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A dockworker shortage at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ended Friday night after halting cargo traffic at the complex. Southern California ports reopen. Shutdown highlights high-stakes ...
2012 Port of Los Angeles / Long Beach lockout Date November 27 – December 4, 2012 (1 week) Location Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, United States Caused by Dispute over labor contract negotiations Goals Greater job security for union members against outsourcing Methods Strike action Picketing Resulted in Employers and union agree to new labor contract Parties International Longshore ...
Weak consumer demand and full warehouses mean fewer companies are shipping merchandise across the Pacific Ocean from Asia.
Other ports on the Corps of Engineers list include the Port of Houston in the number one spot. South Louisiana is second, then Corpus Christi; New York/New Jersey; Long Beach, California; New Orleans; Beaumont and Baton Rouge. As of May 2024 the Port of Lake Charles surged to the number 10 on the list below. [2]
The port has 25 cargo terminals, 82 container cranes, 8 container terminals, and 113 miles (182 km) of on-dock rail. The port's top imports were furniture, automobile parts, apparel, footwear, and electronics. In 2019, the port's top exports were wastepaper, pet and animal feed, scrap metal and soybeans. [4]
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Fire-ravaged Southern California faces an unprecedented “extreme fire risk” Tuesday with the return of powerful Santa Ana winds — which may reach up to 75 mph, forecasters warned.
The port also redeveloped the historic Broadway Pier to create a second cruise-ship pier and terminal, which opened in December 2010. [6] As of 2019, San Diego is the third-busiest cruise port in California. Three cruise lines home-port in San Diego: Holland America, Celebrity Cruises, and Disney Cruise Line. [7]