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...
In a transformative move towards zero-emissions operations, the San Pedro Bay ports are set to receive a substantial boost with up to $1.2 billion in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. This infusion of capital represents a significant step towards seeding a thriving green hydrogen market, aligning with the pursuit of sustainability and environmental protection, as reported by portoflosangeles.
https://mfame.guru/san-pedro-bay-ports-vision-of-a-zero-emission-future/
Starting with the Thursday evening shift, an insufficient number of port workers showed up to work at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to carry out operations. Those workers that did go to work were sent home, reports Splash247.
Los Angeles and Long Beach ports shut downThe International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents the workers, said in a statement that “several thousand union members attend the monthly [membership] meeting” that took...
https://mfame.guru/la-lb-ports-close-because-of-labor-shortage/
The Port of Long Beach blamed shifts in consumer demand and shipping patterns for the 28.4% year-over-year drop in January container volume.
“We are taking aggressive steps to meet a new set of challenges for the new year,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Southern California port, in a news release. “I remain optimistic that we will recapture market share and develop projects that will enhance our long-term growth, sustainable operations and the reliable movement of goods through...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-long-beach-container-volume-plops
The Port of Long Beach reported its busiest March ever and “the most active quarter on record as long-dwelling cargo continued to move out of marine terminals.”
The port moved 864,156 twenty-foot equivalent units last month, up 2.7% from the previous record set in March 2021. Imports increased 4.7% year-over-year to 427,280 TEUs, while exports declined 18.3% to 114,185 TEUs. Empty containers “jumped” 10% to 321,691 TEUs, the port said in Thursday’s announcement.
The Port of Long Beach said March...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-long-beachs-sunny-spring-be-followed-by-stormy-summer
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rebounded from year-over-year December volume drops and reported January records.
The Port of LA handled 865,595 twenty-foot equivalent units last month. It was the best January in the port’s 115-year history and 3.6% better than the first month of 2021, when the port moved 835,516 TEUs.
“We also eclipsed our January 2019 record of 852,000 container units, when cargo owners were trying to get ahead of the tariff deadlines set by the previous...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-of-la-long-beach-clear-containers-set-january-records
2021 will go down as the year the mainstream media took notice of West Coast port congestion. American Shipper was writing about global port backups, shutdowns and labor issues months — no, decades — before supply chain snarls in Southern California were spotlighted on national evening news broadcasts.
Port problems figured so prominently in American Shipper’s coverage this year that eight of the 10 most-read stories focused on problems in ocean shipping, from escalating costs to record numbers...
Ports and operators on the US west coast are torn between using ‘a carrot and a stick’ to unclog congested cargo terminals.
The San Pedro port complex keeps postponing a charge for long-dwelling containers, but other terminal operators have brought in a fee, or are trying to incentivise truckers to retrieve boxes faster from the docks.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were leading the charge to whittle down the …
The post Congested US ports try ‘carrots’ and ‘sticks’ to ease problem of...
https://theloadstar.com/congested-us-ports-try-carrots-and-sticks-to-ease-problem-of-stranded-boxes/
The MSC Ariane, which diverted to Japan for repairs, is expected to resume sailing for the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said the Ariane “had an engine issue due to bad quality of fuel” on April 2 while en route from Xiamen, China, to LA.
MSC did not say what repairs were done in Wakayama, Japan.
The MSC Ariane now is expected to anchor in California’s San Pedro Bay on May 1. “The estimated berthing date will depend upon the congestion in the Los Angeles area,”...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/repaired-msc-ariane-set-to-resume-voyage-to-la
The number of container ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay has dropped by more than half since the 40 waiting to berth at either the port of Los Angeles or Long Beach on Feb. 1.
Seventeen container vessels were at anchor late Tuesday morning, with 10 destined for the Port of LA, according to Executive Director Gene Seroka.
“That is the fewest container ships at anchor outside the Port of LA since Dec. 24, when there were also 10 container ships resting outside,” Seroka said, noting another 18...
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