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Jul 30	Group Aims to Reduce LA-Long Beach Terminal Congestion A harbor working group that includes 30 terminal operators, trucking executives and labor representatives is moving quickly to address marine terminal congestion in Los Angeles-Long Beach.	Journal of Commerce
Jul 29	Broad Coalition Backs New House Green Jobs Bill to Empower America's Ports to Spur Economic Development, Enact and Safeguard Environmental Programs A nationwide coalition of 120 environmental, public health, labor, business, consumer advocacy, faith and community organizations today applauded Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and 57 other House members ... Read more »	Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
	H.R.5967 - Clean Ports Act of 2010 The text of the Clean Ports Act of 2010 sponsored by U.S. House Representative Jerrold Nadler.	Open Congress
	Maersk Extends Chassis Pool to Gulf, Southeast Direct ChassisLink, the company set up by Maersk Line to manage its chassis fleet and charge truckers a daily fee for their use, will expand its chassis program to the Southeast and Gulf inland region... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Oppose the "Clean Ports Act of 2010" On behalf of undersigned members of the Clean and Sustainable Transportation Coalition, we urge you not to cosponsor the “Clean Ports Act of 2010” being circulated by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). This... Read more »	Clean and Sustainable Transportation Coalition
Jul 28	Bill Would Put 100 Percent Scanning on Hold Senate legislation introduced Tuesday would suspend the 100 percent scanning requirement for marine containers in favor of a “more reasonable” risk-based approach, until scanning technology can be pro... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Clean-Trucks Bill Lands in House Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Thursday introduced a bill that would enhance the ability of ports to enact clean-air programs, while opening the door to unionization of harbor truck drivers.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Long Beach Officials Seek More Than 25% Increase in Port Profits Transferred to City Hall A proposed Long Beach City Council amendment to the City Charter could result in millions more in Port of Long Beach profits siphoned away to city coffers each year.	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Oakland, Los Angeles Ports Receive $10M In Fed Grants for Ship-to-Shore Power Two of California's major container ports have received just under $10 million in environmental grants from the federal government to further develop ship-to-shore power systems.	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	San Diego Port Approves Mitigation Fund, Hires New Ops Director Commissioners for the Port of San Diego have formally approved the creation of a fund to help mitigate truck traffic and other community disruptions caused by port operations at the port's Tenth Avenu... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
Jul 27	China's Oil Pollution Laws Worth Watching China’s Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships Regulation was implemented on 1st March 2010. It dovetails with the Marine Environment Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, l... Read more »	Marine Link
	LaHood Fends Off Lawmakers On Fuel Taxes Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came under fire Tuesday from House lawmakers over infrastructure financing, taking heat from those for and against raising taxes to pay for highway and transit proj... Read more »	Journal of Commerce
	Latest air security requirement may be a boon for lines Ocean carriers could be feasting on air freight from this weekend when new rules are applied in the US. From midnight on Saturday, the US Transportation Security Administration will require that all ... Read more »	Maritime Professional
	Sea Star Agrees to $18.5 Million Antitrust Settlement Sea Star Line is the third carrier to agree to a multimillion-dollar settlement of a class-action civil antitrust lawsuit alleging price-fixing in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Senate Bill Would Modify Container Scanning A bill introduced in the Senate on Monday would continue the congressional call to scan 100 percent of ocean containers, but includes a small change in language that could make the idea more feasible.	Journal of Commerce Online
Jul 26	California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board is considering changes to its drayage truck regulation which would give some truck owners at least three extra years, depending on engine model year, to operate truc... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Cosco Adds Congestion Surcharge at Nehru Port Cosco Container Lines said it will impose a congestion surcharge on cargo moving through India’s Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru). Effective Aug. 15, the planned surcharge will be $150 per 20... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	EPA Grants to LA The Port of Los Angeles will soon receive $1.2 million in EPA grant funds for the installation of a portable shore power system for five American President Line container ships.	Cunningham Report
	EPA Grants to LA The Port of Los Angeles is scheduled to receive $731,298 from the EPA to purchase and test an EcoCrane – a project on EPA’s emerging technologies list. The EcoCrane, produced by EcoPower Hybrid System... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	LA Community Mitigation Plan Los Angeles harbor commissioners are still working out details on the formation of a nonprofit organization to operate a Port Community Mitigation Trust Fund.	Cunningham Report
	LB City Council Threatens to Squeeze Money Out of Commissioners Long Beach City Council members are looking for ways to get more money from the Port of Long Beach, more quickly. After harbor commissioners decided to postpone a second transfer of funds to the city’... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	LB Port Commissioners Agree on Payment Schedule Port of Long Beach commissioners have formally agreed to transfer $12.4 million to the City of Long Beach tidelands fund on Oct. 1 and to transfer an estimated $12 million additional to the fund after... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	MARAD Issues Grant to Oakland Port officials said last week that MARAD has approved an $8.5 million grant, of which $7.85 million is available for electrical infrastructure.	Cunningham Report
	OCU Representatives Take "Defiant Stance" Negotiators representing employers at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach have condemned negotiators for the ILWU Office Clerical Unit for the “defiant stance” they are taking during slow-m... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Retailers Pay More to Get Cargo (No Guarantee) Fighting for freight, retailers are outbidding each other to score scarce cargo space on ships, paying two to three times last year’s freight rates — in some cases, the highest rates in five years. An... Read more »
	San Diego Marine Impacts San Diego port commissioners have established a Marine Terminal Impact Improvement Fund to address truck traffic and pay for other effects of cargo operations on communities adjacent to the Tenth Aven... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	San Diego Marine Impacts San Diego’s decision to establish the Marine Terminal Impact Improvement Fund was prompted by legislation introduced earlier this year by California Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny. Senate Bill 1039 wou... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Seattle and Tacoma Ports Issue Clean Air Progress Reports The Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma issued separate progress reports last week documenting achievements they made during 2009 in reducing air pollution at their ports. The reports highlighted progr... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Seattle Port Establishes Truck Registry The Port of Seattle’s online drayage truck registry is now live. Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, truckers who serve Seattle cargo terminals must be registered and display a Green Gateway sticker on their truc... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Ships Calling at Port of Tacoma are Meeting Environmental Goals At the Port of Tacoma, officials report that half of the ships calling the port last year met 2010 goals by using distillate fuel while at berth.	Cunningham Report
	Truck Drivers Strike in Greece Protests over deregulation spur fears of fuel shortages. Truckers in Greece are striking over a plan to introduce new trucking licenses.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Why build port capacity when your market share is falling Hong Kong’s proposed Container Terminal 10 (CT10) is not needed for a long time, but little stands in the way of pouring concrete in this city.	Maritime Professional
Jul 23	E-freight Goes Live at 58 US Airports I ATA e-freight for domestic shipments is now live at 58 U.S. airports. The project is an industry-wide initiative involving Customs authorities, carriers, freight forwarders, ground handlers and sh... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	EPA Funds Emission Gear on 29 Locomotives Eight short line railroads in four New England states will share in a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to refit aging locomotives with anti-idling devices.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Idle Container Ships Fall to 2 Percent of World Fleet Idle fleet shrinks from 11.6 percent of world’s container ships in just six months Only 2 percent of the world’s container ships are idle, compared with 11.6 percent at the start of the year, Alpha... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	LaHood Says No Fuel Tax Increase Needed for Transport Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said a combination of current-level gas tax receipts, road and bridge tolling and President Obama’s proposed infrastructure fund could offer a way to fund a long-te... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Le Havre Port Expansion to Preserve Natural Environment The Port of Le Havre plans to go forward on its planned infrastructure expansion after a public debate that aired environmental concerns about the project.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Montreal Port Lockout Ends The Port of Montreal, shut down since Monday morning by an employer lockout of longshoremen, will reopen for work at 8 a.m. Saturday following a compromise agreement reached Thursday evening. The u... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Pacific Northwest Ports Cut Pollution The ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver, B.C., in 2008 adopted the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy. The program is designed to reduce health-risk pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxide... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	World Shipping Council Briefs US Shippers on EU Rules The World Shipping Council met with U.S.-based shipper and forwarder trade associations Thursday to explain the European Union’s new customs cargo security filing requirements, which are scheduled to ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jul 22	EPA Awards $5.6 Million to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5.6 million for emerging technologies projects as part of a summer-long roll out of $120 million in clean diesel grants. The awards will pr... Read more »	Environmental Defense Fund
	Implementation of the Port Reform in Le Havre: The Gradual Sale of Equipment for the Container Terminals is Completed In the Port of Le Havre, a new important step has been taken in the implementation of the port reform with the signature of all sales contracts for equipment concerning the container terminals.	Seaports press Review
	NC Ports Shelves Container Terminal Plan The North Carolina State Ports Authority postponed indefinitely its proposed new container terminal on the Cape Fear River downriver from Wilmington in the face of strong opposition from towns along t... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Panel Grills Security Officials on 100 Percent Scanning The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday grilled senior Department of Homeland Security officials for nearly two hours on gaps remaining in the country’s security grid. Primary targets for the se... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Senators Lautenberg, Murray and Cantwell Introduce Legislation for New Freight Program Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), with co-sponsors Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), today introduced the Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Tran... Read more »	Environmental Defense Fund
Jul 21	Properly Prioritized? MARAD Weighs in on America's Marine Highway The Marine Highway System is getting more money thrown at it than it ever has in the past. However, the amount of money needed to complete a viable Marine Highway System in the U.S. still far exceeds... Read more »	Maritime Professional
Jul 20	Hasbro Asking Retailers to Take Inventory Early In an attempt to prevent retail shortages of their products, Hasbro is asking retailers to take inventory earlier than usual. Hasbro is reacting to a lack of vessel capacity in the trans-pacific supp... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Long Beach Port Balks at Earlier Funds for City The Long Beach City Council has requested funds that are normally transferred from the Port of Long Beach to the city to be transferred in a manner quicker than usual. Normally, these funds are trans... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
Jul 19	FUSI to Agitate for Seamen's Wage Revision FUSI threatens to agitate or strike work as a result of "growing pressures at sea."	Maritime Professional
	Maersk to Add Congestion Charge at Port Nehru Maersk Line said it will apply a congestion surcharge on all import containers handled at India’s Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru), the country’s largest container gateway. The reason given i... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Montreal Locks Out Longshoremen Employers at the Port of Montreal locked out the 850 members of the longshore union Monday morning, bringing cargo handling at terminals to a standstill. The lockout occurred as a result of the Ma... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Plans to Replace Historic Heim Bridge Move Ahead After years of being driven on, the Heim Bridge is getting close to being replaced. Construction of a replacement bridge is set to begin Summer 2011 and conclude somtime in 2015.	Long Beach Press Telegram
	Roadshow: CHP cracking down on illegal truck traffic on Highway 85 Calls prompted the Highway Patrol to ticket several truckers one day last week, and the CHP plans to beef up patrols on 85, where the truck ban extends from Highway 101 in South San Jose to Interstate... Read more »	Inside Bay Area
	Security Panel Urges Repeal of Cargo Scanning Rule The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection wants laws requiring 100 percent scanning of ocean cargo and 100 percent screening of air cargo to be repealed. Instea... Read more »	JOC Sailings
Jul 17	Port of Long Beach Reinventing Itself as the Economy Takes a Toll The type of goods flowing into the Long Beach Port has been fluctuating as a result of the recession. Additionally, the amount of traffic has decreased significantly. Forecasts for the upcoming holi... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jul 16	Evergreen, NYK to Stop Providing Chassis in U.S. Evergreen and NYK announce they will stop providing chassis for import and export cargo in the United States. Both companies say that this policy will result in operational efficiencies and reduce po... Read more »	JOC Sailings
Jul 15	Long Beach Blows a Raspberry at Local Politicians The angst over the LB city council demanding an extra dollop of cash from the port for the Tidelands fund continues, with the port commissioners agreeing to $12 million now (from the fiscal 2009 budge... Read more »	Maritime Professional
	Seattle Port Approves $5M in Infrastructure Projects Commissioners approved nearly $5M in infrastructure projects, including terminal development and dredging projects.	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
Jul 14	MCTF: False Jones Act Criticism Distracts from Clean-up The Maritime Cabotage Task Force says critics of the Jones Act are wrong in asserting that it is slowing down the progress of cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon spill.	Marine Link
Jul 13	Committe recommends $12.4 mil for tidelands The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ Finance and Administration Committee recommends approval of a transfer of $12.4 million from the Port to the Tidelands Operating Fund and also suggests ac... Read more »	Port of Long Beach
	ILWU clerical workers return tro work at SoCal ports Striking union clerical workers at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles return to work as stalled contract negotiation resume between union officials and the group representing 14 shipping and term... Read more »	Maritime Today
	Maersk orders 34 slow steaming upgrade kits Maersk Line signs a contract with Finland’s Wartsila Corporation to install Slow Steaming Upgrade kits on 34 of its large ocean container vessels.The order by the world’s largest ocean carrier follows... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	US stimulus spurred furniture imports from China The second U.S. economic stimulus package for first-time home buyers leads to a 20 percent increase in containerized U.S. imports from China during May, 2010 and 8.1 percent in April, 2010 and an over... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jul 12	Exporters seek shipping changes at export-import bank A requirement for U.S. flag ocean transport impairs President Obama’s National Export Initiative, according to an export advocacy group. John Hardy Jr., president of the Coalition for Employment Throu... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	States identify urgent infrastructure projects The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials releases a report identifying 55 “urgent” capacity projects to improve freight movement. The list is in a report “Unlocking Frei... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Terminals taking steps to speed trucking Marine terminals at the Port of Long Beach add staff to speed up trucking transactions as cargo volumes unexpectedly surged. Key industry stakeholders also form a working group to develop other steps ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jun 21	California state senate republican caucus issues breifing report The California State Senate Republican Caucus issues a briefing report questioning whether the state has the will to compete for container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, and P... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Discriminatory service tax on coastal trade threatens to put Indian shipping companies out of action Indian ship owners who provide coastal service to any company within the country faced a 10.3 per cent service tax liability. Whereas in case of in-chartered foreign tonnage the Indian company receivi... Read more »	Marine Link
	L.A. eases clean truck incentives to give retroactive break The Port of Los Angeles lowers the required number of annual trips required for trucking companies to earn $20,000-per-truck incentives for putting new clean trucks into port drayage service. Close to... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	L.A. moves toward mastger project labor agreement Every major construction project at the Port of Los Angeles to be built under a master Project Labor Agreement. The master agreement, which will be part of the packet whenever the port seeks bids on a... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Long Beach council oks plan to double dip port revenues The Long Beach City Council approves a new timeline for the port to contribute its yearly tithe to the city’s Tidelands Operation Fund, one that will result in a one-time-only double shot of port prof... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Port pollution and cargo down in Long Beach in 2009 Air pollution from the Port of Long Beach drops in 2009, putting the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles on the verge of reducing harmful emissions by 45 percent, ahead of their 2011 goal.	Cunningham Report
	Supreme court back "K" line, UP in liability case The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a claim that domestic shipping law covers liability for damages to international intermodal shipments moving inland. By a 6-3 vote, the high court backed Japanese ocean ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Zim announces rate increase in cross-Suez trade Zim announces a general rate increase of US$400 per TEU as of August 1, 2010. The carrier says the increase applies to cargo from Asia and the Indian Subcontinent to Mediterranean, Israel, Black Sea, ... Read more »	JOC Sailings
Jun 19	Port of Long Beach settles clean trucks lawsuit The Port of Long Beach settles a lawsuit brought by the American Trucking Association (ATA), resolving the final legal challenge to its year-old Clean Trucks Program. One of the Port’s most ambitious ... Read more »	Port of Long Beach
Jun 18	Coalition seeks $400 mil to build double-stack rail tunnel under Detroit River The Continental Rail Gateway group seeks to replace a century-old tunnel between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The new $400 million tunnel also will be built to accommodate double-stacked containers a... Read more »	Cargo Business News
	Construction begins on Georgia's first inland port Construction on the state’s first inland port is underway in south Georgia. Officials say the first-phase of the freight transportation facility should be up-and-running by fall of this year. Cordele ... Read more »	Cargo Business News
	L.A. port board to lower truck incentive goals The Board of Harbor Commissioners for the Port of Los Angeles votes to ease trip criteria required by trucking firms that received $44 million in incentive payments from the port to enter the local dr... Read more »	Maritime Today
	Too big to fail: part duex After losing control of the blowout and spill, BP has also lost control of the PR message. With only one thing left to lose, what comes next might turn into the real disaster for the U.S. Gulf Coast, ... Read more »	Maritime Professional
Jun 17	Maersk reactivate laid-up vessels to reposition containers Maersk Line responds to expected equipment shortages in the peak season by ramping up container production and reactivating vessels to reposition empties. We are experiencing a demand surge in most tr... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	Maersk to manufacture containers to relieve shortage Maersk Line says it will start manufacturing new containers in response to an “unprecedented” shortage of boxes in Asia caused by an unexpectedly strong rebound in cargo demand. The world’s largest oc... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Maersk, CMA CGM divert cargo from Indian Port Severe terminal congestion at India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru prompts shipping lines to divert northern hinterland cargo to neighboring west coast ports such as Pipavav and Mundra. The move follows p... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	Rates take toll on transshipment hub A growing number of shippers, mainly those dealing with electronic items but also including breakbulk and project cargo, bypass a key transshipment hub and move cargo direct from the Far East and Chin... Read more »	Breakbulk Magazine
Jun 16	China breaks box traffic record Container traffic through Chinese ports hits an all-time high of 12.44 million 20-foot equivalent units as the nation’s foreign trade surged by nearly 50 percent from a year ago. The record volume was... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	City Council: $25M port transfer During close to a four hour meeting, the City Council members consider nearly 50 items including a motion to receive and file the City Auditor's recently completed analysis of the Harbor Department's ... Read more »	Long Beach Post
	FMC studies shipping capacity The Federal Maritime Commission reviews preliminary findings in its fact-finding on vessel capacity and equipment availability for U.S. shippers. Commissioner Rebecca Dye has submitted her preliminary... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	Maersk expects peak season container shortage in Asia Maersk Line tells its customers to expect a shortage of container availability for exports out of Asia lasting through the peak season. The warning of shortages come through a notice to customers on t... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	Panama's cabinet council approves canal's 2011 toll hikes Panama’s cabinet council approves a proposal to modify the Panama Canal pricing structure, following a recommendation from the board of directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). Under the proposa... Read more »	JOC Sailings
	South China Sea piracy is up Piracy attacks in the South China Sea are on the rise, according to the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy monitoring center in Kuala Lampur, a global maritime watchdog agency. The group, which re... Read more »	Breakbulk Magazine
Jun 15	DNV urges short sea conversion to LNG fuel The European Union introduces 0.1 percent sulphur as a maximum level for a ship’s fuel when in EU ports and on inland waterways. As of July 1, 2010, the maximum level of sulphur in fuel is set at 1 pe... Read more »	Breakbulk Magazine
	Trucking capacity gets tight in the Southeast Truckload capacity tightens in the U.S. Southeast at a greater rate than other portions of the country, according to Longbow Research. The investment research firm's weekly truckload barometer shows c... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jun 14	Councilwoman Hahn calls for Port of Los Angeles to act quickly to finalize negotions with unions L.A.City Councilwoman Janice Hahn calls for the Port of Los Angeles to quickly finalize negotiations with the unions and implement the policy and the project labor agreement and convinces the City Cou... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Ports make big strides for clean air Pollution from port industry fell for a third year in a row in 2009, with levels of toxic diesel soot and smog-forming exhaust declining as much as 50 percent. The drop in exhaust from California's la... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jun 11	Carrier official pleads caution on ocean regulation Carrier-shipper tensions grow because of volatile market conditions since the economic downturn, says Christopher Koch, president of the World Shipping Council, the Washington-based association repres... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Oberstar calls for broad ocean shipping reform Decrying ocean container carrier business practices, the head of the House Trans. and Infrastructure Committee calls for end of antitrust immunity for vessel operators in the U.S.along with new restri... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Westbound pacific carriers add shipper board The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement forms an advisory board with shipper members to address container carrier actions. The board says this is one of a series of steps the WTSA will take... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jun 10	American stevedoring says port authority refused negotiations American Stevedoring Inc. fires shot in a bitter, five-year battle with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In a document released by the Federal Maritime Commission, ASI files a formal com... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	LaHood calls for "creative" infrastructure funding The U.S. must find more “innovative” ways to fund infrastructure projects, Trans.Sctry Ray LaHood says. “In Washington, we all know what needs to be done in transportation,” LaHood says. “We need to f... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	LaHood defends DOT trucking intermodal policy Transportation Secretary LaHood may want to get more diesel-guzzling trucks off the road, but he says that doesn’t mean he undervalues the trucking industry. “Sometimes I may get a little effusive abo... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Longshore workers reject Virginia wage cuts International Longshoremen’s Assoc.members in Hampton Roads refuse to accept lower pay for handling uncontainerized cargo and for handling containers that move on a barge shuttle between the port and ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Sourcing from China is no zero sum game The rising cost of labour in China threatens the low-cost model and will force manufacturers to relocate to other, cheaper Asian countries, such as Vietnam, India or Indonesia. The Foxconn suicides an... Read more »	Maritime Professional
	West coast deepens as East coast looks elsewhere Channel deepening is all the rage among ports, with Long Beach officially starting a $40 million project to dig out 1.5 million cubic feet of material to extend the main channel to 76 feet. “We’re sen... Read more »	Maritime Professional
Jun 09	DOT stimulus payouts top $13 billion The Department of Transportation pays out more than $13 billion to reimburse states for work done under last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOT says its spending under the February 200... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jun 08	Norfolk Southern and GE annouce success of breakthrough technology The breakthrough technology allows railroads to move freight faster and smarter while increasing railroad capacity, velocity and efficiency without laying of new tracks. It also increases average netw... Read more »	3PL News
Apr 27	Carriers warn against anti-truck policies Trucking executives say they are increasingly concerned that federal transportation policies could lead to underinvestment in highways, roads and bridges. At the same time, they’re watching for signs ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Apr 26	ACL to phase out chassis fleet Atlantic Container Line to stop providing chassis for trucking moves in three areas of the U.S. market, effective June 1,2010. After the policy is fully operational in Miami, Boston and the Ohio Valle... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Dell Looks to the Ocean Dell Computer may be second among PC providers in the U.S., but its supply chain is No. 1. Its reputation, built on a business model predicated on its ability to produce and deliver customized compute... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Emission regulation adds to trucker costs Truckload carrier USA Truck says the new emission regulation is affecting its equipment costs and replacement strategy. Chief Financial Officer Darron R. Ming says in a statement with the first-quarte... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	PCAC brat pack reputation wans, so does its power You don't hear much about the Los Angeles Port Community Advisory Commission these days. There was a time when the harbor-area citizen’s committee – with 35 voting members plus alternates – was in the... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Puget Sound-bound vessels to soon pay for Neah tug service Vessels calling at Puget Sound ports will soon have to pay for a stand-by tug to be parked at Neah Bay near the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The tug is required by the State of Washington to p... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Siemens, DB Schenker switch truck for rail Industrial manufacturer Siemens will switch some 1,440 railroad equipment shipments heading for China from truck to rail transport in Central Europe under an emissions saving strategy worked out with ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Under new management: FMC snubs Long Beach, honors L.A. The Federal Maritime Commission – the same commission that under an earlier administration took both Southern California ports to court in an attempt to head off port plans to regulate trucking – hono... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	WWL cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 32% Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, manages to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year. The company also cut its sulphur dioxide emissions (SO2) b... Read more »	Maritime Today
Apr 23	CKYH alliance to go green Ocean carrier members of the CKYH Alliance announce that the group plans to rebrand itself as "CKYH - the Green Alliance," as the group continues to focus on reducing its collective environmental foot... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Coalition urges port trucking change Supporters of the port of Los Angeles clean trucks program step up the pressure on House leadership when presenting a letter signed by 113 labor, environmental, community and religious groups urging c... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	LA Port wins FMC green award for truck program After the start of a legal case that may determine the fate of the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program, the United States Federal Maritime Commission announces the port has been named the recipie... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Maersk line to test fee on no-show boxes Maersk Line formally announces it will begin a pilot test of imposing a $10-per-container fee on U.S. export containers that do not arrive at their load ports starting on May 1, 2010.	Journal of Commerce Online
	Prince Rupert Port generating nearly $800M for Canadian economy The burgeoning Port of Prince Rupert contributes $280 million a year to the Canadian gross domestic product and another $500 million a year to the economic output of regional and provincial economies,... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Teamsters Mislead Press on Effects of Port of Los Angeles Lawsuit, Says ATA The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles that went to trial does not threaten the Clean Truck Program at the Port of Los Angeles. Contrary to claims from the T... Read more »	ATA
	Video: Can shipping be like ordering a book online? Inttra moves the industry forward in setting standards and processes for e-commerce. However, in order to move towards much more simple booking processes, the industry needs to have a standard languag... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Apr 22	Japanese trade fell 21 percent in 2009 Japanese international trade falls 21% in fiscal 2009, returning the country to a trade surplus as imports slump more rapidly than exports, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Min... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	U.S. lawmakers push for harbor maintenance tax Members of Congress want to push the government to spend money it collects from the Harbor Maintenance Tax for the purpose it was intended: maintaining ports and navigation channels.	Breakbulk Magazine
Apr 21	Cargo theft costs $10 billion per year Companies that outsource production and turn warehouse and distribution functions over to wholesalers reduce operating expenses while making it easier for cargo thieves to invade their supply chains. ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Gates unveils export control plan The Obama Administration will consolidate licensing, control lists and data systems to bring a “Byzantine” export control system into a single office, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. Gates tells ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	House bill to fund merchant ship construction Lawmakers file a bill in the House to authorize $60 million in loan guarantees for merchant ship construction under the Maritime Administration’s Title XI program. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Rob W... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Seattle Port program provides incentives for at-berth ships to burn low-sulfur diesel In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the Port of Seattle highlights its environmental stewardship with one of its green initiatives, the At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels program.	Seaports
	Sen. Kerry knocks down fuel tax talk Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says the bill that he and two other key senators are preparing to combat carbon-caused climate change will not include a tax increase on motor fuels or even a “linked fee” on... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Trucking group opposes vehicle miles tax A Vehicle miles traveled tax gains mileage on Capitol Hill, but the nation’s truckers want an alternate route. Replacing the federal fuel tax with a VMT would be too costly, a top American Trucking As... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	U.S. exports to China remain strong U.S. states have more than $1 billion in export sales to China in 2009, according to an annual survey by the U.S.-China Business Council. California remains the nation’s export leader to China with $9... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Apr 20	Bellingham shipyard and others benefit from MARAD grants The Fairhaven Shipyard located at the Washington state Port of Bellingham is awarded $1.3 million in federal grant money that is scheduled to be used to improve the yard's floating drydock. Fairhaven ... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Bellingham shipyard and others benefit from MARAD grants The Fairhaven Shipyard located at the Washington state Port of Bellingham is awarded $1.3 million in federal grant money that is scheduled to be used to improve the yard's floating drydock.	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	European shipbuilding regions send signal A Joint Declaration by 33 regional governments on the future of the European shipbuilding industry is handed over to Prof. Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, as well as representatives... Read more »	Marine Link
	Levin, Stabenow bill to improve harbors, ports U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduces legislation that ensures the nation. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., is an original co-sponsor of the bill. If enacted, the bill would help ensure that all rev... Read more »	Marine Link
	Redwood city port development snagged by possible air emissions Plans to replace two aging World War II-era wharves at the Port of Redwood City run afoul of state environmental rules and leave port officials looking for solutions.	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
Apr 19	ABF, Teamsters agree to 15 percent wage cut Workers at ABF Freight System give up 15% of their wages but retain full pension benefits under a tentative concession plan approved by local Teamster leaders. It’s a major step by the union to suppor... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	California Prop 1B notice of funding availability The Air Resources Board staff posts the Prop 1B Notice of Funding Availability. This notice solicits applications from eligible local and State agencies to administer funding to reduce emissions and ... Read more »	Maritime Today
	On the Waterfront: Exports making a modest comeback While California's economic dependence on trade with Asia has been the subject of much hand-wringing in recent years, for now, it may be the key factor saving the Golden State from near-total financia... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Apr 16	California might act like King Canute The IMO finally agrees to cast a 200 mile net around the US and Canada. Under the new IMO rules, vessels traveling within the 200-mile control area will have until July, 2010 of this year to use fuel ... Read more »	Maritime Professional
Apr 09	Governor Crist leads ground breaking for major connector lane between Port of Tampa and I-4 The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) announces the official ground breaking ceremony for the Interstate 4/Selmon Expressway Connector project, which includes an elevated bypass truck lane connecting the Por... Read more »	Seaports
Mar 29	IMO oks clean fuel rule for ships within 200 miles of coast The International Maritime Organization approves an emission control area for the U.S. and Canada that will require all ships within 200 nautical miles of the coast to use low-sulfur fuel. The Pacific... Read more »	Cunningham Report
Mar 26	IMO adopts proposal for emission control area The International Maritime Organization (IMO officially accepts the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA) – a move that will result in cleaner ai... Read more »	EPA-ADVISORY
Mar 10	NY-NJ clean-trucks plan 'a first step' The first phase of the Port of New York and New Jersey’s clean-trucks plan draws praise from a diverse group including the Teamsters union, the ATA, environmentalists and maritime interests. Represent... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	NY-NJ Port to seek more grants for clean-trucks plan New York-New Jersey port officials say they will seek additional federal grants to support a second phase of their plan to replace the port’s oldest container-hauling trucks with newer, cleaner-operat... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Mar 05	Home Depot shoots for 20% reduction in supply chain emissions over 5 yrs Home Depot sets a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions related to its US and Canadian supply chain by 20% by 2015. A major step toward achieving the goal will be a move to a centralized distrib... Read more »	CSCMP - Supply Chain Quarterly
Mar 03	NY-NJ Port to release clean-truck plan The battle over control of harbor trucking will head east when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey releases its clean-truck plan. Although the mayors of New York and Newark have gone on reco... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Mar 01	New truck retrofit technology to be tested New Truck retrofit technology that may make it possible for a six-year old truck to meet 2010 emissions standards to be tested in Southern California. The product developed by Shadowood Technology, I... Read more »	Cunningham Report
Feb 26	Wal-Mart sets new sustainability mandates Wal-Mart announces an “aggressive” new environmental initiative across its supply chain, saying it will call on suppliers of its products to eliminate a total of 20 million metric tons of greenhouse g... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Feb 25	Clearing the air at American ports The Teamsters union and environmental activists form an unlikely and outspoken alliance aiming to clear the air in American ports, and perhaps bolster the Teamsters’ ranks in the process. The labor-gr... Read more »	NY-times
Feb 22	Tacoma reports drop in dirty drayage truck numbers Port of Tacoma officials report that 90 percent of the drayage trucks serving port terminals are model year 1994 or newer – a four percent gain from 2008 – while the percentage of trucks built in 2007... Read more »	Cunningham Report
Feb 05	On the waterfront: ports' gains may signal success of promotions Fending off fierce competition from ports in the Gulf, Canada and Mexico has grown into a full-time job for West Coast port authorities in recent years. Faced with steep declines in trade and a barrag... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Feb 04	Alameda corridor debt is downgraded Moody's Investors Service downgrades $1.7 billion in bonds for the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, which oversees the 20-mile rail route built to speed the flow of cargo from the ports of L... Read more »	Los Angeles Times
Feb 03	DOT pushes stimulus payouts to $8.8 billion The Department of Transportation pushes a hefty $524 million out to states in the week ending Jan. 22, 2010 to reimburse them for construction project costs under last year’s stimulus law, raising the... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Port group "disappointed" in 2011 budget The nation's largest port group says it is disappointed in Obama administration budget proposals that will leave security and port maintenance programs without needed funding. The American Association... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Savannah Port raises environmental efforts Savannah rolls out a series of new environmental initiatives aimed at reducing pollution even as the port adds cargo handling capacity, port officials say. Over the next three years, Savannah will exp... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Savannah port raises environmental efforts Savannah, the United States’ fastest growing container gateway, rolls out a series of new environmental initiatives aimed at reducing pollution even as the port adds cargo handling capacity. Over the ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	UAE, NAM EPA environmental summit The United Arab Emirates is an emergent force as a global maritime center and will present a summit on environmental vigilance “The United Arab Emirates in the 21st Century: Working together for a gre... Read more »	Marine Link
	WCI Urges Adoption of Waterways Proposal On the heels of the release of the President’s FY 2011 budget, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) is urging Congress to adopt a new comprehensive, consensus-based package of recommendations formulated by a... Read more »	Marine Link
	WCI urges adoption of waterways proposal On the heels of the release of the President’s FY 2011 budget, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) is urging Congress to adopt a new comprehensive, consensus-based package of recommendations formulated by a... Read more »	Marine Link
Feb 02	Administration shifts DOT priorities President Obama’s 2011 budget for the Department of Transportation shows an overall 2.3 percent increase compared with 2010 as the administration emphasizes infrastructure projects but hopes to curb u... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jan 30	Gerald Desmond Bridge headed for replacement The aging Gerald Desmond Bridge could soon be demolished and replaced with a new $1.1 billion span under a proposal expected to be announced by the Port of Long Beach, Calif. Plans call for building... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jan 29	Commision to consider $9 million in incentives The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners consider adding nearly $9 million in incentives to further boost participation in the Green Flag air quality program and increase the use of trains to move... Read more »	Port of Long Beach
Jan 21	Port of Los Angeles extends contract to lobby for local trucking rules The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners extends its contract with a high-profile lobbying firm to solicit federal lawmakers into changing several laws to coincide with the port's version of the ... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jan 18	CNN interview with ILWU local 13 president George Lujan In the While-We-Were-On-Hiatus Department, CNN ran an interview with ILWU Local 13 President George Lujan about the economic plight of longshore workers at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Bea... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Drewry Shipping Consultants: shipping lines not out of the woods yet Although it appears that cargo volumes are starting to recover, Drewry Shipping Consultants say that shipping lines are not out of the financial woods yet and that even if they do raise the same amoun... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Long Beach State of the City address Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster in his annual State of the City address pledges to maintain the city’s reputation as business-friendly and to continue to put the city back on firm financial ground. In an ... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	On the waterfront: Retired admiral warns of plot against ports An editorial, written by retired Navy Adm. James Lyons and available in whole at www.washingtontimes.com, warns that terrorists may be preparing a deadly plot on not only Naval ships in the Middle Eas... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
	The Union Pacific "super-long monster train" Union Pacific puts together a 3½ mile-long train – dubbed the “super-long “monster train” in the press – and runs it across Southern California to the harbor to check out the concept of really long tr... Read more »	Cunningham Report
Jan 15	Cleaner port air, but how? lajdlkja	Los Angeles Times
Jan 14	Cargo surge has local ports feeling optimistic An unexpected December, 2009 surge in container volumes through Long Beach and Los Angeles has port authorities and workers optimistic that nearly two years of decline and hardship may be nearing an e... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jan 12	State's exports increase over a year ago California's export economy shows faint signs of life in November, 2009, as the value of shipped goods increased from the same month a year ago. Jock O'Connell, international trade adviser at the Univ... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jan 11	On the waterfront: longshoremen still seeing tough times Longshoremen struggle to find work as container volumes are down as much as 25 percent in Long Beach and Los Angeles, far below their 2007 peak. International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 Pr... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
Jan 10	Port of Long Beach hit hard by competitors, lawsuits The Port of Long Beach faces hard times thanks to growing competitors and a recent lawsuit against the Port by environmentalist organizations. The L.A. Times features an article on the struggles facin... Read more »	Long Beach Post
Jan 09	Cleaner port air, but how? Not too long ago, the 10,500-acre complex at the southern tip of Los Angeles County wasn't just the home of the nation's busiest seaports, it was the graveyard where old trucks went to die. Dented, ru... Read more »	Los Angeles Times
Jan 07	AET affords first 100% FDI in shipping for India Foreign direct investments begin to flow into the Indian shipping sector commencing with American Eagle Tankers’ flagging in their first vessel under the Indian registry. This comes almost a decade af... Read more »	Maritime Professional
	Drewry forecasts carrier liquidations According to the latest edition of the Drewry Container Forecaster, although container freight rates are on the rebound on many routes, the shipping industry will not recover any time soon, and many c... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Intermodal hits lowest level since 2003 Major U.S. railroads haul fewer intermodal units in 2009 than any time since 2003, meaning the deep recession took six years of growth away from intermodal train traffic. U.S. Class I railroads and so... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	New EPA smog proposals likely won't have much local effect A new federal proposal to limit smog-forming pollutants is not expected to significantly impact Southern California, where stronger air quality standards have been in place for decades. The main impac... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jan 06	Analyst sees truck "underbuy" tightening capacity A "systematic underbuy" of heavy trucks is tightening truckload capacity and eventually will push rates higher, R.W. Baird & Co. analyst Jon A. Langenfeld says. "Ongoing capacity rationalization" is ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Coast guard tightens Chicago canal curbs The escalating fight to prevent Asian carp from getting out of a Chicago barge and ship canal into the Great Lakes has the Coast Guard ordering a year-long regulated zone while the Army Corps of Engin... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	It's in the charter: LBUSD holds special election to fill seat LBUSD holds a Special Election to fill a seat on its elected Board of Trustees that was vacated under curious, if inevitable, circumstances last August, 2009 by Michael Shane Ellis. Ellis may well go ... Read more »	Long Beach Post
	Maersk tankers stop East Africa calls A.P. Moller-Maersk says its tanker division, Maersk Tankers, to stop calling at ports in East Africa because of the danger of pirate attacks in the area. The decision comes after a pirate attack on th... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Truckers seek summary judgment in clean-truck case The American Trucking Associations files its final response brief with the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles seeking a summary judgment in its challenge to certain aspects of the Port of Los Angeles ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce
Jan 05	$100 mil wasted by Seattle Port will not be recovered A new report from the Washington State Auditor's office finds that performance audits conducted of state agencies and local governments saves taxpayers $3.6 billion since voters approved the audits in... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	APL to cold iron Oakland terminal, vessels Shipping and logistics firm APL teams up with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on an $11 million project to cut ocean-going vessel emissions near the Port of Oakland. Nearly $5 million of ... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	Calif. pledges $11 million for clean-diesel trucks A potential shut-down of the Port of Oakland by harbor truck drivers was averted when the California Air Resources Board pledged to give truckers $11 million in grant money to meet new emissions stand... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Complaint filed against Port of Oakland The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issues a notice stating that SSA Terminals (SSAT) has filed a complaint asserting that the City of Oakland, acting by and through its Board of Port Commissioners,... Read more »	Maritime Today
	Container ship capacity shrunk in 2009 The capacity of the world's 20 largest ocean container carriers shrunk by 2.4 percent over the past year, with relatively little change in their global market shares. The top 20 lines actually boosted... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Environmental groups sue Long Beach Environmental groups sue the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations, claiming a settlement involving the port’s clean trucks program is illegal and should be thrown out. The Natural... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Horizon Lines new terminal in Oakland Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company, enters into a new agreement for terminal operations at the Port of Oakland. Horizon Lines has teamed... Read more »	Marine Link
	Oakland Port drivers granted short reprieve A potential shutdown of the Port of Oakland threatened by a Jan. 1, 2010 ban on older port-servicing trucks is averted by a marathon negotiating session between the State of California, the City of Oa... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	U.S. Shipments grow for the first time since 2007 A closely watched measure of U.S. domestic shipping grows on a year-over-year basis for the first time in two years in December,2009,inching upward 1.9 percent. The expansion in the Cass Freight Index... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Vancouver USA Port finds new funds for rail project The Washington State Port of Vancouver secures another round of funding to continue work on its West Vancouver Freight Access project. The project, which began construction in November 2009, is design... Read more »	Pacific Maritime Magazine Online
	YRC to take debt swap to shareholders Fresh from winning the bondholders it needs to complete its debt-for-equity swap, YRC Worldwide prepares to take the swap to its shareholders for their approval. The company expected all the notes ten... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
Jan 04	Arrow trucking faces lawsuits The employees of Arrow Trucking are taking the company to court over its sudden shutdown Dec. 23,2009, charging the closure violated federal labor law. A Philadelphia attorney says he plans to file a ... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	CARB makes last-ditch truck compromise to avert strike California air quality officials and Port of Oakland officials expect to make an announcement on actions they have taken to avert a protest and potential shut-down of the Port of Oakland by independen... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Chicago program opens new rail link Chicago’s multi-layered plan to revamp rail connections in the city and region checks its $13.1 million McCook Connection off its list, improving links between several freight carriers and reducing po... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	French container traffic stops Container handling comes to a standstill at France’s seven largest ports as dockworkers stage the first of two 24-hour strikes to protest government reforms of box terminal operations. 300 dockworkers... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Judge rules in favor of Chevron, Richmond tax not legal Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge David Flynn puts he kibosh on plans by the City of Richmond to collect at least $16 million per year from Chevron through voter-approved Measure T – a local ta... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	L.A.-Long Beach: Cleaner air, fewer trucks, no problems The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach expect smooth sailing with a cleaner – and leaner – trucking industry in 2010, as the next phase of the Clean Trucks regulations take effect in earnest this wee... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Los Angeles Port to community: Just tell us what you want The Port of Los Angeles plans to buy the residential properties on Knoll Hill as they come on the market, then level the hill, sell the dirt, and expand the West Basin terminals out to where the hill ... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Maersk hires armed vessel to fight pirates A.P. Moller-Maersk hires former soldiers and an armed escort vessel from Tanzania to protect its fleet in the pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa, according to an article in the Copenhagen P... Read more »	Journal of Commerce Online
	Port of Tacoma year-end update Dec. 31, 2009, Timothy J. Farrell, Executive Director of the Port of Tacoma, issues the following statement updating stakeholders on progress being made at the port: Five years ago, I promised that... Read more »	Marine Link
	Port runs into legal trouble on clean trucks enforcement The Port of Long Beach can't seem to get itself out of legal jams these days. After approving a deal with the trucking lobby over enforcement measures in its Clean Trucks Plan, the port is being sued ... Read more »	Long Beach Press Telegram
	Seattle finalizes purchase of eastside rail corridor The Port of Seattle finalizes acquisition of the Eastside Rail Corridor from the BNSF Railway after nearly two years of negotiation. The final cost of the northern section of the 42-mile corridor betw... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Southern California ports tout and retout air results The Port of Long Beach release and the Port of Los Angeles re-release the results of their 2008 air emissions inventories showing dramatic decreases in port-related pollution. Each port show that tota... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Tacoma adopts "customer commitment" rebate program Port of Tacoma commissioners approves a one-time rebate of $17.50 per international intermodal lift for cargo handled during 2009 in return for one-year extensions of existing customer leases. The pol... Read more »	Cunningham Report
	Think tank report finds infrastructure neglect costing CA motoring public A new report by a transportation think tank estimates that decades of infrastructure neglect by the state of California costs the motoring public $40 billion a year in traffic accidents, higher vehicl... Read more »	Cunningham Report