California’s Port Dominance Is Slipping as Cargo Shifts East
The pandemic’s cargo crush pushed the Los Angeles and Long Beach complex close to the breaking point, allowing ports from New York-New Jersey to Houston to grow their market share.
May 8, 2023Twin California Ports Introduce Zero-Emission Locomotive
Weeks after the California Air Resources Board approved a rule to limit rail pollution, the Pacific Harbor Line on May 4 unveiled one of the nation’s most advanced zero-emission locomotives.
May 5, 2023Ports of L.A., Long Beach Join Bid to Be Hydrogen Fuel Hub
The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports want to be part of a statewide clean hydrogen hub, through which they would get funding to test usage of the fuel to power trucking and terminal equipment.
March 17, 2023California Ports Reveal Surge in Harmful Emissions in 2021
California port officials announced an unprecedented increase in harmful emissions last year. Although the increase in pollution was substantial, officials said emissions are still much lower than levels in the mid-2000s.
October 18, 2022BNSF Plans $1.5 Billion Rail Facility to Relieve California Port Congestion
With a threatened railroad strike in the rearview mirror, BNSF Railway is hauling out a $1.5 billion plan for a new rail facility in Southern California that it says will relieve congestion around the critical ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
October 3, 2022Port Automation Hurts Economy, Says Study Funded by Longshore Union
Automation at the Long Beach Container Terminal and the Port of Los Angeles’ TraPac terminal has eliminated 535,848 hours and $41.8 million in wages annually for dockworkers, even as production at ports that are automated is typically lower than at those that aren’t, according to a new study.
June 30, 2022Port of Los Angeles, Partners Launch Zero-Emission Project
The Port of Los Angeles and its partners announced the debut of five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles and the grand opening of two hydrogen fueling stations as they move to pollution-free goods movement.
June 11, 2021Southern California Ports Release Proposed Clean Air Action Plan Update
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., released their proposed 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update as they prepare ultimately to achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment.
July 19, 2017Truck Turn Times Up One Minute in June as Cargo Volumes Grow Again at L.A., Long Beach Ports
The average time it took a trucker to enter and exit the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., inched up one minute in June from the same month in 2016, although data from the Harbor Trucking Association revealed encouraging signs that drivers are moving quicker than a year ago.
July 17, 2017Cargo Owners Face 2.3% Increase in PierPass Fee at West Coast Ports Aug. 1
Cargo owners will soon pay more to have trucking companies pick up their containers after the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement announced a 2.3% increase in the PierPass fee effective Aug. 1.
June 28, 2017