SAN PEDRO BAY PORTS

San Pedro Bay Ports take action to meet cargo surge

The ports of San Pedro Bay have published new measures to improve freight movement and reduce delays in an effort to meet the record volumes, after consultation with supply chain stakeholders and the United States (US) Department of Transportation.

In particular, as the unprecedented traffic continues, both the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will enhance their landside operations by extending the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers. “Long Beach will take the first...

https://container-news.com/san-pedro-bay-ports-take-action-to-meet-cargo-surge/

Clean air action plan meeting in Wilmington

The fourth advisory meeting of 2018 to offer information on progress of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan 2017 Update (2017 CAAP Update) is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19, in Wilmington.

Up to four CAAP stakeholder advisory meetings a year were called for as part of the 2017 CAAP Update approved by the Long Beach and Los Angeles Boards of Harbor Commissioners on November 2, 2017. Meetings were previously held in Long Beach on March 29 and September 19, and in San Pedro on June...

http://container-news.com/clean-air-action-plan-meeting/

GE transportation is developing San Pedro Bay ports

Due to positive feedback from supply chain partners, the San Pedro Bay ports plan to continue working with General Electric (GE)’s transportation division to develop its Port Optimizer platform, a data-sharing program that aims to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.

Noel Hacegaba, deputy executive director of operations and administration at the Port of Long Beach, explained that the cloud-based platform allows users to track cargo at different points in the supply chain. Data is entered...

http://container-news.com/ge-transportation-is-developing-san-pedro-bay-ports/

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