Port News

Plezia Named Port’s Managing Director of Engineering

Plezia has led many of the port’s strategic projects including Pier Wind, the redevelopment of the Pier G container terminal,…

4 months ago

Port of Long Beach Awards $355,000 in Scholarships to Support Future Workforce

The scholarships were announced at the port’s annual Celebrating Education event, which brings together students, educators, policy makers and business…

4 months ago

Martyrs of the Waterfront

Dickie Parker and John Knudsen were the first workers killed during the lead-up to the 1934 West Coast general strike,…

5 months ago

Power In Visibility

The announcement came just a few months after CD 15 Councilmember Tim McOsker nominated the two store buildings for LA…

5 months ago

POLA Sees Robust Volume in April Ahead of Tariffs Drop and POLB Has Strongest April on Record

  LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH — The Port of Los Angeles handled 842,806 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in April,…

5 months ago

Tariff Tax Falls on Port Workers First

Four days later, with no ships at all coming from China due to his ludicrous 145% tariff, Trump blinked and…

5 months ago

China Shipping Ruling May End Decades of Lawlessness

After almost a quarter century of on-again-off-again litigation, a May 2 ruling by a San Diego judge may finally put…

5 months ago

PHOTO Program Gallery Returns with Stunning Showcase as Winners Take the Spotlight

For the 2025 tour, participants observed the port through a “green” lens in conjunction with the port’s 20th anniversary of…

6 months ago

Ports Update: POLA Maintains Growth, POLB Hits Record Q1 and Goods Movement Training Coming to Wilmington

Located in the center of the San Pedro Bay port complex and expected to open by 2029, the campus will…

6 months ago

Shipping Industry Nixes Trump’s China Port Fee Proposals

With few exceptions, industry leaders have nixed the ideas proposed by the U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer.

6 months ago