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Friday, September 11, 2015
Port of Long Beach Breaks Cargo Volume Record Again in August
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Port of Long Beach Breaks Cargo Volume Record Again in August

  Another record at the Port of Long Beach as cargo volume once again breaks its all-time cargo volume record for the second month in a row. The Port

September 11, 2015
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Record Long Beach Port Traffic Shows Strength in U.S. Demand
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Record Long Beach Port Traffic Shows Strength in U.S. Demand

  By James Nash and Matthew Winkler (Bloomberg) — Electronics, auto parts and clothes from Asia are streaming through the second-busiest U.S. port

September 8, 2015
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Friday, August 14, 2015
Port of Long Beach Sets Cargo Record
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Port of Long Beach Sets Cargo Record

  Cargo container volumes surged through the Port of Long Beach in July with an 18.4 percent increase over the same month in 2014, making it a record

August 14, 2015
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007
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Port of Long Beach: May Was Busiest Month Since 2007

  Cargo rose at the Port of Long Beach by 6 percent in May, the third consecutive month of growth, the busiest month since October 2007, and the busiest

June 17, 2015
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks
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Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Begin Collaboration Talks

Executives at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles met this week to begin talks about working together to improve the flow of cargo through the largest port

March 26, 2015
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Monday, February 23, 2015
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West Coast Ports Work to Clear Biggest Backlog Since 2004

“Our focus now is getting cargo moving,” Chad Lindsay, PMA’s vice president said at the news conference. “There have been significant impacts to many

February 23, 2015
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Bottleneck from U.S. Port Drama Pushes up Global Freight Rates
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Bottleneck from U.S. Port Drama Pushes up Global Freight Rates

A U.S. West Coast port strike is pushing up shipping freight rates as delays in offloading and taking on new cargo mean container ships are unavailable for

February 16, 2015
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Long Beach is Beginning to Look Like Singapore [HD PHOTO SPECIAL]

“I was on a flight back from SFO to LAX on February 9th and we flew over the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach before turning in to

February 12, 2015
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Unveils Plan to Tackle Congestion, Energy Efficiency
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Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Unveils Plan to Tackle Congestion, Energy Efficiency

Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Jon Slangerup on Thursday unveiled his plan to tackle unprecedented congestion issues that have plagued the port over the

January 30, 2015
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Monday, January 12, 2015
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West Coast Shippers Say Port Backups Untenable Amid Labor Talks

A port slowdown and eight months of fruitless labor talks with longshoremen have brought West Coast port congestion to the point of a breakdown, according to

January 12, 2015
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Port of Long Beach Opens Vacant Pier to Combat Congestion
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Port of Long Beach Opens Vacant Pier to Combat Congestion

The Port of Long Beach is set to open a vacant pier to store empty containers amid unprecedented congestion at the nation's second busiest container port.

November 25, 2014
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Friday, November 14, 2014
West Coast Port Labor Talks Intensify After Worker Slowdowns
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West Coast Port Labor Talks Intensify After Worker Slowdowns

Bargaining on a new contract for West Coast longshoremen has intensified after dockworkers who handle a majority of the nation’s cargo began selective

November 14, 2014
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion
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Shipping Lines, Union Blame Each Other for West Coast Port Congestion

Tension over prolonged labor talks between maritime shippers and the union representing 20,000 West Coast dockworkers has erupted in public as the two sides

November 12, 2014
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Worker Slowdown at Nation’s Busiest Port Prompts Plea to Obama
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Worker Slowdown at Nation’s Busiest Port Prompts Plea to Obama

U.S. retailers appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene in contract negotiations between West Coast dockworkers and maritime companies after a work

November 7, 2014
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Dockworker Slowdown Hits Already Congested Ports of L.A. and Long Beach
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Dockworker Slowdown Hits Already Congested Ports of L.A. and Long Beach

Pacific Coast dockworkers negotiating a new labor agreement have expanded a work slowdown to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest shipping

November 6, 2014
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Monday, October 27, 2014
Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers
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Los Angeles Delays Hit Sales as No. 1 U.S. Port Suffers

After years of ending the holiday shopping season with too much merchandise stacked in their warehouses, U.S. retailers face the opposite this year: They may

October 27, 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Port of Long Beach Cargo Operations Resume After Storm Surge
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Port of Long Beach Cargo Operations Resume After Storm Surge

The Port of Long Beach resumed full cargo-handling operations Thursday after the storm surge produced by Hurricane Marie

August 28, 2014
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Port of Long Beach Named “Best Green Seaport”
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Port of Long Beach Named “Best Green Seaport”

The Port of Long Beach has been recognized as the “Best Green Seaport” in the world at the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards held in China this week.

June 18, 2014
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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New Technology Installed at OOCL’s Long Beach Container Terminal

Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a Shanghai Zenhua

May 28, 2014
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Port of Long Beach Container Volume to Surpass 7 Million TEU by 2016 -Moro
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Port of Long Beach Container Volume to Surpass 7 Million TEU by 2016 -Moro

High-tech cranes, bigger ships, cleaner skies and more jobs were among the key topics discussed today by Al Moro, Acting Executive Director of the City of

January 23, 2014
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