The average time it took a truck driver to enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach increased four minutes in July, the third consecutive month of year-over-year increases in what has become a record-setting peak shipping season.
August 15, 2017Business
Truck Turn Times Up One Minute in June as Cargo Volumes Grow Again at L.A., Long Beach Ports
The average time it took a trucker to enter and exit the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., inched up one minute in June from the same month in 2016, although data from the Harbor Trucking Association revealed encouraging signs that drivers are moving quicker than a year ago.
July 17, 2017Business
Cargo Owners Face 2.3% Increase in PierPass Fee at West Coast Ports Aug. 1
Cargo owners will soon pay more to have trucking companies pick up their containers after the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement announced a 2.3% increase in the PierPass fee effective Aug. 1.
June 28, 2017BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Escalate Clean Air Plan
Aggressively deploying zero and near-zero emissions trucks and cargo-handling equipment is one of the core strategies proposed by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, in the next version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan.Â
November 21, 2016BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Duane Kenagy Appointed Interim CEO of Port of Long Beach
The Board of Harbor Commissioners approved Duane Kenagy to become interim CEO at the Port of Long Beach, California, while the search for a permanent replacement is under way.
September 22, 2016BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Port of Long Beach CEO Slangerup to Resign
Jon Slangerup announced his resignation as CEO of the Port of Long Beach, effective Oct. 28, to take another executive position at an aviation technology company.
September 9, 2016BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Judge Orders Review of Deal Between Long Beach Port, ATA
A U.S. District Court in California reopened the nearly two-year-old arrangement that regulates truck environmental standards at the Port of Long Beach, part of the nation’s busiest container complex.
July 25, 2011