Long Beach

Panama Canal Partnership with Long Beach

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Port of Long Beach (POLB) Executive Director Richard D. Steinke signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Panama aimed at generating new business and economic growth and promoting international trade between Long Beach and the East Coast of Latin America via the Panama Canal. Both parties asserted their commitment to mutual cooperation at the official ceremony, which took place at the ACP’s Administration Building. The MOU is renewable after two years and will allow for technological and data interchange between the two parties, as well as opportunities for joint marketing activities and modernization efforts. For example, the two entities may work to promote best practices in the areas of engineering, dredging or the environment, with an emphasis on programs that help reduce CO2 emissions. Collaborative efforts could also include joint advertising or opportunities in training to encourage economic growth. “The ACP looks forward to entering into this partnership with the Port of Long Beach,” said Mr. Alemán Zubieta. “This MOU is the first of its kind between the ACP and a U.S. West Coast port and will allow both entities to strengthen trade flows throughout the region. We, at the ACP, continuously seek new and innovative ways to serve the ever-changing needs of global trade

California Port Container Volumes: One Up, One Down

Port of Long Beach report surge in January container volumes, while those at Port of Los Angeles were slightly down. Up – Port of Long Beach Cargo volumes at the Port of Long Beach surged in January with 17.5 percent more containers overall ? including a 19.5 percent jump in imports and an 8.2 percent rise in exports compared to the same month one year ago. Port terminals in January moved 536,263 TEUs (or twenty-foot equivalent container units)

Foss' Retrofitted Hybrid Tug to be on Display

Foss' Retrofitted Hybrid Tug to be on Display Tuesday, September 20 at Company's Rainier, Ore., Shipyard.      Hybrid technology already proving itself, says port environmental planner       Who: Foss' second hybrid tug, the retrofitted Campbell Foss, will be open to the media for the first time. What:     The Campbell Foss is sister to the Carolyn Dorothy

Port of Long Beach Awards Bridge Contract

Harbor Commission awards bridge design-build contract, final engineering to start, construction begins 2013 The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a $649.5 million contract with a joint venture team headed by Shimmick Construction Co. Inc., FCC Construction S.A. and Impregilo S.p.A. (SFI) for the design and construction of a replacement for the Port of Long Beach’s obsolete and deteriorating Gerald Desmond Bridge.

Carnival Repositions Elation and Carnival Pride

Carnival Cruise Lines today announced that the 2,052-passenger Elation will launch the line's first seven-day cruise program from Galveston, Texas, and the 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride will operate week-long Mexican Riviera sailings from the Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles beginning in fall 2003. The 70,000-ton Elation, currently based in Los Angeles, will begin service from Galveston Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003. The 88,500-ton Carnival Pride, currently homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla

Coast Guard Responds to Bomb Threat Aboard Cruise Ship

Coast Guard Los Angeles joined Long Beach Police Department, Long Beach Harbor Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection in responding to a bomb threat made against the Carnival cruise ship Paradise Friday afternoon. The threat was phoned into the Carnival cruise line reservation center and reported to the Coast Guard by company security officials. Cruise ship Carnival Paradise is following its comprehensive security plan to include security sweeps of the ship and reinspection of all

HP, Mitsubishi Seek Terminal Approval

According to Bloomberg, BHP Billiton may be first in line to persuade Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to allow construction of the first liquefied natural gas import terminal off the wealthiest U.S. state's coast. An application by Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. may be the state's first to go before federal regulators, who have the final say for onshore plants. North America's West Coast may be limited to three terminals as increased supply cuts gas prices and profit projections

Deepest Draft Ever Tankship Calls at POLB

 BP's 'British Pride' made Port of Long Beach history as it came alongside with a draft of 65 ft. The Port says that the British Pride’s call exemplifies the its dedication to long-range strategies that will help it stay ahead of the maritime industry’s dynamic business needs. A recently completed $40 million dredging project allowed the supertanker and its sister ship, the British Progress, to deliver more product than ever to the Port’s Berth T121.

Best Practices, Partnering Highlighted at AAPA Convention

The American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) new SHARE initiative prevails in full force this week at AAPA's 93rd annual convention, where partnering and sharing of best practices are taking center stage at the Long Beach, California, event. Seaports of the Hemisphere Allied in Relationships for Excellence - better known as SHARE - professes knowledge sharing and collaborative approaches as the port industry's best formula for successfully meeting industry challenges.

Dredge Material Management Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Notice of Intent to evaluate options for managing dredge materials in Los Angeles County. The Corps and local agencies are preparing a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report. A scoping meeting will be held in Long Beach on February 26, 2003. 68 Fed. Reg. 7353