Clean up continues the day after a Port of Long Beach shipping container crash
Port of Long Beach officials call the crash of shipping containers from a cargo ship into the ocean a rare and dangerous accident.
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Port of Long Beach officials call the crash of shipping containers from a cargo ship into the ocean a rare and dangerous accident.
The two sides had been negotiating since May of 2022.
The Port of Long Beach has a goal of having all its trucks be zero emission by 2035. Chris Holmstrom reports.
The Port of Long Beach is aiming to do its part, by switching to mostly hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2035.
The current bargaining agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union expires on July 1. Chris Holmstrom reports.
The bridge opened in 1968. The 5,134-foot-long through-arch bridge was closed to traffic in October 2020, when a replacement bridge opened.
Going back to September, dozens of cargo ships have been anchored offshore from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, leading to a supply chain crisis nationwide.
It was replaced back in 2020 by the Long Beach International Gateway.
The worker has been identified as 64-year-old Chulaih Ang from Carson. He was reportedly struck by a vehicle and died at the scene.
Dozens of cargo ships have been anchored offshore from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach for months, leading to a supply chain crisis nationwide.
The Container Dwell Fee at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has again been delayed by another week, the fifth occurrence of the delay as ports report a 41% decline in lingering cargo.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited the Port of Los Angeles Tuesday to discuss the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to smooth out the supply chain and keep the post-pandemic economy growing.
After a meeting with the U.S. Port Envoy John Porcari, ocean liner companies, and marine terminal operators, officials say the "container dwell fee" would remain on hold until Dec. 6
Linda Moran and her twin sister, Brenda Wilson, say their annual Children's Christmas Store, which serves some 2,000 children in need, is woefully under-supplied this year and in need of donations.
The activated agreement authorizes commercial use of Wharf 3 onboard Naval Base Ventura County, including approximately 21 acres of contiguous land, buildings 546 and 548, and if available, another 10 acres of industrial land located outside the Wharf 3 area.
Dozens of cargo ships have been anchored offshore from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach for months, leading to a supply chain crisis nationwide. The logjam is due partly to the shortage of warehouse workers and truck drivers to pick up goods.
The immediate concern, however, is getting the logjam of containers unloaded so that they can get goods to consumers in time for the holidays.
A fine schedule aimed at moving idle shipping containers was announced on Oct. 25. Since then, officials say both ports have seen a 26% decline in aging cargo on the docks.
The "harbor tariff," as described by the Los Angeles City Council, will fine shipping companies that leave empty containers at the port for more than six or nine days depending on where the containers are headed. If the containers remain past the deadline it is a $100 initial fine and an additional $100 for every subsequent day they remain.
After backing out of a high-profile trip to the World Climate Conference, rumors and conspiracy theories began to emerge online about the Governor's handling of the job.
Abbott on Wednesday invited companies to redirect their cargo ships that are waiting to get into the backlogged ports off California and send them to the Lone Star state's ports.
The new fines are designed to get the logjammed supply chain moving again.
LA City Attorney Mike Feuer has called for the National Guard to assist in the port backlog dilemma, as many ships have now been waiting on anchor for an average of 13 days.
A multi-billion loan agreement was announced Thursday between the state and the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund infrastructure improvements to help clear the shipping bottleneck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Shipping companies that don't get their empty containers out of the Port of Los Angeles quickly will now face larger fines.
