Big ship headache in San Pedro

The US Environmental Protection Agency has selected winners of its US$ 2.9 billion Clean Ports Program.

The Port of Los Angeles managed its busiest peak season period ever without incident, highlighting that port capacity at San Pedro harbour is higher than previously thought.

Troy Collard of PACECO described progress and challenges in deploying the first fuel cell hybrid RTG crane at the Port of LA, citing hydrogen supply as a key issue.

Several terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach shut down on Friday after a truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned and caught fire.

Qube commenced “normal automated operations” at the import/export terminal (IMEX) of the new Moorebank rail facility near Sydney in May and June this year.

Import cargo into Los Angeles increased 18% in August as the number of vessel calls at the port reached a four-year peak.