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Electric stacking cranes enter service at POLB

SSA Marine is now operating the first of nine electric container yard cranes at the Port of Long Beach’s Pier J, marking a significant milestone in a goal to transition to zero emissions terminal equipment by 2030. The demonstration of the electric rubber-tired gantry cranes is part of the Zero-Emissions Terminal Equipment Transition Project, which is funded in large part by a $9.7 million California Energy Commission grant. The Port, the ... [+]

Port of Long Beach reports busiest February on record

An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 771,735 twenty-foot equivalent units in February, a 43.3% uptick from the same month last year and marking the largest year-over-year increase for a single month in the Port’s 110-year ... [+]

Maiden Call

On April 30, 2020, the Ocean Network Express Aquila made its first call at the Port of Long Beach. The 14,052-TEU vessel docked at the ITS terminal at Pier G, and was worked there by six gantry cranes [+]

Port of Long Beach Handles Fewer Shipments in April

Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact trade at the Port of Long Beach in April with fewer cargo containers moving through the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 519,730 TEUs last month, down 17.3% from April 2019, which remains the port’s busiest April on ... [+]

Coronavirus Slows Trade at Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach continued to feel the economic effects of COVID-19 in March with more canceled sailings and a decline in cargo containers shipped through the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Terminal operators and dockworkers moved 517,663 TEUs last month, a 6.4% decline compared to March 2019. Imports were down 5% ... [+]

Port of Long Beach sees February Cargo Declines

Cargo volume declined at the Port of Long Beach in February due to fewer ship calls amid the overseas outbreak of the coronavirus and lingering effects of the trade dispute with China. Terminal operators and dockworkers moved 538,428 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 9.8% compared to February 2019. Imports ... [+]

POLB Cargo Volumes Dip in January

Cargo volume was down slightly in January at the Port of Long Beach, compared to the same month in 2019. Terminal operators and dockworkers moved 626,829 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, down 4.6% compared to January 2019. Imports decreased 4.3% to 309,961 TEUs, while exports dropped 7.4% to 108,624 TEUs. ... [+]

Collaboration Key to POLB’s Future

The Port of Long Beach navigated a trade dispute with China, new technology and evolving trade routes in 2019, culminating in its second-busiest year on record by moving more than 7.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units, Executive Director Mario Cordero announced Wednesday at the annual State of the Port address. ... [+]

Long Beach Dockworkers move 1.8 million TEUs in three months

Despite lingering trade uncertainty, the Port of Long Beach had the second-busiest first quarter in its history, moving more than 1.8 million TEUs January through March. That figure trails only the first quarter of 2018, a year when the Port set an annual record for container movement at 8.1 million TEUs. ... [+]

Cargo volume continued to rise at the Port of Long Beach in November

The Port handled 621,835 TEUs of container cargo during the month, a 1.5% increase compared to November 2017. Last month’s performance pushed 2018’s total TEU count to 7,349,377, making it virtually certain the Port will eclipse its record of 7,544,507 TEUs set last year. For the year to date, volumes ... [+]

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