California

 
23 May 2013
Yusen Logistics has expanded its direct less-than-containerload services by adding two new routes to its network...
 
23 May 2013
The Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles are seeking information about technologies that could substantially reduce air pollution from main engines on ships transiting to and from the ports.
 
23 May 2013
When the Los Angeles City Council on May 8 approved the final environmental impact report for construction of BNSF Railway’s $500 million near-dock intermodal yard in Southern California, the approval proved to be the beginning of a journey rather than the end of a saga.
Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 22, 2013. Source: Drewry
 
22 May 2013
Drewry’s Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark rose $250 this week, achieving almost 63 percent of a proposed $400 per-40-foot-container general rate increase by USL and CMA CGM set for May 21.
 
22 May 2013
Long Beach’s Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved a Port of Long Beach energy policy that will guide efforts for a more sustainable supply of power as demand increases.
Port Logistics Group opened two facilities in City of Industry, Calif.
 
20 May 2013
Port Logistics Group has added more than 1.1 million square feet of warehouse space to its City of Industry Retail Distribution Campus in California with the opening of two new facilities.
 
20 May 2013
The Port of Oakland’s containerized throughput rose 1.4 percent year-over-year in April, reaching 190,727 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers.
 
20 May 2013
The Sacramento-Yolo Port Commission in California has approved a new lease for its West Sacramento maritime facilities with SSA Pacific.
First Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares. Source: Ports’ published data
 
20 May 2013
Canada’s West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market share.
OOCL container ship at Port of Long Beach
 
15 May 2013
The Port of Long Beach in April recorded strong double-digit growth in container volumes compared to April 2012.
Port of Los Angeles, Global Gateway South, APL
 
15 May 2013
The Port of Los Angeles reported a 9.5 percent decline in April cargo volume year-over-year.