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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 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…

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…

Port of LA Terminal Operator Looking to Sell: Reports

The majority owner of Fenix Marine Services, which operates a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, is looking at selling its 90% stake in the company, according to a news report. In September, business news outlet Bloomberg published an article stating that EQT Infrastructure, a division of asset management company EQT AB, is exploring a sale of its controlling stake in Fenix Marine. Fenix Marine Services, located on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles, was previously known as Global Gateway South. It’s one of the largest marine terminals in North America, spanning nearly 300 acres, and…

Port of Coos Bay to Build Multimodal Container Terminal

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is partnering with Missouri-based development firm NorthPoint Development to build a multimodal container facility on the port’s North Spit, the two parties revealed in September. The port and NorthPoint say they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the project, with the intention of finalizing negotiations and signing a contract by the end of the year. NorthPoint and Coos Bay estimate that the facility, once fully constructed, will move over a million forty-foot containers annually through the port via the Coos Bay Rail Line. The rail spur on the North Spit is…

2 New Execs Appointed at Port of Long Beach

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners in late September selected two new leaders for the Port of Long Beach’s Commercial Operations Bureau. First, Samantha Galltin was appointed managing director of the port’s Commercial Operations Bureau, comprising the Business Development, Tenant Services and Operations, and Security Services divisions. She replaces Kenneth Duncan, who left the port earlier in 2021. Galltin joined the port as Assistant Director of Business Development in November 2020 following a 13-year career at BNSF Railway. Her last position at BNSF was Director of Port Business Development, Pacific Southwest and Gulf. During her time at the railroad,…

New Port of Vancouver Overpass Opens

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the body that oversees the Port of Vancouver, has officially opened the Centennial Road overpass on Vancouver’s south shore. The opening of the new overpass marks a milestone for the improvement in the movement of goods to and from the port. Construction of the overpass began in the summer of 2019. On July 4, 2021, it officially opened to container truck traffic in both directions. Coinciding with the opening of the new overpass, additional changes to traffic patterns on port roads were also implemented. The Heatley Avenue overpass temporarily remained open to inbound passenger vehicle traffic only…