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Calif. Gov. Proposes $2.3 Billion in Goods Movement, Supply Chain Bottleneck Reductions in New State Budget

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 10 proposed allocating $2.3 billion for supply chain investments in the new state budget, with the funds earmarked to help address congestion and bottlenecks. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, California ports saw significant decreases in trade with record breaking impacts. But demand rose as consumers grappled with adapting to a new world that revolved around remote work and virtual learning. The surge in cargo has created unprecedented challenges across the state’s coast. Over the past decade, the federal government has invested roughly $11 billion in the eastern Gulf coast ports, but only $1…

POLB Receives $52M Rail Grant

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to help fund development of an on-dock rail support facility, the port revealed in late December. The facility, now under construction at the port’s Pier B, is expected to enable the seaport to move more cargo by train, thereby improving efficiency and lessening environmental impacts. The project encompasses about 171 acres in the Harbor District. The existing Pier B rail facility serves as a storage and staging area for trains. The facility is primarily used by Pacific Harbor Line,…

Long Beach Port Partnering on Tracking Tool, Other Measures, to Improve Flow of Cargo

The Port of Long Beach has revealed that it’s partnering with a U.S. technology firm to create a cargo data tool dubbed the “Supply Chain Information Highway,” with a soft launch planned for February. The platform, which is being developed by St. Louis-based UNCOMN, is designed to help shippers, ocean carriers, trucking companies and others in the supply chain securely connect to track cargo across all modes of transportation. “Shippers have two basic questions: Where’s my cargo? How do I get more visibility?” Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said. “We’re developing a system of systems that complements…

Port of Portland Added to MSC’s U.S.-China Rotation

The Port of Portland has been added to the rotation of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s “Mustang” service connecting China and the U.S., the ocean carrier announced in December. The revised route was launched Dec. 26, making an MSC Bhavya on voyage UV152A the first sailing on the latest rotation. The full revised port rotation includes Shanghai, Busan, Portland, Los Angeles and Shanghai. “We will extend coverage of the U.S. West Coast by adding a call in Portland with a view to increasing much needed capacity (in) this market,” MSC said in a statement. MSC said that the service complements the company’s…

Port of LA Headed Toward Record Cargo Year, Data Show

As of late December, the Port of Los Angeles was on track to establish a new record for cargo throughput in 2021, processing more volume than any port in the Western Hemisphere, port data show. This was despite a dip in overall cargo numbers for November year-over-year. Eleven months into 2021, the port had processed 9,891,021 TEUs, 18.7% more than the same time last year. With two weeks left in 2021, the port was anticipating its final volume being about 10.7 million TEUs for the year, about 13% more than its previous record, which was set in 2018. The Port…

TTSI Takes Delivery of Zero Emission Battery-Electric Drayage Truck

Total Transportation Services Inc. in late December took delivery of a zero emission battery-electric truck, manufactured by Nikola Corporation, which makes heavy-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). The Nikola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles. TTSI, a Southern California-based port trucking company, said it plans to use the truck to expedite zero-emission transportation solutions at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports. “Nikola committed to make its first Tre BEV deliveries in Q4 2021 and it is a big honor to celebrate this milestone with our partner, TTSI, and dignitaries…

Port of Oakland to Receive $5 Million in MARAD Clean Energy Grants

Port of Oakland clean energy efforts are getting a $5.2 million boost from the federal government. The port said in late December that it has been chosen to receive grant funds from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for electrical-power upgrades. The grant supports the port’s vision of eliminating emissions from maritime operations. “We’ve got an ambitious clean air goal,” port Executive Director Danny Wan said. “This grant from the Maritime Administration is an important moment in helping us take another step toward our goal of zero emissions from maritime operations.” The port said the funds could be used for three purposes: Construction of a fuel-cell site and a solar-panel installation with battery storage, Replacement of an electrical substation, and Connecting the substation to…

Port of Oakland Launches Program to Expedite Agriculture Exports

The Port of Oakland is launching an interagency effort to improve its flow of agriculture exports. The program involves the use of additional yard space and equipment, restored export ship calls and assistance to export users. The goal is to provide relief to agricultural exporters who are facing shortages of export capacity and skyrocketing logistics costs, the port explained in a Jan. 3 statement. The port said that it plans to open and operate a 25-acre off-terminal container yard equipped to move containers off chassis and store them for rapid pick-up. “The yard will provide access to equipment and provide…

New Services Come to Port of Portland’s Terminal 6

A year-and-a-half after weekly container service returned to the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6—thanks to South Korea-based carrier SM Line—more container service is arriving to help address supply chain issues for local businesses, farmers and consumers. The new business at Terminal 6 includes: An SM Line expansion that will add two additional vessels per month; An additional weekly container service operated by MSC, the second-largest carrier in the world, and; New private charter vessels and domestic 53-foot containers. “Terminal 6 is productive and busy at a time of economic recovery that is so important to our regional economy,” Port of…

San Pedro Bay Ports Announce Measures to Speed Cargo Throughput

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in mid-September announced new measures to improve freight movement and reduce delays through the ports as they continue to experience record volumes. The ports say that the measures are expected to enhance their landside operations to help meet the unprecedented growth in cargo volume moving through the San Pedro Bay. Specifically, both ports say they’ll expand the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers. Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said that Long Beach will take the first step towards a 24/7 supply chain by maximizing nighttime…