels, they now start to understand a little bit about the role the ports and everybody in the supply chain play in getting goods and actually where those goods are manufactured,” said...

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US retailers ready to bury peak season hopes, with no sign of quick recovery

US retailers are losing hope of any recovery in the autumn, casting serious doubt on the summer peak season in the transpacific arena.
The latest instalment of Global Port Tracker (GPT), which is published on a monthly basis by the National Retail Federation (NRF) in collaboration with international trade consultancy Hackett Associates, predicts US imports to shrink in double digits from May through August, and for September it projects a 9.3% …

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Container import roller coaster: down, up, down … up?

roller coaster

U.S. container imports are certainly on a wild ride.

The numbers plunged after the initial coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. They briefly bounced back when delayed bookings were loaded after China came back online. Then they sank again after social-distancing rules shut down U.S. businesses and container carriers “blanked” (canceled) sailings.

Now, it looks like there could be at least some momentum in the positive direction, which might mean that container lines that blanked around 20% of...

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