Port of Long Beach

L.A. is a leader in greening of ports, Mayor Villaraigosa says

2013-05-07 17:51:00

California ports are going green. In a speech at the 28th World Ports Conference on Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city's port is at the forefront of pushing for clean energy alternatives and reducing pollution. The...

Imports to ports of L.A., Long Beach drop in March

2013-04-15 16:38:00

Imports to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fell in March, partly because of the Lunar New Year holiday, which slows production -- and exports -- in many Asian countries.� The Port of Los Angeles reported Monday that March imports fell 28.7% from...

SpaceX splashdown: Capsule returns 2,668 pounds of science samples

2013-03-26 10:41:00

Less than 250 miles west of Baja California, SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully splashed down Tuesday after spending more than three weeks in outer space on a NASA mission. When the cone-shaped unmanned capsule hit the water at 9:34 a.m. PDT, it...

Boeing sues Russian, Ukrainian partners for $355 million

2013-02-05 09:57:00

Boeing Co. sued its former partners in the rocket venture Sea Launch, which has major operations in Long Beach, for more than $355 million. The aerospace giant filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Friday. Just one day earlier, Sea Launch...

Sea Launch mission fails; rocket, Intelsat satellite crash in ocean

2013-02-01 09:01:00

A 20-story rocket carrying a massive communications satellite failed to reach orbit and fell into the ocean after being launched from a floating� platform near the equator. The failed launch is a potentially huge setback for the rocket venture Sea...

Watchers surprised by sighting of 23 whales

2013-01-22 17:13:07

Dockworker strike looms at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports

2012-12-24 10:36:00

The nation's retailers, manufacturers and farmers are bracing for a possible strike that could idle U.S. ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast. That walkout could begin as early as Sunday after the midnight Saturday expiration of a 90-...

Despite strike, Port of Los Angeles posts busiest year since 2007

2013-01-15 10:02:00

The nation's busiest container seaport shrugged off an eight-day strike and a very slow December to post its third-best year for cargo volume, port officials said. The Port of Los Angeles handled just 588,154 containers in December, down 9.4% from...

Port strike in eastern U.S. averted with 30-day contract extension

2012-12-28 10:13:00

The labor contract covering more than 15,000 dockworkers at 14 Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports has been extended for 30 more days, heading off a strike that could have begun as early as Sunday. George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation...

Letters: Poor reviews for UC's new logo

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Re "New UC logo a no-go for many," Dec. 11 I don't understand the kerfuffle over the new University of California logo. In my view, the insignia is a forthright representation of the true state of the system. For years the UC system has been sliding...

His stunts drive Web traffic

2012-12-31 05:00:00

Race car driver Ken Block speeds down a narrow band of asphalt in his souped-up Ford Fiesta, careening through the "Back to the Future" set on Universal Studios' back lot. The speedometer flies toward 80. Block's eyes are fixed on the road as he...

White House urges end to labor fight at East, Gulf Coast seaports

2012-12-27 11:36:00

The Obama administration is urging union dockworkers and a management group to "continue their work at the negotiating table to get a deal done as quickly as possible" to avoid a strike that could idle 14 East and Gulf Coast seaports. The word that...

Retail import volume is expected to slow by the end of the summer, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation. Above, a tugboat pulls a container ship into the Port of Long Beach.

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Imported cars are driven off a carrier ship at the Port of Long Beach.

2013-01-11 00:00:00

U.S. exports helped boost the country's economic growth in the third quarter. Above, a container ship enters the Port of Long Beach.

2012-12-20 07:42:00