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Talks Intensify to End Strike at Ports of L.A., Long Beach

Talks to end a strike that began last week at the Port of Los Angeles and since spread to the neighboring Port of Long Beach intensified over the weekend but have not resolved the dispute, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

December 3, 2012
Business

Container Volumes Rise at Port of L.A.

The Port of Los Angeles said its September loaded container volume rose 1.5% from a year ago.

October 15, 2012
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Port of L.A. Container Volumes Rise in January

The Port of Los Angeles said Feb. 15 its import and export container volumes each rose more than 5% in January from a year ago.

February 16, 2012
Business

Port of L.A. Exports Reach Record for Second Year

The Port of Los Angeles said its exports surged 14.5% last year, a second straight record.

January 18, 2012
Business

Port of L.A. Exports Reach Record

Container volume at the Port of Los Angeles rose 12.3% from a year ago, with exports reaching a record, the port said Tuesday.

November 15, 2011
Business

Port of L.A. Won’t Appeal Decision Rejecting Owner-Operator Ban

The Port of Los Angeles said it will not appeal a decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected the port’s plan to ban independent truckers from drayage operations there.

October 12, 2011
Business

Appeals Court Rejects L.A. Port’s Ban on Independent Truckers

A federal appeals court rejected a plan by the Port of Los Angeles to ban independent operators from drayage operations, giving American Trucking Associations a victory in a major point of its lawsuit challenging several points in the port’s clean trucks program.

September 27, 2011
Business

I-405 Freeway Work Completed in L.A. Following ‘Carmageddon’ Weekend

Southern California’s “Carmageddon†weekend finished without a hitch as work on Interstate 405 that had closed the busy freeway wrapped up early Sunday, about 17 hours ahead of schedule, the Los Angeles Times reported.

July 18, 2011
Business

California Port Terminal Fee to Rise 20%

The PierPass program that operates in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., to provide off-peak service options for container lines and truckers, announced a fee increase of 20% to $60, to take effect on July 4.

June 23, 2011
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L.A. Port Volume Rises in May

The Port of Los Angeles said its May import cargo volume rose 5.5% from a year ago, to almost 361,000 20-foot equivalent units.

June 15, 2011