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Ships Near LA Ports Asked to Slow Down to Avoid Endangered Whales

November 16, 2021
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A federal wildlife sanctuary program is asking the record-number of cargo ships and other vessels along the Southern California coast to slow down to try to protect a local population of endangered whales. A supply chain crisis has turned the Channel Island region into a watery parking lot for waiting container ships, posing real threats…

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City of Long Beach to Terminate First Responders Over Vaccine Mandate

November 11, 2021
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According to documents obtained by The Epoch Times, the City of Long Beach, Calif., will terminate employees and law enforcement personnel who aren’t vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22 per the city’s vaccine rollout plan. New employees will be required to be vaccinated as well. On Nov. 9, more than 100 people, including local first…

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DMV to Expand Commercial Driver Testing Slots, Hoping to Relieve Port Backlog

November 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES— The state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced Nov. 10 it will boost its capacity to administer commercial driving tests, hoping to alleviate the backlog of goods at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports by increasing the number of truck drivers on the road. The DMV will begin offering Saturday commercial driving…

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LA Ports to Implement New Queuing Procedure

November 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will implement a new queuing process requiring ships to wait for an available berth approximately 150 miles offshore. Effective Nov. 16, each vessel will be assigned a place in the arrival queue based on their departure time from their last port of call. Vessels will wait…

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Long Beach Port to Charge Trucks Fee for Air Quality

November 9, 2021
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Truckers heading into the Port of Long Beach will be hit with more fees next year. Harbor commissioners voted Nov. 8 to charge trucks $10 per 20-foot equivalent unit, a standard measure for one 20-foot-long cargo container, if they do not meet a zero-emissions standard. The new Clean Truck Fund Rate will start April 1,…

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LA Ports to Fine Non-Zero-Emission Trucks

November 4, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously approved on Nov. 4 a program that will charge cargo owners for using trucks that don’t meet rigorous clean air standards. The port will begin collecting fines on April 1, 2022, at $10 per container hauled by a nonexempt truck.  The Port of Long Beach is also…

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Oil Exporters Stick to Modest Production Increase, Could Ease Concerns at LA Ports

November 4, 2021
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Officials with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and other oil-producing nations decided Nov. 4 not to raise oil production substantially, in a rebuff to President Joe Biden’s request last week. The decision not to increase foreign production may ease some concerns at U.S. ports, like Los Angeles and Long Beach, that are…

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Oil Exporters Stick to Modest Production Increase

November 4, 2021
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Officials with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and other oil-producing nations decided Nov. 4 not to raise oil production substantially, in a rebuff to President Joe Biden’s request last week. The decision not to increase foreign production may ease some concerns at U.S. ports, like Los Angeles and Long Beach, that are…

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Long Beach College Allows Overnight Parking for Homeless Students

November 3, 2021
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Long Beach City College (LBCC) announced on Nov. 1 that homeless students are allowed to sleep in their cars at night on campus. To address student homelessness, LBCC launched on Oct. 25 a pilot Safe Parking Program to provide a secure location for eligible students to stay overnight. The program is “the only known program…

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Increase in Foreign Oil and Gas Imports Could Spell More Crowding at LA Ports: Officials

November 3, 2021
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A decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during its Nov. 4 meeting to increase foreign oil and gas imports may bring more oil tankers to the already overloaded ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, officials say. “Clearly there will be a significant increase in tanker traffic at all ports – and even…

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