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ITS Starts Long Beach Pier G Terminal Expansion

[ July 15, 2025   //   Gary Burrows ]

International Transportation Service broke ground July 11 on a US$365 million terminal expansion project at the Port of Long Beach, aimed at developing more space to stack cargo containers and maximizing efficiency.

The project will fill an unused slip in the middle of Pier G Terminal, creating 19 acres of land and creating a single, continuous 3,400-foot wharf which will be able to simultaneously service two larger cargo ships.

Located in the outer harbor, the ITS terminal is nearly divided in half by the south slip, which will be filled with about 2.5 million cubic yards of reused sediment from within the Harbor District in addition to sediments dredged from Newport Harbor at Newport Beach. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

“ITS has been a trusted tenant for half a century, so the company’s leaders know the Port of Long Beach is a good bet,” said Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson. “This investment by ITS will create benefits for decades to come with more cargo moving smoothly without delays and greater opportunities for waterfront labor – union jobs with good, dependable incomes.”

“ITS’s commitment to further greening its operations, increasing capacity and strengthening its ties to the Port of Long Beach is even stronger than it was nearly 20 years ago, when it became our first to sign a green lease,” said Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero. “ITS is also building more land for the Port of Long Beach while expanding capacity and driving efficiency on its terminal.”

ITS has been an environmental steward, modernizing terminal operations and moving more cargo containers by rail, said Bonnie Lowenthal, president, Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.

“This project positions ITS and the Port of Long Beach to meet global shipping demands while keeping the economic and environmental benefits right here in the U.S.,” said ITS Long Beach CEO Kim Holtermand.

Tags: International Transportation Service, Port of Long Beach