LONG BEACH, Calif.—The Port of Long Beach offered more details on May 9 on its plans for a floating offshore wind facility to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. The facility, known as Pier Wind, would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines standing as tall…
Port of Long Beach Plans Installation of Offshore Wind Turbines as Tall as Eiffel Tower
May 10, 2023
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Zero Backlog at Los Angeles-Area Ports After More Than 2 Years: Officials
November 25, 2022
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Officials have declared an end to the backup of container ships at Southern California ports that lasted for more than two years after shipping delays at the ports caused nationwide supply-chain snarls. The Marine Exchange of Southern California reported cargo ship backups had fallen to zero beginning Nov. 22—a stark difference from one year ago…
Port of LA Fends Off 40 Million Cyber Attacks Each Month: Director
July 31, 2022
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The number of cyber intrusions directed at the Port of Los Angeles has doubled since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching 40 million each month, according to Executive Director Gene Seroka. Intelligence shows the threats are coming from Russia and parts of Europe, Seroka told BBC July 22. “We have to stay steps ahead of those…
Truckers Protest Gig Worker Law at Southern California Ports
July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Honking truckers tied up traffic early on July 13 protesting California’s “gig worker” law, which reclassifies many independent contractors as employees. The protests hit a number of roads near the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach and blocked several freeways. The truckers held up signs with such slogans as “AB5 Kills Dreams,” referring…
Fossil Fuel Fee for Trucks Begins at Los Angeles Ports
March 31, 2022
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To meet its zero-emissions goals, Los Angeles and Long Beach ports will start charging fossil fuel trucks an extra fee April 1 to pick up or drop off shipping containers. Most trucks at the port will be charged an extra $10 per 20-foot container—the standard measurement for a container—each time they enter or leave the…
Fewer Ships Reach LA Ports During Slowdown
March 4, 2022
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Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are seeing fewer cargo ships this week but port officials expect a busier spring and summer. The number of ships headed to Southern California delivering goods to the twin ports was down to 59 on March 4, a big drop from the record 109 in January. The slowdown has…
Shipping Group Maersk Expects Cargo Delays to Persist
COPENHAGEN—Top container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday warned its customers it was still struggling to move goods around the world as the easing of congestion is taking longer than the Danish company had hoped for. The pandemic has prompted shortages of container ships and logjams at ports at a time of very high consumer…
Buttigieg: LA Ports Saved Christmas
January 11, 2022
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In his first visit since the start of the supply chain crisis, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Los Angeles-area ports Jan. 11, commending port workers and officials for “saving Christmas.” “One of the reasons why Christmas was not, in fact, canceled was because ports like LA and Long Beach moved record levels of…
Over 13,000 Counterfeit Designer Products from China Seized at LA Ports
December 2, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Customs agents assigned to the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports recently seized over 13,500 counterfeit designer products arriving in a cargo shipment from China that, if genuine, would have had an estimated retail value of more than $30 million, authorities said Dec. 2. The agents found handbags, tote bags, shoulder bags, crossbody bags,…
Backlog of Container Ships at California Port Reaches Record High
November 10, 2021
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The backlog of container ships at ports along Southern California’s coast has reached record highs despite the Biden administration’s push last month to get goods moving 24 hours a day, according to recent data. The supply-chain bottlenecks show little sign of easing, according to data from the Marine Exchange released Tuesday, which reveal that there…
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