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POLB Sees Busiest May Ever

SM Long Beach passes under the Gerald Desmond Bridge during a maiden call on April 30, 2017. New vessel-sharing alliances and increased use of terminals pushed the number of containers flowing through the Port of Long Beach in May to a record high for the month. A total of 648,287 TEUs moved through the harbor in May, an increase of 1.2% compared to the same month a year ago. May 2016 ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Awards $373,000 to Community Groups

To raise awareness about maritime trade and promote social responsibility, the Port of Long Beach sponsors many community events, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace & Unity Parade and Celebration. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday awarded $372,500 in community sponsorships to 136 organizations for ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Sees April Boost

Hyundai Long Beach arrives at the Port of Long Beach's Pier T in April 2017. More ships calling at the Port of Long Beach in April thanks to new business and changes to vessel deployments helped to push container volumes 16.5% higher compared to the same month last year. For the ... [+]

HMM Returns to POLB

A familiar name is returning to the Port of Long Beach. South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. is bringing a string of vessels to Total Terminals International at Pier T. The Pacific South 1 service, which launched on April 1, consists of four 6,300-TEU and two 5,500-TEU vessels traveling between ... [+]

POLB OKs Guidelines for $46M Environmental Grants Program

Attendees offered input on their priorities for the Port Community Grants Program during an October 2016 workshop at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library. The Port of Long Beach will accept grant applications later this year from local organizations to bring health programs and new air filters to communities most affected ... [+]

POLB Cargo Declines During Lunar New Year

Reduced economic activity in Asia associated with the Lunar New Year contributed to lower February container volumes at the Port of Long Beach. Overall, traffic totaled 498,311 TEUs, a decline of 11.2% compared to the same month last year, the highest-volume February in Port history. Cargo in February 2015 ballooned 35.9% ... [+]

POLB Imports, exports flow prior to Lunar New Year

Renewed activity at the Port of Long Beach’s largest terminal and extra ships calling ahead of the Lunar New Year pushed cargo 8.7% higher in January compared to the same month a year ago. Dockworkers moved 582,689 TEUs last month. Exports were strong, jumping 10.8% year-over-year to 118,234 containers. Imports increased ... [+]

Despite challenges, Long Beach posts fifth-best year

Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach in April 2016. Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included a major customer declaring bankruptcy, the Port of Long Beach still moved almost 6.8 million containers in 2016, its fifth best year ever. Overall cargo declined 5.8 percent in 2016 compared to ... [+]

POLB Sees November Volumes Lagging Behind Brisk 2015 Figures

Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach in April 2016. Shifting alliance routes and the Hanjin bankruptcy continued to affect Port of Long Beach volumes in November, when container traffic was 13.8% lower than the same month last year. A total of 534,308 TEUs were moved through the harbor last ... [+]

POLB Port Volumes Dip in October

October container volumes were down 6.2% at the Port of Long Beach compared to the same month last year, as the fallout from the Hanjin bankruptcy continues to settle. A total of 581,808 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved through docks last month. Export TEUs were 1.2% down, relatively flat compared to ... [+]

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