Long Beach and China Merchants ink "green" deal

The Port of Long Beach received over US$ 2.6m for critical infrastructure protection and US$ 4.2m for local terminals and emergency services.

In order to beat the feared port strike amid looming labour contract deadline, shippers hurried to transport goods through the Port of Long Beach, resulting in a record-setting September.

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.

The Port of Long Beach and its partners signed a memorandum to collaborate on decarbonising ocean trade in the Pacific Rim.

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

Cargo diversions and concerns about upcoming tariffs boost August figures at Port of Long Beach.