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<\/p>\nLong Beach –\u00a0The Port of Long Beach roared back from unprecedented challenges to notch its busiest year ever in 2017, moving 7.54 million twenty-foot equivalent units, an increase of more than 11 percent,\u00a0<\/b>Executive Director Mario Cordero announced at the annual State of the Port address Wednesday. The event drew an audience of almost 600 people at the Long Beach Convention Center. Cordero discussed last year\u2019s Port accomplishments, billions of dollars in capital projects, and his vision for a sustainable future. Cordero, a former Harbor Commissioner and past Federal Maritime Commission chairman, recounted his return to the nation\u2019s second-largest port last May, during a time of uncertainty, as the industry evolved from four to three ocean carrier alliances. Prudent management and planning readied the Port to navigate the shifting landscape, and handle the enormous container ships now plying the world\u2019s oceans, said Cordero. He presented a vision of predictable, reliable, efficient and fast trade operations that will retain and grow business into the 2020s and beyond. He described a \u201c24\/7\u201d port featuring more information technology, one that is nimble like online retailer Amazon, and bold like electric vehicle builder Tesla. \u201cWe must re-imagine, redesign and build a port that is second to none both environmentally and operationally,\u201d Cordero said.<\/p>\n
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Harbor Commission President Lou Anne Bynum spoke on behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, recalling how the Port charted a new course over the last 12 months by finding a tenant for a terminal vacated by the bankruptcy of a major shipping line. Bynum also noted that the Commission approved updated clean air strategies to improve the Port\u2019s position as a global sustainability leader and increased the level of funding for community grants to mitigate emissions in the region.\u00a0\u201cBusiness is once again booming, and the Commission remains committed to serving our customers and community at the Port of Long Beach,\u201d Bynum said.\u00a0<\/b>\u201cWe will continue to be the leading Green Port, devoted to a strategy that embraces powerful economic development and unrivaled environmental sustainability and social responsibility.\u201d Cordero said Long Beach will continue to leverage its reputation for customer service and blend it with its world-leading productivity and sustainability. \u201cZero emissions remains our ultimate goal,\u201d he said. \u201cFor us to continue to grow sustainably, our Port must be better prepared than other North American ports to bring goods on vessels that plug into clean shore power, move on zero-emission yard equipment and cranes, and are transferred quickly onto the most efficient network of trucks and trains. \u201cThat\u2019s how consumers will get what they want, when they want it. That\u2019s how we\u2019ll all thrive in this new same-day, e-commerce environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Long Beach –\u00a0The Port of Long Beach roared back from unprecedented challenges to notch its busiest year ever in 2017, moving 7.54 million twenty-foot equivalent units, an increase of more than 11 percent,\u00a0<\/b>Executive Director Mario Cordero announced at the annual State of the Port address Wednesday. The event drew an audience of almost 600 people at the Long Beach Convention Center. Cordero discussed last year\u2019s Port accomplishments, billions of dollars in capital projects, and his vision for a sustainable future. Cordero, a former Harbor Commissioner and past Federal Maritime Commission chairman, recounted his return to the nation\u2019s second-largest port last May, during a time of uncertainty, as the industry evolved from four to three ocean carrier alliances. Prudent management and planning readied the Port to navigate the shifting landscape, and handle the enormous container ships now plying the world\u2019s oceans, said Cordero. He presented a vision of predictable, reliable, efficient and fast trade operations that will retain and grow business into the 2020s and beyond. He described a \u201c24\/7\u201d port featuring more information technology, one that is nimble like online retailer Amazon, and bold like electric vehicle builder Tesla. \u201cWe must re-imagine, redesign and build a port that is second to none both environmentally and operationally,\u201d Cordero said.<\/p>\n
Harbor Commission President Lou Anne Bynum spoke on behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, recalling how the Port charted a new course over the last 12 months by finding a tenant for a terminal vacated by the bankruptcy of a major shipping line. Bynum also noted that the Commission approved updated clean air strategies to improve the Port\u2019s position as a global sustainability leader and increased the level of funding for community grants to mitigate emissions in the region.\u00a0\u201cBusiness is once again booming, and the Commission remains committed to serving our customers and community at the Port of Long Beach,\u201d Bynum said.\u00a0<\/b>\u201cWe will continue to be the leading Green Port, devoted to a strategy that embraces powerful economic development and unrivaled environmental sustainability and social responsibility.\u201d Cordero said Long Beach will continue to leverage its reputation for customer service and blend it with its world-leading productivity and sustainability. \u201cZero emissions remains our ultimate goal,\u201d he said. \u201cFor us to continue to grow sustainably, our Port must be better prepared than other North American ports to bring goods on vessels that plug into clean shore power, move on zero-emission yard equipment and cranes, and are transferred quickly onto the most efficient network of trucks and trains. \u201cThat\u2019s how consumers will get what they want, when they want it. That\u2019s how we\u2019ll all thrive in this new same-day, e-commerce environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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