Port of Long Beach’s Post

Watch our latest episode of “Supply Chain Insight,” featuring Victor Ban from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Victor talks to our COO Dr. Noel Hacegaba about USTR's mission, U.S. trade policy, tariffs and their new initiative on supply chain resilience. https://ow.ly/leGb50SKqlQ

#POLB has posted an RFP for vendors to complete Project Labor Agreements, Labor Compliance and Grants Administration. Proposals are due by Aug. 20 by 10 a.m. Contract documents can be found on PlanetBids: https://ow.ly/fwNR50SKkfC The Port will host an optional pre-proposal meeting on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. at the Port Administration Building.

Harbor Commissioner Bonnie Lowenthal has been elected President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, the five-person board that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Frank Colonna as Vice President and Steven Neal as Secretary. The Commission’s new officers will begin their terms on Aug. 5. https://ow.ly/Oa5q50SIxAz

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined senior leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to announce a nearly $500 million Climate Pollution Reduction grant to AQMD. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are grant partners with AQMD. The funding will go towards zero-emissions projects at both ports. The funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s latest efforts to tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality for Southern California residents. https://ow.ly/VkyX50SIpYV

The WAVE Report for the week of July 22 is now live: https://ow.ly/RghH50SHEvs

Port of Long Beach marine terminals are open and operating as this global technology outage unfolds, with cargo operations commencing normally this morning. Overnight, four terminals experienced computer issues but were able to resolve the problems with minimal disruptions.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and officials from across the nation on Thursday attended a historic groundbreaking ceremony for “America’s Green Gateway,” the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. This $1.567 billion endeavor will define the future of cargo movement at the Port of Long Beach. Read more about the event and the project here: https://ow.ly/oK4v50SFFQj

The Port of Long Beach had the busiest June of any Port in the US. Thank you to our customers for their business and support, as well as the terminal operators, dockworkers, trucks and all Port workers who made us #1 for the month of June! The Port of Long Beach is the Port of Choice!