Port of Long Beach News Updates

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US Ports End Year on High Note

U.S. ports capped off 2024 with solid growth, as most major facilities reported volume increases for December.

January 30, 2025
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Port of Long Beach Opens EV Truck Charging Facility

The Port of Long Beach celebrated the recent opening of a new electric truck charging station, with officials calling the facility the largest port-based truck charging depot in the country.

January 23, 2025
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Bustling California Ports to Close 2024 With Record Volumes

The Port of Los Angeles is set for its busiest December on record, and the Port of Long Beach is on track to have its best-ever year after the hubs handled an early and sustained peak season.

December 18, 2024
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Port of Long Beach Smashes All-Time Record in October Surge

The Port of Long Beach moved nearly 1 million containers in October, beating a record set just two months ago.

November 14, 2024
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Nonprofit to Buy Up to 500 Battery-Electric Drayage Trucks

The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach the largest two ports in the U.S. by import volume.

November 12, 2024
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Port of Long Beach Hits 113-Year High in Cargo for August

The Port of Long Beach once again saw record-breaking cargo numbers in August, port officials said Sept. 12.

September 13, 2024
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Long Beach Port Breaks Ground on $1.5B Rail Yard Expansion

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials visited the Port of Long Beach on July 18 to break ground on a $1.5 billion rail yard expansion project.

July 18, 2024
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Long Beach Tri-Gen Ops Start for Toyota Vehicle Facility

Civic officials and business executives on May 2 celebrated the opening of Tri-gen, an energy generation project at the Port of Long Beach.

May 15, 2024
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Port of Long Beach CEO Says Cargo Up Eighth Straight Month

Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero said April numbers will show trade flows coming to the U.S. West Coast are continuing to strengthen.

May 9, 2024
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California Ports Deploying Air Pollution Capture for Ships

Long Beach, Calif.-based startup Stax Engineering has deployed pollution-capturing tech at multiple ports for the first time, servicing ships at the ports of L.A., Long Beach and Oakland.

February 12, 2024