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Jan 15 3:04 pm
  • coronavirus

Here’s why dozens of cargo ships are parked for days off Long Beach’s coast

Kelly Puente

December marked the busiest month in Port of Long Beach’s 110-year history as trade jumped 23% thanks to a holiday season surge and a rush of ships making up for voyages that were canceled earlier in the year.

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Dec 25 2:00 pm
  • Port of Long Beach

Long Beach, ports worldwide experiencing strain due to high end-of-year shipping demand

Sebastian Echeverry

Global schedule reliability dropped to 50.1% in November, while on-time arrivals from Asia to North America dipped below 30%.

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Dec 9 9:16 pm
  • Port of Long Beach

Woman seriously injured after large container handler runs over truck at port

Valerie Osier

Video from the scene showed the wheels of the handler had crushed the bed of the truck. 

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Dec 9 11:39 am
  • Port of Long Beach

Fireworks, other goods lost at sea after storm throttles Long Beach-bound container ship

Staff Reports

Over 1,800 containers were swept overboard, including 64 dangerous goods containers, consisting of 54 with fireworks, eight containing batteries and two with liquid ethanol.

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Nov 12 11:31 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Port of Long Beach cargo volumes hit another record month

Alena Maschke

After breaking a record for most cargo moved last month, dockworkers and terminal operators at the Port of Long Beach moved even more cargo in October.

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Oct 27 2:59 pm
  • Port of Long Beach

Customs officials seize 25,000 fake Viagra pills, other counterfeit goods at port

City News Service

U.S. Customs officials announced a seizure of 25,000 fake Viagra pills today at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaport, along with more than 5,100 pieces of apparel knockoffs.

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Sep 22 3:40 pm
  • port

Cargo delayed at ports due to increased volumes

Brandon Richardson

The recent surge in cargo volumes at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has caused cargo container dwell times—the time containers spend within the port complex—to increase to their highest levels in 18 months.

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Sep 16 12:48 pm
  • Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project

Gerald Desmond replacement bridge expected to open in early October, port official says

Sebastian Echeverry

The bridge is set to open for use in the second week of October.

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Sep 2 4:40 pm
  • Port of Long Beach

Pier B rail project’s first round of tracks to come a year early

Crystal Niebla

The Port of Long Beach is trying a “more aggressive approach” in an attempt to work faster and save money on construction costs for the $870 million project.

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Aug 27 4:14 pm
  • port

State board approves stricter port environmental standards for at-berth vessels

Brandon Richardson

Air pollution out of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has been a point of contention for years, particularly for its impact on communities of color. Both ports have developed and redeveloped plans to reduce emissions. However, the California Air Resources Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new rule to reduce large amounts of pollutants from ships at berth.

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