Port tenants in Long Beach on Friday urged the harbor commission to immediately begin the process of finding a replacement for Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle, who 24 hours earlier announced he was resigning to become executive director of the Port of Oakland.
Bill Mongelluzzo
Bill Mongelluzzo is senior editor with The Journal of Commerce, based in Long Beach, Calif.
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billmongelluzzo said: Scrap exports to China are down because of the government's "green fence" policy of preventing adulterated scrap from entering the country.
billmongelluzzo said: Local 63 Pres.Mike Podue tells Long Beach seminar the ILWU embraces automation as long as the union has those jobs "from here to eternity."
billmongelluzzo said: SoCal Edison told Long Beach seminar it will provide discounted electrical rates when vessel cold ironing requirements at ports begin 1-1-14
billmongelluzzo said: IPI rates to inland destinations like Chicago are high enough today that shippers will save money by transloading on the West Coast
billmongelluzzo said: Eastbound Pacific contracts are supposed to start on May 1, but an NVO reports carriers are delaying GRIs for consolidators until May 21
billmongelluzzo said: With truck delays at LA-Long Beach terminals still an issue, support is building for development of a port-wide adaptive appointment system
billmongelluzzo said: Did the 2012 PMA annual report hint of changes to come by saying the ILWU and PMA tried to resolve the OCU conflict via merger discussions?
billmongelluzzo said: Trans-Pac carriers more flexible pricing West Coast than East Coast all-water services as they put more big ships in West Coast services
billmongelluzzo said: Sequestration forced several federal agency reps to cancel speaking engagements Tuesday at the brokers & forwarders conference in California
billmongelluzzo said: TTX Co. estimates that transloading in LA-Long Beach area in 2012 increased to 31.9% of total imports, up from 30.3 percent in 2011.
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