Tariff pause drives Port of Long Beach to record July
A pause in tariffs in recent months lifted the Port of Long Beach in California to its most active July on record and the third-busiest month in its 114-year history. The 90-day
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Port of Long Beach braces for double digit decline in May numbers
Following its strongest April on record and 11 consecutive months of cargo increases, the Port of Long Beach says that it is preparing for a double-digit decline for shipments in May due
Port of Long Beach on track for 9.6 million TEU record year
Buoyed by six straight months of historic volumes, the Port of Long Beach says that it is on course to reach 9.6 million TEU of cargo containers by the end of 2024
Port of Long Beach dedicates two new fireboat stations
Officials dedicated two new Port of Long Beach fireboat stations March 1, enhancing the Long Beach Fire Department’s waterside and landside emergency response capabilities to better safeguard visiting ships, cargo and waterfront
Long Beach Container Terminal wins sustainable innovation award
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
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
Port of Long Beach reports its busiest September ever
The Port of Long Beach reports that it has achieved its busiest September on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 829,429 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in September 2023, up 11.8% from the
West Coast dockworkers ratify new 6-year waterfront contract
Sighs of relief came from West Coast ports as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) yesterday ratified the tentative contract agreement reached in June with employers represented by the Pacific Maritime
Port of Long Beach sees cargo volumes dip
A shift in consumer spending towards experiences rather than products may be good for the cruise industry, but maybe not so much for container movements through ports. The Port of Long Beach
California ports awarded $1.5 billion in state infrastructure upgrade grants
Port officials across California were posing with giant checks yesterday as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an investment of more than $1.5 billion in California ports – including approximately $450 million for zero-emission