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POLB September Cargo Weighed Down by Hanjin Bankruptcy

Port of Long Beach container volumes declined 16.6% year-over-year in September, as the effects of the Hanjin bankruptcy reached West Coast ports. Longshore workers moved 546,805 TEUs last month. This included 282,945 TEUs in imports, down 15% from September 2015, a month which capped off the port’s best quarter ever. Exports dropped to 120,383 TEUs, a decrease of 4.2%. Empties were 27.2% lower at 143,476 TEUs. Port officials said the number of ... [+]

POLB Wins SCAQMD Clean Air Award

The Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Container Terminal have received a prestigious Clean Air Award for working to reduce pollution in Southern California with the Middle Harbor redevelopment project. Given by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the award in the category of Business Leadership in Air Quality ... [+]

POLB Exports Up, Overall Cargo Volumes Down

Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach. August exports surged 14.8% through the Port of Long Beach compared to the same month in 2015, but lower imports drove overall volumes down. Harbor terminals moved 641,029 twenty-foot equivalent units in August, an 8.9% year-over-year decrease. Of those, 321,625 TEUs were import ... [+]

Exports Up at Long Beach, Overall Cargo Volumes Down

August exports surged 14.8% through the Port of Long Beach compared to the same month in 2015, but lower imports drove overall volumes down. Harbor terminals moved 641,029 TEUs equivalent units in August, an 8.9% year-over-year decrease. Of those, 321,625 TEUs were import containers, which were down 10.2%. Exports numbered 159,247 ... [+]

Container volumes down at Port of Long Beach for July

Cargo at the Port of Long Beach Container volume at the Port of Long Beach was down 7.7% in July compared to the same month in 2015, when harbor terminals handled a record amount of cargo. Dockworkers moved 637,091 TEUs last month. Imports totaled 325,608 containers, a 5.9% year-over-year decrease. Exports ... [+]

POLB’s imports, exports edge up

Container cargo numbers improved slightly at the Port of Long Beach in May, rising 0.8% compared to the same month last year when the docks were still busily catching up after several months of congestion. With cargo volumes near all-time peak levels, May’s 640,566 TEUs qualified the month as the second-busiest ... [+]

World’s Most Advanced Fireboat Dedicated at POLB

A new fireboat was officially welcomed into service Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach, representing a significant leap forward in protecting the harbor and the flow of trade through the nation’s second-busiest seaport. In a dockside ceremony attended by 100 invited guests, the fireboat named “Protector” was dedicated in memory ... [+]

POLB’s Slangerup Named to Commerce Committee

Port of Long Beach (POLB) Chief Executive Officer Jon Slangerup has been named by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to the Department’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSSC). Slangerup, along with 10 other industry executives representing the various segments of the supply chain, were appointed to the 45-member ... [+]

Long Beach Cargo Volumes up 6% in 1st Q

Cargo shipments at the Port of Long Beach were up 6.1% for the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, starting the year off strongly. Lifted by big gains in January and February, the quarter was the Port’s best since 2007. While March 2015 volumes soared ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Prepares for Earth Day

With Earth Day approaching on April 22, the Port of Long Beach is launching a new program offering its tenants rebates to encourage them to replace outdated, polluting and inefficient electrical equipment with energy-efficient technology. Earlier this month, the Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Energy Efficiency Rebate Match Program, creating ... [+]

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