Overstocked warehouses and a consumer spending shift contributed to an August “cargo lull” at the Port of Long Beach (POLB), Calif. Also, August was a “solid month” for the Port of Los Angeles, with imports and exports increasing; and the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) is establishing the Central Utah Agri-Park Project Area.
Sighs of relief came from West Coast ports as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on Aug. 31 ratified the tentative contract agreement reached in June with employers represented by the
The Port of Los Angeles, Calf., reports that June volume is its “strongest in a year.” Also, ITS Logistics forecasts that the labor strike at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert will not only negatively impact Canada, but also will have a “severely negative impact” on the U.S. supply chain due to reconsigned freight; and the Port of Long Beach reports a slow June as industry volume stalls.
Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) on May 4 showcased its new EMD® Joule battery-electric locomotive from Progress Rail at a graduation ceremony for its latest class of engineers.
The State of California on July 6 announced an investment of more than $1.5 billion—including approximately $450 million for zero-emission infrastructure, locomotives, vessels and vehicles—as part of the state’s work to build a more “efficient, sustainable and resilient supply chain.”
Noting the role played by Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su, the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on June 14 announced a tentative agreement on
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on June 13 reported that cargo volumes have improved sequentially over the past several months. May cargo throughput was up 60% since February in Los Angeles and up 15.6% from April in Long Beach.
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners on June 7 approved a $2 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 annual budget for the Port of Los Angeles, calling for “increased investment in Port operational and public-access infrastructure, as well as support for a range of industry leading sustainability and decarbonization initiatives.”
While container movement in April was down compared to the prior year, the Port of Los Angeles announced May 18 that it has seen an increase in the number of Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) being handled for two consecutive months.
Five California seaports sign a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the California Port Data Partnership. Also, Royal Vopak and AltaGas Ltd. form a new joint venture for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and bulk liquids terminal in Prince Rupert, Canada.
