A Labor Day Salute

On the eve of Labor Day weekend, the Port of Los Angeles salutes the thousands of men and women who are building state-of-the-art cargo terminals, public waterfront amenities and marina projects on the LA Waterfront. Thank you to all those workers who have made the Port of Los Angeles the premier deep water port in the United States. See more photos

PortTechLA’s Sept. 15 Technology Expo and Investment Conference to Feature Mayor Villaraigosa, Entrepreneurs, Investors

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will join dozens of maritime industry technology leaders and investors at PortTechLA’s inaugural Technology Expo and Investment Conference on September 15. The day-long conference will feature demonstrations, seminars and roundtable discussions designed for entrepreneurs, investors and the maritime business community. Read more

District Court Rules in Favor of Port of Los Angeles in Lawsuit Over Clean Truck Program

United States District Judge Christina Snyder issued a ruling on Thursday, Aug. 26 in favor of the City of Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles in a lawsuit brought by the American Trucking Associations over the Port’s Clean Truck Program. The court awarded judgment in favor of the City of Los and ruled that the Concession Agreement provisions are enforceable.

Clean Truck Program Update (August 30, 2010)

Court Ruling

Statements by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Port Executive Director Geraldine Knatz

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Port of LA Receives Heaviest Import Ever at Pasha Terminal

Two 640-ton, 65-foot-long steam generators were loaded onto a barge at the Port of Los Angeles' Pasha Terminal on Tuesday, August 17th. The generators are 22 feet in diameter. The ship carried the generators from their manufacturer in Japan. The generators are headed to the San Onofre nuclear plant, where they will replace two old generators.

After Five-year Delay, Port Begins Final Phase of Its Main Channel Deepening Project

The Port of Los Angeles this week began the final phase of its 13-year, $370 million Main Channel Deepening Project (MCDP).   After a five-year break in the project to identify and environmentally assess additional disposal sites for the soil dredged up by deepening the Port’s main waterways, on Thursday, a barge containing roughly 4,000 tons of boulders and fill material began to discharge its payload at a designated outer harbor location.  The site, directly west of Angel’s Gate, will be a containment area to hold clean dredge material and expand the Port’s thriving outer harbor shallow water habitat by an additional 50 acres. Read more

California and the Port of Los Angeles Mean Business

A special supplement in the Los Angeles Times features the Port of Los Angeles and the job-generating projects underway here in the San Pedro Bay port complex. The 12-page edition features articles about public and private sector investments throughout the state.  The cover photo for the supplement features the groundbreaking at the Port’s Harry Bridges Boulevard Roadway Improvement Project. Read more

Port of Los Angeles Explores Waterfront Red Car Line Expansion

Based upon the success of the existing Waterfront Red Car line, along with new opportunities associated with
the redevelopment of the San Pedro and Wilmington waterfronts, the Port of Los Angeles initiated the Waterfront Red Car Line Expansion Feasibility Study to examine in detail the various
options for expanding the Red Car line and provide recommendations based upon benefits,
feasibility, and overall costs.

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The L.A. Advantage: in L.A., it's all about Networking.

For the past decade the Port of Los Angeles has moved more containers than any other port in the nation, more
than doubling volumes during this time. Our success is not a coincidence. The Port of Los Angeles has heavily
invested to ensure that our customers could take advantage of at least three major business drivers: superior
cargo terminals, rail and warehouse infrastructure and services between dock and destination. Learn more

Check out our JobsPORTfolio!

The Port’s new JobsPORTfolio brochure shows how port development and global trade help our local, regional and national job market. Global trade and goods movement are Southern California’s strongest industries in terms of jobs and economic activity. The Port of Los Angeles powers these industries, handling almost a quarter of the cargo that enters the United States annually. Stable, well-paying jobs related to Port operations are a backbone of the Southern California economy.  

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Seaports Deliver Prosperity

For centuries, seaports have served as a vital economic lifeline by bringing goods and services to people around the world. Seaports continue to be a critical link for access to the global marketplace.
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