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Port of Hueneme Receives Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship
The Port of Hueneme was awarded the County of Ventura 2017 Earth Day Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship due to their leadership in sustainability within the community. The award was presented by Kelly Long of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors who stated, “I was honored to nominate the Port of…
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Port of Long Beach Names New Executive Director
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted Friday, April 14th to name Mario Cordero as the new Executive Director of the Port. Cordero has served on the Federal Maritime Commission since 2011, and was also a Long Beach Harbor Commissioner from 2003-2011. “After a comprehensive international search, the…
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Happy Birthday – Port of Oakland & Port of Redwood City
This year marks two milestone birthday’s for California’s ports, the Port of Oakland and the Port of Redwood City. February 12th was named the Port of Oakland Day in the host city as declared by Mayor Libby Schaaf who said the honor would commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Port’s…
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Growth at the Port of Redwood City
In recent years, the Port of Redwood City has welcomed some 50 to 60 cargo ships each year, up to 40 of which have been filled with concrete aggregate material slated for construction projects in the Bay Area and beyond. Executive Director Mike Giari described the port’s history of exporting…
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California Energy Commission Awards Port of Long Beach Zero-Emissions Equipment Grant
The California Energy Commission has announced a Notice of Proposed Award for a $9.7 million grant to the Port of Long Beach to fund one of the nation’s largest demonstration projects for zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment. The project would involve the design and creation of 25 new or converted electric cargo…
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California Maritime Leadership Symposium – Another Successful Voyage
The 16th California Maritime Leadership Symposium (CMLS) took place in Sacramento on February 15th and 16th. The bi-annual conference focused on all modes of California’s maritime transportation system – ports, vessels, highway and rail – and the intricacies, challenges and realities of maintaining and growing a viable, healthy and dynamic…
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Ports to Host Joint Clean Air Plan Workshop
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will hold a joint community workshop on Jan. 24 to gather input on strategies released late last year to update the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). The workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 24,…
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Port of Los Angeles Receives EPA Grant for Clean Terminal Equipment
Port of Los Angeles Receives EPA Grant for Clean Terminal Equipment The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Port of Oakland Set All-Time Record for Loaded Containers
Loaded shipping container volume reached an all-time high at the Port of Oakland in 2016 as the Port recently reported that it handled the equivalent of 1.83 million loaded 20-foot containers last year. An increase of 7.6 percent from 2015, topping the previous record of 1.82 million…
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Port of Stockton has Second-Best Year in History
The Port of Stockton had its second-best year ever in 2016, moving nearly 3.9 million tons of cargo. The port’s daily vessel log included three ships in port Monday and another 15 due in by the end of January. “Things look good. This port is an…
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