Port of Long Beach News

A comprehensive Port of Long Beach digital platform being designed to help speed cargo deliveries across the nation, the Supply Chain Information Highway, is getting an infusion of funding from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced a $7.875 million grant for the Port’s data system today. Funding is expected to help build out a variety of functions including export and rail cargo visibility, user authen...

Zero-emissions goal energised by Forum Mobility’s new charging stations. A new charging depot that will be operated by Forum Mobility broke ground Wednesday, aimed at meeting the accelerating demand for heavy-duty electric trucks serving the Port of Long Beach. The facility, scheduled to go online in the fall, moves the Port closer toward achieving a goal of zero-emissions operations for drayage trucks by 2035. Mobility’s new charging depot “As an industry pioneer in the sus...

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach gained momentum in April 2024, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year cargo growth at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 750,424 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, up 14.4% from April 2023. Imports rose 16.3% to 364,665 TEUs and exports declined 19.9% to 98,266 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the Port increased by 30.7% to 287,493 TEUs. Operational excellence “...

Officials dedicated two new Port of Long Beach fireboat stations that are greatly enhancing the Long Beach Fire Department’s waterside and landside emergency response capabilities, better safeguarding visiting ships, cargo and waterfront workers. The facilities – Fireboat Station 15 and Fireboat Station 20 – are the products of a $109 million Port of Long Beach program to preserve business continuity, security and economic interests. Emergency response capabilities “Th...

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach rose in January as retailers stocked up ahead of the Lunar New Year when East Asian factories typically close for up to two weeks.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 674,015 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January 2024, up 17.5% from January 2023. Imports increased 23.5% to 325,339 TEUs and exports were down 18.1% to 86,525 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port increased 28% to 262,151 TEUs. Additional warehouse stocking “Re...

Harbour Commission approves promotions to fill positions. The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners has approved the appointments of new directors for the Port of Long Beach’s Human Resources and Engineering Design divisions. Khristina Jason, previously the Port’s assistant director of Human Resources since November 2021, will become Director of Human Resources. She joined the Port’s HR Division in April 2021 as Manager of Talent Relations and Engagement, having serve...

At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles unveiled a Partnership Strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean.  The scope of cooperation and success indicators specified in the strategy reaffirms the corridor partners’ commitment to drive global action to digitalise and decarbonise the shipping industry and improve efficiencies. Green and digital...

The growing fleet of electric trucks serving the Port of Long Beach will be able to charge at a new depot scheduled to begin construction in mid-2024 along Pico Avenue just north of the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge. The Port is partnering with Forum Mobility, a pioneering zero-emission drayage trucking solutions provider, to offer 19 dual-port chargers and six single-dispenser chargers at the new station, capable of charging heavy-duty electric trucks in about 90 minutes, depending o...

A fleet of 33 new human-operated, zero-emissions battery-electric yard tractors were officially unveiled Wednesday at a Port of Long Beach container terminal where the cargo-handling machines have replaced traditional gasoline and diesel-powered models. START project The deployment–the largest of its kind on the West Coast–was led by terminal operator SSA Terminals LLC, a joint venture between SSA Marine and Matson Navigation Company. It is partially funded by a $50 million grant f...

The San Pedro Bay ports’ efforts to help seed a robust green hydrogen market to assist in the pursuit of zero-emissions operations got jump-started this week with an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy that it will award a grant of up to $1.2 billion to a public-private partnership formed to lead California’s bid to create a hydrogen hub. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, which together comprise the nation’s largest seaport complex, are project partners in t...

Get an up-close look at how one of the world’s cutting-edge seaports operates while setting an industry-pioneering example in the fight against climate change at the second-annual Green Port Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 7. Free event at Long Beach The free event at Harry Bridges Memorial Park, 1126 Queens Highway in Long Beach, will feature the new “clean machines” of cargo movement, interactive environmental information booths, children’s activities, a...

The Port of Long Beach welcomed the latest green container vessel to Pasha Hawaii’s fleet, the MV Janet Marie. The Janet Marie, the company’s second of two ‘Ohana Class’ container ships powered by liquefied natural gas, made its maiden voyage early Saturday from Long Beach to its home port in Honolulu. Its companion, Pasha Hawaii’s MV George III, was the first LNG container ship to refuel on the West Coast during its initial call to the Port of Long Beach in August...

Harbour Commission Vice President, Bobby Olvera Jr. was elected on Monday as President of the Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners, the five-member panel that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Bonnie Lowenthal as Vice President and Frank Colonna as Secretary.   Each July, Commissioners select a President and two Board Officers for one-year terms. The Commission’s new officers will begin their terms at the next regularly scheduled meeting, on Monday, Augus...

The World Port Climate Action Program (WPCAP) will be extended with a new focus on shore power, new fuels and green shipping corridors. This was agreed by the CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) and leaders of 12 leading ports at a meeting in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the occasion of the first five years of the program. WPCAP members praised the program for its important contribution to the adoption of sustainability standards in the shipping industry. World Port Climate Action Program (WPCAP) &...

Cargo moving through the Port of Long Beach eased up in October following reduced consumer demand and a shift of imported goods toward the Gulf and East coasts. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 658,428 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, a 16.6% decline from October 2021. Imports were down 23.7% to 293,924 TEUs and exports decreased 2% to 119,763 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port fell 13.4% to 244,743 TEUs. Strategic and sustainable gateway...

Diminishing consumer demand, full warehouses and inflation concerns led to a decline in cargo containers moved through the Port of Long Beach in September 2022. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 741,823 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, down 0.9% from September 2021. Imports decreased 7.4% to 342,671 TEUs, while exports increased 1.9% to 112,940 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port rose 7% to 286,212 TEUs. Consumers and retailers concerned abou...

The Port of Long Beach has been named the best West Coast Seaport in North America for the fourth consecutive year by the shipping trade publication, Asia Cargo News. The honour was announced during the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards, which were held recently in Hong Kong. Asia Cargo News hosts and organises the awards ceremony yearly to recognise the top seaports, shipping lines and other logistics industry leaders. Best West Coast Seaport To be named best West Coast Seapor...

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will postpone consideration of the 'Container Dwell Fee' for four weeks, until Sept. 23, 2022. Since the programme was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 46% in aging cargo on the docks.  The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next month. Fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program. The Long Beach...

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the current state and overall feasibility of using clean cargo-handling equipment technology, while working toward the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update’s 2030 goal of a zero-emissions cargo-handling fleet. The ports released a draft assessment in March 2022 for public review and comment. It built upon the inaugural 2018 assessment and examined the current state of technology, operational characte...