LA, Long Beach Ports End Dirty Truck Fees
by Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor, JOC.com Ports become first in nation to have fleet comprised totally of 2007 or newer trucks. The Los Angeles-Long Beach’s penalty for the operation of older...
View ArticlePlans for Southern California Truck-Only Freeway In the Works
A flood of freight predicted to clog freeways in Southern California has spurred regional transportation officials to plan a truck-only east-west freeway between two major interstates, according to the...
View ArticleCleaner Air In L.A. Ports Comes At A Cost To Truckers
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the busiest in the nation. They also have some of the dirtiest air, thanks to thousands of cargo trucks that pass through each day. But this month marks...
View Article$4.6-Billion Lease Being Finalized At Long Beach Port
By Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times The Port of Long Beach and OOCL of Hong Kong are working on a 40-year, $4.6-billion lease, part of the Middle Harbor upgrade and expansion project. The Port of...
View ArticleCustoms Brokers Take Clean Truck Fee Complaints to FMC
Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor, The Journal of Commerce Say they are still getting charged despite ports of LA, Long Beach ending fee Jan. 1 Cargo interests and customs brokers complained to the...
View ArticlePorts Face Drive For More Drivers
Clean air program cleared out pollution, truckers By James Rufus Koren, L.A. Business Journal The clean truck programs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have cut diesel pollution as intended,...
View ArticleOOCL Signs 40-Year Terminal Lease At Long Beach
Hong Kong’s largest container-shipping line, Orient Overseas Container Line, formerly inked a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease this week for a cargo-handling terminal operation in the Port of Long Beach’s...
View ArticleWest Coast Faces Capacity Squeeze If ILA Strikes, Maersk Says
Mike King, Special Correspondent, The Journal of Commerce Online Carrier warns of short supply if ILA decides on strike or lockout Capacity going through U.S. West Coast ports will be in short supply...
View ArticlePort Slowdowns Are Affecting Farm Shipments
By Ching Lee California agricultural exporters say the ongoing labor dispute between West Coast dockworkers and shippers continues to hamper their ability to send products to their overseas customers,...
View ArticlePort of Long Beach Sees Highest Q3 Cargo Volume in History
After seeing its busiest September in its 104-year history, the Port of Long Beach processed enough cargo volume to achieve its best quarter ever, indicating a return to pre-recession trade levels....
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