USS Iowa Designation Reintroduced, Record Breaking Month At POLA

Bill Reintroduced to Designate USS Iowa As National Museum of the Surface Navy 

SAN PEDRO — On March 24, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán and Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced the reintroduction of a bill to designate the battleship U.S.S. Iowa Museum as the National Museum of the Surface Navy. 

In 2006, Feinstein called on the Navy to transfer the USS Iowa to California so it could be turned into a floating museum. Both politicians originally introduced this bill in September 2020. If passed, this bill would make this vessel the first and only museum in the nation dedicated solely to the men and women who have served in the surface forces of the U.S. Navy.

Commissioned in 1943, the USS Iowa was the most powerful American warship of its time. The ship saw action across much of the Pacific during World War II and even transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the first transatlantic leg of his journey to the 1943 Tehran Conference with the other Allied leaders. The Iowa was present during the Japanese surrender at Tokyo Bay 75 years ago and continued to serve our country throughout the Cold War.

Since 2012, the battleship has been berthed in San Pedro, acting as a museum and monument to those who have served. The museum and its dedicated team offer a vital resource to educate the community and promote the causes of veterans.

A Record-Breaking Feb. at POLA

SAN PEDRO — The Port of Los Angeles processed 799,315 twenty-foot equivalent units or TEUs in February, a 47% jump compared to February 2020. It was the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year increases and the strongest February in the port’s 114-year history.

In February 2021 loaded imports reached 412,884 TEUs compared to the previous year. Loaded exports decreased 24.7% to 101,208 TEUs. Empty containers, heavily in demand in Asia, surged 104% compared to February 2020 reaching 285,223 TEUs.

A total of 78 cargo vessels arrived in January, including four extra loaders.

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