Busiest June for Port of LA
16 Jul

Busiest June for Port of LA

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The Port of Los Angeles saw its busiest June in history when it handled 764,777 TEUs last month. Imports were up 3.5 percent to 396,307 TEUs, while exports were down 5.6 percent to 139,318 TEUs, compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, empty containers, which are sent overseas to be refilled with goods, jumped 19 percent to 229,153 units. June caps off the port’s 2018-2019 fiscal year, which saw the port move nearly 9.7 TEUs, a 5.7 percent increase from the previous year. “Completing the busiest 12-month period in the port’s history makes me proud of our extraordinary capabilities…
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Seattle Breaks Ground on Terminal 5
16 Jul

Seattle Breaks Ground on Terminal 5

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
Seattle and Tacoma port officials recently joined ILWU Local 19 president and the head of local terminal operator SSA Terminals in breaking ground on Terminal 5, a modernization project that will allow the facility to handle larger cargo ships carrying up to 18,000 TEUs. Ships carrying 14,000 TEUs already visit the North and South harbors regularly. Activity at Terminal 5 means an estimated 6,600 new direct jobs and over $2 billion in business activity. Port officials approved $340 million in construction funds, while SSA Terminals invested up to $160 million toward the project. “Four years ago this August, our two…
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12 Jul

New USCG D13 Command

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
Rear Adm. Anthony J. Vogt is the new Commander of the Coast Guard 13th District, taking over for Rear Adm. David G. Throop in a change-of-command ceremony last Tuesday at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Throop will go on to serve as Deputy Commander Pacific Area in Alameda, Calif. Vogt comes into the role after serving as Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Response Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters. In that capacity, he was responsible for developing the strategic response doctrine and policy guidance for all Coast Guard forces. “These policies encompassed seven of the eleven operational maritime missions in the areas…
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Bellingham Thoroughfare Reopens
12 Jul

Bellingham Thoroughfare Reopens

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News
For the first time in more than a century, the public can drive through Bellingham's downtown waterfront, the Port of Bellingham announced Tuesday. Newly open Laurel Street connects to Cornwall Avenue, while Granary Avenue links to Roeder Avenue just south of the Granary Building and connects residents to Waypoint Park, a new public park along the Whatcom Waterway. The access has been created, thanks to a port project that includes new public and franchise utilities, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, parking, landscaping and street lighting. The work also paves the way for a mixed-use development along the waterfront. The port expects…
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San Diego Partners with ecoSPEARS
12 Jul

San Diego Partners with ecoSPEARS

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The Port of San Diego is partnering with startup cleantech solutions firm ecoSPEARS Inc., on a two-year pilot project to test its remediation technology as part of its Blue Economy Incubator program. The company, which is exclusive licensee of the NASA-patented SPEARS technology, is developing “a cost-effective and eco-friendly cleanup solution to extract and destroy toxic contaminants from sediment, soil and groundwater,” according to the port. The spiky-shaped SPEARS (Sorbent Polymer Extraction and Remediation System) get filled with a special eco-friendly cleaning solution before they are dropped into contaminated areas and soak up the pollution like sponges. “ecoSPEARS is a…
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Oakland Exec Retires
12 Jul

Oakland Exec Retires

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
After 53 years in trade and transportation, Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle, 73, will retire on July 19, the port announced Wednesday. Lytle, who will stay on as a port consultant until the end of the year, has led the port of Oakland since July 2013. Before that, he ran the Port of Long Beach. In the private sector, Lytle has been an executive with P&O Ports, APM Terminals, Sea-Land Service and CMA CGM. “Chris Lytle is one of the best-known and most respected executives in the industry and it has been our good fortune to have him…
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Larger Ships and Volumes at Oakland
09 Jul

Larger Ships and Volumes at Oakland

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The Port of Oakland is handling bigger vessels with never-seen-before container volumes, a result stemming from shipping lines merging more cargo on larger ships, according to the port. The port is seeing volumes up by 5.5 percent compared to last year. It is handling an average load of 1,767 TEUs per vessel, the highest container move count in its history, which is 9 percent more than last year and 50 percent greater than 10 years ago. Some vessels are moving as many as 2,500 containers when they are in Oakland, challenging terminals to operate at a highly productive rate. “Ships…
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LA Trade Development Manager Lauded
03 Jul

LA Trade Development Manager Lauded

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
The International Visitors Council of Los Angeles recently named Port of Los Angeles Trade Development Manager Norman Arikawa the 2019 Outstanding Citizen Diplomat, an honor that reflects his more than 40 years of work at the port building trade relations. “Norman exemplifies outstanding citizen diplomacy through the meetings he has arranged over the years between IVCLA’s international influencers and his colleagues at the Port, sharing information and ideas on issues such as trade policy, security, safety and environmental issues," said Janet Elliott, President of IVCLA. “He has consistently shared his expertise by volunteering with many community organizations and committees such…
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Long Beach Acclaim
03 Jul

Long Beach Acclaim

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
Shipping trade publication Asia Cargo News recently announced that the Port of Long Beach had been named the “Best West Coast Seaport” in North America at the 33rd annual Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards in Hong Kong. The port has garnered “Best Green Seaport” last year from Asia Cargo News, which annually celebrates industry leaders for “service quality, innovation, customer-relationship management and reliability.” Supply chain professionals and others judge the nominees. “We’ve invested $4 billion in modernization projects over the last 10 years, in a program designed to provide our supply chain partners with the services and facilities they need to…
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03 Jul

Vancouver USA Produces 10th Sustainability Report

Karen Robes MeeksNews, PMM Online News
For 10 straight years, the Port of Vancouver USA touted its commitment to sustainability with a 2018 Sustainability Report. The report reviews the port’s We Can! Sustainability Task Force, which sets objectives that align with the port’s Strategic Plan. Goals include nurturing positive, productive partnerships with stakeholders and raising awareness about preventing pollution. “We’re proud to see this program continue to grow over the last 10 years,” said Environmental Program Manager Mary Mattix. “The program gives employees the opportunity to think critically and creatively about sustainability and how the port can continue to be a leader in environmental stewardship, social…
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