Terminal Operations – Page 19 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

22 Feb

Port of Vancouver USA Funds Community Efforts

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

Three community groups and programs will benefit from this year’s Port of Vancouver USA Community Fund. The port’s $5,000 in grants were awarded to the Clark College Foundation, which plans to use $1,000 to pay for its annual International Day activities; the Vancouver Farmers Market, which intends to use its $2,500 toward its vendor training program to offer free training to small business owners encountering entrepreneurship challenges; and the Columbia Play Project, which plans to use its $1,500 toward at-home “Welcome to the Ecosystem” play kits centered around on the Columbia River and animals. “The Community Fund has been an…

22 Feb

Port of Long Beach to Offer Pier B On-Dock Rail Project Update

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

The Port of Long Beach plans to give the community an update on the Pier B On-Dock Rail facility project at a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. on March 2. The project is considered the key component of the port’s rail capital improvement plan. “It will shift more cargo to on-dock rail, where containers are taken to and from marine terminals by trains,” according to the port. “Moving cargo by on-dock rail is cleaner and more efficient, as it reduces truck traffic.” Instead of trucks entering the facility, smaller train segments would come in and link up to a full-sized…

18 Feb

Port of San Francisco Receives Funding for Waterfront Risk Study

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The Port of San Francisco’s effort to study flood, earthquake and other risks to its waterfront recently received a federal financial boost thanks to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who in mid-January ensured $5 million for the port and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The money allows San Francisco and the USACE to finish a San Francisco waterfront coastal flood study, which would not only pinpoint vulnerabilities to the waterfront, but include recommendations for how to lower those risks and help guide federal investment for port projects in the future. This adds to the $3 million previously secured by…

15 Feb

San Pedro Bay Ports Postpone Container Fee to Feb. 18

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

As the amount lingering cargo continues to drop at their docks, officials at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have announced that they’re once again moving the start date of their container dwell fee, this time to Feb. 18. Harbor leaders have been tracking the progress of how long cargo stays at their ports week by week and most recently saw the amount of containers at terminals drop by a combined 70% since announcing the fee Oct. 25. They plan to reassess enacting the fee after another week of data. Created with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task…

15 Feb

Port of Hueneme Receives COVID-19 Recovery Help

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

The Port of Hueneme will be able to recoup some of the revenue it lost in the 2020 fiscal year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The port, located in Ventura County, Calif., is expected to receive more than $2.3 million from California’s American Rescue Plan Act, which was created to help ports impacts by COVID-19, it was announced earlier this month. For example, the port’s auto manufacturing sector took a hit during the pandemic when auto manufacturers encountered production setbacks. The port saw the number of auto ships drop from 4-6 vessels weekly to two, then in some cases to zero…

15 Feb

Port of Long Beach to Push for Supply Chain Transformation

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At his annual State of the Port address on Feb. 9, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero calls for transportation throughout the supply chain to meet future growth and garner trade opportunities. “We continue to debate the same issues year after year, while the operational model remains status quo – never changing,” Cordero said. “The test is not in how many containers we move but in how we transform and build a port that benefits everyone.” That includes embracing technology, partnering with stakeholders and moving toward 24-hour operations, he said. Later in February, the port plans to soft…

11 Feb

Port of Long Beach Nets Busiest January for Cargo

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

The Port of Long Beach saw its busiest January in history last month, moving 800,943 TEUs, according to new data released Thursday by the port. That’s 4.8% more than January 2021 and the first time Long Beach has ever surpassed 800,000 TEUs in any January. Moving older cargo out of terminals faster helped to drive the record January numbers, according to the port. Long Beach also saw 6.9% more imports last month, processing 389,334 TEUs, and 5.9% more exports with 123,060 TEUs compared to the same time a year ago. Meanwhile, empty containers rose 1.8% year over year to 288,550…

08 Feb

Port of Long Beach to Receive $8M in Federal Funding

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Vessels that come to the Port of Long Beach may soon be able to better maneuver through its waterways thanks to $8 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The money is intended to start and finish the preconstruction, engineering and design phase of certain navigational work. That could include work to deepen the approach channel from 76 feet to 80 feet, build an approach channel to Pier J South and deepen 55 feet, dredge from 50 feet to 55 feet parts of the West Basin and structurally improve breakwaters at Pier J to…

08 Feb

L.A., Long Beach Ports Delay Container Dwell Fee Start Again

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations

As the number of cargo containers lingering in the San Pedro Bay continues to drop, officials at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have yet again decided to hold off implementing their Container Dwell Fee, this time until Feb. 11. The nation’s two busiest seaports have seen a 68% total decrease in older cargo at their marine terminals since announcing the fee Oct. 25. Formed in partnership with the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, the U.S. Department of Transportation and supply chain partners, the fee program calls for ocean carriers to be billed $100 for every import…

08 Feb

Port of Oakland Heads Toward a Green Future

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The Port of Oakland plans to continue investing in programs that grow the seaport in a sustainable way, Port Executive Director Danny Wan said in his annual State of the Port address on Feb. 2. Wan said this year’s theme is to “invest in and plan for a future that is not what used to be, but one that improves upon the past,” which includes offering punctual, transparent and uncongested cargo drop offs and receiving and giving more entertainment and other options to come to the waterfront and enhance shoreline parks access. “We must do all of the above by…