POLB to Begin Demolition of Gerald Desmond Bridge in July
24 Jun

POLB to Begin Demolition of Gerald Desmond Bridge in July

Pacific Maritime MagazineNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News,
The Port of Long Beach is expected to begin demolishing the old Gerald Desmond Bridge next month to make room for bigger cargo ships entering the port’s Inner Harbor. The port plans to close the Back Channel to vessel traffic from 6 a.m. on July 9 to 6 a.m. on July 11 to allow crews to remove a part of the bridge that is suspended over the channel and lower it onto a barge. Vehicle traffic shouldn’t be affected since motorists have been using the new cable-stayed Long Beach International Gateway Bridge since October 2020. The Gerald Desmond Bridge, which…
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POLB Exec Director Appointed To National Advisory Committee
21 Jun

POLB Exec Director Appointed To National Advisory Committee

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, ,
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero has been appointed to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the port announced June 14. Cordero joins a committee that includes members of labor, the private sector, trade associations, public agencies and education and environmental organizations who will advise Buttigieg on how to improve the national supply chain’s readiness and resiliency. “I thank Secretary Pete Buttigieg for this honor at such a pivotal time for international trade, and as we make significant investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” said Cordero, who will continue leading…
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Container Dwell Fee Still on Hold at LA, Long Beach Ports
21 Jun

Container Dwell Fee Still on Hold at LA, Long Beach Ports

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, , ,
Amid continued progress on clearing out lingering cargo containers, officials at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles agreed to yet again postpone the start date of their “Container Dwell Fee” to June 24, the adjoining ports announced June 17. The fee, which calls for ocean carriers to be charged for every import sitting at terminals past its allotted time, has been delayed every week by ports’ leaders who have been holding off on collecting on the fee based on how quickly imports are being picked up. The latest data from the ports show a combined 38% drop in…
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Port of Long Beach Posts Second-Busiest Month on Record
14 Jun

Port of Long Beach Posts Second-Busiest Month on Record

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
The Port of Long Beach recorded its second-busiest month ever in May, moving 890,989 TEUs in May, according to new numbers released Thursday, June 9. The amount is second only to May 2021, the port’s busiest month on record, besting May 2022 by 1.8%. Imports last month dipped 1.7% to 436,977 TEUs and exports fell 12.6% to 118,234 TEUs when compared to the same time last year, according to POLB data. Movements of empty containers, meanwhile, increased 2.6% to 335,778 TEUs year over year. “We are moving an extraordinary amount of cargo and continue to work with industry partners to…
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L.A., Long Beach Ports Again Postpone Container Dwell Fee
14 Jun

L.A., Long Beach Ports Again Postpone Container Dwell Fee

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
After reviewing the previous week’s data on lingering cargo containers on their docks, the Long Beach and Los Angeles seaports have again postponed the start date for collecting on the “Container Dwell Fee,” this time to June 17. Officials at the nation’s two busiest seaports said they’ve seen the amount of imports staying past their allotted time at terminals drop by a combined 38% since the fee was first announced Oct. 25. Top leaders from both ports plan to reconsider the fee’s start date after they review this week’s data. The temporary fee was developed with members of the Biden-Harris…
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Port of Long Beach Joins Green Shipping Corridor
10 Jun

Port of Long Beach Joins Green Shipping Corridor

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
The Port of Long Beach on June 9 announced that it has joined the Shanghai-Los Angeles Green Shipping Corridor, a network of cities, ports and other maritime industry stakeholders gathered to develop a zero-emissions trans-Pacific trade route. “Accelerating efforts to decarbonize the shipping sector is urgent if we are to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius,” C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Executive Director Mark Watts said. “By convening a powerful coalition that includes the San Pedro Bay ports complex, the Port of Shanghai and key maritime industry stakeholders, we hope to be an important catalyst in decarbonizing supply chains…
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POLB to Give Update On On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project
07 Jun

POLB to Give Update On On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
Port of Long Beach officials plan to give stakeholders an update on the port’s Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility Project on June 15. The project is central to the port’s rail capital improvement program and would enact the port to move more of the cargo that would normally leave the docks by truck onto trains instead. “Moving cargo by on-dock rail is cleaner and more efficient, as it reduces truck traffic,” the port said in a statement. “No cargo trucks would visit the facility. Instead, smaller train segments would be brought to the facility and joined together into a…
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San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Delayed to June 10
07 Jun

San Pedro Bay Ports’ Container Dwell Fee Delayed to June 10

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
A fee that would charge ocean carriers on every import lingering at the nation’s two busiest seaports is being postponed until at least June 10. Officials at Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports announced June 3 that they would postpone the Container Dwell Fee after seeing a combined 40% decline in the amount of imports staying past their allotted time on the docks since announcing the fee policy on Oct. 25. The executive directors at both ports, who have not collected on the fee since the Oct. 25 announcement, have said they plan to review the start date of the…
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L.A., Long Beach Ports Offer Clean Air Action Plan Update
31 May

L.A., Long Beach Ports Offer Clean Air Action Plan Update

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, , ,
Officials at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are expected to update the public on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) on Wednesday, June 1. The meeting is expected to touch on technology advancement projects at the ports, studies that assess the feasibility of cargo handling equipment and trucks and the Clean Truck Fund Rate, which launched in April. The CTF rate program allows the ports to collect at least $10 per loaded TEU on trucks coming and going from terminals. (Zero-emission and low-nitrogen oxide-emitting drayage trucks may receive a short-term exemption). The fund…
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Port of Long Beach Selects Amazon to Power Supply Chain Information Highway
27 May

Port of Long Beach Selects Amazon to Power Supply Chain Information Highway

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operations, ,
Amazon Web Services, Inc. has been tapped by the Port of Long Beach to power its Supply Chain Information Highway, a digital project that gathers information for firms across the supply chain in order to track shipments from point of origin to destination, the port announced May 24. The information highway project gives stakeholders the data they need to better plan for cargo and help them move it more efficiently. “The Supply Chain Information Highway is transformative, with a goal of enabling users to make scheduling, planning and payment decisions prior to cargo arrival, reducing delays during each handoff on…
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