Port of Long Beach Records Second-Busiest October
16 Nov

Port of Long Beach Records Second-Busiest October

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The Port of Long Beach posted its second-busiest October on record last month, processing 789,716 TEUs, according to newly-released data. That’s 2.1% down from October 2020, the port’s busiest-ever October. Long Beach saw imports drop 4.3% to 385,000 TEUs, which officials attribute to limited space at terminals. Meanwhile, exports rose 6.6% to 122,214 TEUs and empty containers fell 2.4% to 282,502 TEUs. “Every sector of the supply chain has reached capacity and it is time for all of us to step up and get these goods delivered,” port Executive Director Mario Cordero said. “In Long Beach, we are trying to…
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Matson Posts Solid Third Quarter
16 Nov

Matson Posts Solid Third Quarter

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
Earlier this month, Honolulu-based Matson Inc. announced a third quarter net income of $283.2 million, or $6.53 per diluted share, more than the $70.9 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, the company posted in the third quarter of 2020. Matson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Matt Cox said the company saw strong economic and business trends in the second quarter carry into the third quarter, resulting in solid performance in ocean transportation and logistics. "Within ocean transportation, our China service continued to see significant demand for its expedited ocean services, including the new CCX service, as volume for e-commerce, garments…
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USCG Cutter Polar Star To Journey to Antarctica
12 Nov

USCG Cutter Polar Star To Journey to Antarctica

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News, Vessel Profiles
On Saturday, crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star and various scientists are planning to embark on a journey from Seattle to Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze, a mission to replenish the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic stations. They are expected to leave Saturday afternoon and make the annual trek with the help of Polar Star, America’s only heavy icebreaker able to carve out a path through ice as thick as 21 feet. They plan to replenish ships with fuel and supplies to reach McMurdo Station, the biggest Antarctic station and the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics base.…
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Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Federal Study Signed
12 Nov

Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Federal Study Signed

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on the Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Study, paving the way for projects in the study to potentially be federally funded. According to the port, the study includes an effort to deepen the port’s Approach Channel from 76 feet to 80 feet, build an approach channel to Pier J South 55 feet deep, carving out parts of the West Basin from 50 feet to 55 feet and conducting structural upgrades to breakwaters at Pier J to allow for depths of 55 feet. U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal, whose district encompasses…
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NOAA Seeks Public Input on New National Marine Sanctuary in California
12 Nov

NOAA Seeks Public Input on New National Marine Sanctuary in California

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week asked the public to weigh in on plans to designate a new national marine sanctuary in a 7,000-square-mile space off the central California coast near San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. First nominated in 2015 by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, a proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary designation would, NOAA said, be “an important way to preserve and recognize tribal history, safeguard marine resources, and open new doors for research and economic growth.” The nomination also looks at ways for the agency to further the studying, interpretation and management of…
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Port of Everett Breaks Ground on New Waterfront Retail Buildings
12 Nov

Port of Everett Breaks Ground on New Waterfront Retail Buildings

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The Port of Everett this week commemorated the first phase of its Waterfront Place mixed-use project with a groundbreaking ceremony for two new retail buildings in Fishermen’s Harbor. When completed, the new timber-themed buildings are expected to occupy Fisherman Jack’s restaurant, South Fork Bakery and office space for Bellingham Yachts, Freedom Boat Club and Waterline Boats by 2022-2023. Public restrooms and gathering spaces are also being planned in the construction. “This area was the industrial hub of Everett when the port was formed more than a century ago – it has now become a hub of the revitalization for all…
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USCG Cutter Juniper Returns to Hawaii
09 Nov

USCG Cutter Juniper Returns to Hawaii

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News, Vessel Profiles
After 45 days and 10,000 nautical miles patrolling Oceania for Operation ‘Aiga, crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Juniper recently returned to Honolulu. Operation ‘Aiga aimed to bring together Coast Guard capabilities and operations with Pacific Island area partners to accomplish shared national interests, protect against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and bolster maritime sovereignty in the region, according to the USCG. (‘Aiga is the Samoan word for ‘family.) While on patrol, Juniper crew members teamed with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and worked with a U.S. Marine Corps linguist to question 11 foreign fishing…
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Port of Oakland Chief Urges State Help in Supply Chain Congestion
09 Nov

Port of Oakland Chief Urges State Help in Supply Chain Congestion

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
California Association of Port Authorities President and Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan is urging state officials to help ease congestion along the supply chain. “The current congestion that we see today is a result of decades of underinvestment in our ports and supply chain,” Wan said during the Nov. 3 California Legislature’s Select Committee on Ports and Good Movement meeting. “Notably there is an 11-to-1 imbalance in federal transportation and waterside spending on other port complexes around the country compared to those in our state.” Wan said stakeholders must come together to find solutions to the bottlenecks, whether…
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Port of Long Beach Achieves Emissions Reduction Goals
09 Nov

Port of Long Beach Achieves Emissions Reduction Goals

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
Despite processing record cargo, the Port of Long Beach says that it has met all of its 2023 goals set out in the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan to lower air emissions for the first time. Although cargo production rose 21%, Long Beach saw diesel pollution plummet 90%, nitrogen oxides drop 62%, and sulfur oxides dive 97% when compared to the 2005 baseline, according to the port’s annual emissions inventory report recently given to the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. The COVID-19 pandemic played a role in affecting those numbers, including suspending cruise ship passenger operations…
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LTI Inc. Honored with EPA Award
09 Nov

LTI Inc. Honored with EPA Award

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
For the sixth straight year, the Environmental Protection Agency has recognized LTI, Inc. and its Milky Way bulk milk hauler division with a SmartWay Excellence Award, which is the EPA’s highest honor reserved for those who show environmental leadership in the supply chain. Out of 4,000 partners, only 62 carriers were chosen. LTI is among a dozen firms that have six awards. LTI, Inc., which specializes in the transport of liquid- and dry-bulk commodities in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, is a subsidiary of Lynden Incorporated, a family of transportation and logistics companies primarily serving Alaska and the Pacific…
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