by Mary Scott Nabers America’s coast hosts more than 300 ports, which are vital to the U.S. economy. Annually, the ports contribute more than $5 trillion to the country’s GDP. Although port traffic was disrupted significantly by COVID-19, port traffic is greater now than ever. Before the pandemic, port officials rushed to dredge deeper channels to […]
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America’s Ports Surge Ahead with $5 Trillion in Funding for Groundbreaking Infrastructure Overhaul
Friday, November 10th, 2023Long Beach, CA: Gerald Desmond Bridge Construction Update
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015In the latest Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project video update, Duane Kenagy, Capital Programs Executive at the Port of Long Beach, gives viewers an up-close look at pile cap construction.
View this complete post...Port of Long Beach, CA from the Air: State of the Port
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015A look at the Port of Long Beach, CA from the air, as shown during the Port’s annual State of the Port event on Jan. 29, 2015.
View this complete post...Long Beach, CA: Challenges in Bridge Construction
Thursday, August 28th, 2014An update on the progress of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project and the challenges facing the engineering and construction team.
View this complete post...Long Beach, CA: The Dive Team’s New Boat
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014The Port’s newest addition to its small fleet of vessels, the LCM8 Sea Force. POLB is excited to have this boat for the use of the dive team and for emergency and disaster response.
View this complete post...Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
Monday, November 29th, 2010From Fast Lane, the Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Transportation: The currently standing Gerald Desmond Bridge links Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, a bridge so active that Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke called it “…the workhorse of the goods movement system.” Unfortunately, at 42 years old, the […]
View this complete post...Pulse of the Port: CAAP Update
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The Port is pushing the envelope with clean air goals through year 2023. -from Port of Long Beach on YouTube
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