by Alex Pappas | May 24, 2013 | China, Green, Logistics, Ports, Technology, Week in Global Logistics
Port of LA/LB to Power Ships with Electricity – The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will be powering ships with electricity to cut down on air pollution by the end of the year. Shore power, also known as alternative marine power (AMP), will cut air pollution from...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 21, 2013 | Ports
The Port of Long Beach was founded on June 24, 1911 as a tidelands area that was granted to the City of Long Beach for port operations. By 1926, the dredging of channels and a turning basin was complete and the port attained deep water status allowing construction of...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 18, 2013 | Green, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Somali Pirate Kingpin Announces Retirement – The notorious Somali pirate kingpin, Mohamed Abdi Hassan, has announced his retirement from piracy. Throughout his career, Hassan and his gang amassed millions of dollars in ransoms paid by ship owners for the release of...