Terminal Operations – Page 21 – Pacific Maritime Magazine

25 Jan

Port of Los Angeles Launches Cyber Resilience Center

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, Terminal Operations

The Port of Los Angeles has bolstered efforts to protect the port community from a potential cyber threat with the announcement of a new Cyber Resilience Center. The facility, which the Port of LA calls a “state-of-the-art port community cyber defense solution” was designed to enhance the port’s cybersecurity readiness and its ability to share with supply chain partners information on potential threats and recovery capabilities. The center, which was created in collaboration with stakeholders, is being run by technology company IBM. “We must take every precaution against potential cyber incidents, particularly those that could threaten or disrupt the flow…

25 Jan

Port of Coos Bay North Jetty Repair Receives Funding

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, Terminal Operations

Repairs to the North Jetty in the Port of Coos Bay will be included in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget. The port said it was notified by U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio that the Army Corps of Engineers would set aside $32.7 million in the fiscal year 2022 disaster relief supplemental appropriations work plan for the jetty, which has been losing about 20 feet annually. This is a total estimated loss so far of about 900 feet since its original construction design of the jetty, which was completed in 1929. The project involves adding…

21 Jan

Port of Long Beach Hits Cargo Milestone

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

For the first time in its history, the Port of Long Beach has surpassed nine million cargo containers in a calendar year, according to new data released Wednesday. The nation’s second busiest seaport handled more than 9.38 million TEUs in 2021, besting the previous record of more than 8.11 million TEUs, which was set in 2020. Imports in 2021 rose 14.6% to more than 4.58 million TEUs, while exports fell 2.6% to 1.43 million TEUs when compared to 2020. Empty containers rose 27.5% to more than 3.36 million TEUs, according to port data. The milestone came despite last month’s decreased…

21 Jan

Port of San Diego Awards Shore Power Contract

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

The Port of San Diego is on track to double its shore power capability at the port’s B Street and Broadway Pier cruise ship terminals. Port commissioners on Jan. 11 agreed to award a $268,000 contract to San Diego County-based Baker Electric Inc. to install electrical equipment provided by the port and “remove, replace, and terminate medium voltage cables. Work is set to start in March and be ready for commissioning by August, the port said. Last April, the board voted to approve $4.6 million for the shore power project that would allow two cruise ships to simultaneously link up…

18 Jan

Port of Los Angeles Extends Container Excess Dwell Fee to Spring

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

Amid ongoing efforts to curb the number of aging containers at its docks, Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners on Thursday agreed to push the Container Excess Dwell Fee into the spring and extend the fee trigger for cargo leaving by rail. Initially approved Oct. 29, the fee program was supposed to expire after 90 days, but the commission extended it to April 29 and altered it so that the fee would apply to an import leaving by train after nine days, the same amount of days for containers leaving by truck. Prior to the change, the fee applied to imports departing…

18 Jan

Port of Olympia Makes Operational Changes Due to COVID Surge

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

Amid growing COVID-19 cases in Thurston County, Wash., the Port of Olympia is temporarily close its offices to the public, offering limited public access to port business and administrative functions and continuing to conduct port commission meetings remotely. Port staff will be accessible via phone and email. In-person meetings are available by request. To reach the administrative office, call (360) 528-8000. Port commission meetings are being held via Zoom and can be accessed at https://portolympia.com/commission/. Operations continue at Swantown Marina, but offices will be closed to public access, and staff is conducting business by telephone, email and internet. Maintenance and…

14 Jan

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Visits Port of Long Beach

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

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited with local harbor and civic leaders at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex on Tuesday to see goods movement at the country’s two busiest seaports up close. The visit, which included a boat tour and a press conference at the Port of Long Beach’s Joint Command and Control Center, follows the recent announcement of a grant from the U.S. Maritime Administration for Long Beach’s Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, which would allow the port to send more cargo by rail and curb air emissions from moving goods by trucks. “Thanks to the heroic…

14 Jan

Port of Oakland Introduces New Queuing System

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

Container ships moving through the San Francisco Bay Area will now be part of a new queuing system aimed at increasing safety and air quality. This week, the Port of Oakland announced a new system in which container ships are assigned in the arrival queue based on when they left their last port of call and sit outside a new “Safety and Air Quality Area” located 50 miles off the coast until their arrival time appointment. Under the previous system, vessels entered the arrival queue when they crossed a line 80 nautical miles from the coast. “The Port of Oakland…

14 Jan

San Pedro Bay Ports Again Delay Container Dwell Fee

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

After seeing continued progress in moving cargo that lingered on their docks, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again delayed implementing the Container Dwell Fee, this time until Jan. 17. The announcement comes as the adjoining ports have reported a 45% drop in cargo that dwells since Oct. 25 when the fee was first announced. Leaders from each port said they plan to reconsider the start of the fee after it reviews next week’s data. The fee calls for ocean carriers to be billed $100 for every import that lingers nine or more days before leaving by…

14 Jan

Port of Everett Selects Puget Sound Developer for Waterfront Place

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

The Port of Everett and Puget Sound-based real estate development and investment firm Schuster Group have inked a long-term agreement to construct and operate up to 44,431 square feet of new retail and restaurant space at the new Waterfront Place mixed-use project. The deal calls for developing a pair of Port Gardner Landing buildings at 1710 West Marine View Drive starting in early 2022. The 6,500-square-foot project is expected to house a coffee shop and brewery expansion. Both are expected to feature outdoor patio space. The agreement also identifies six more sites for future development, including four parcels in and…