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	Port of Long Beach - Homepage
		The Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday, November 19 appointed Alex H. Cherin, Long Beach’s Assistant City Auditor, as the new Executive Officer to the Board at the Port of Long Beach.
		The Port of Long Beach has adopted a new logo, making a bold statement to highlight the Port’s expanded commitment to the environment and community as well as economic vitality through international trade.
		Port Boat Tour: Go behind the scenes as "Pulse of the Port" host Lesley Machado takes the public boat tour of the Port of Long Beach.
	www.polb.com (348 words)

	Port of Long Beach
		Long Beach, California is part of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.
		The Port of Long Beach is becoming a frequently used alternative to the overcrowded Port of Los Angeles.
		Long Beach Airport (LGB) is 12 miles from the port, and travel time is approximately 20 minutes.
	www.thecruiseadvisors.com /Port-of-Long-Beach (0 words)

	Captain of the port. (Port of Long Beach Executive Director
		Port of L.A. spokeswoman Barbara Yamamoto would not comment on the reasons for Dillenbeck's demotion to manager of the port's marina, a position he held for two years.
		For fiscal 1993-94, ended June 30, the Port of Long Beach showed a 15-percent increase in overall tonnage handled and a 26-percent surge in container volume, compared with the prior fiscal year.
		As for "competitive rates," the Port of Long Beach hiked its general rates on most cargo by 10 percent in May. However, those rates are still 1.5 percent lower than most of those at the Port of Los Angeles, Dillenbeck says.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-16335002.html (0 words)

	Port Technology - Long Beach Container Terminal, USA
		With the recent dredging and wharf contract, the port will have committed more than $202 million toward construction of the new terminal, with contracts still to be awarded for the completion of paving, construction of an on-dock rail yard and buildings, and remaining demolition.
		The port will soon award the last two major contracts for the first phase: an estimated $50 million agreement for construction of the terminal buildings and gate complex, and an estimated $65 contract for completion of the container yard and construction of an on-dock intermodal rail yard.
		Long Beach is on of the biggest port complexes in the world.
	www.port-technology.com /projects/longbeach (0 words)

	cbs2.com - Chemical Leak Reported At Port of Long Beach
		(CBS) LONG BEACH, Calif. Firefighters and hazmat experts rushed to a container terminal in Long Beach Tuesday in response to reports of a leak involving a highly explosive chemical, but the leak could not immediately be pinpointed, authorities said.
		Long Beach firefighters and a Los Angeles County Fire Department hazardous materials team were called to the Cosco terminal at 1521 S. Harbor Scenic Drive at 1:40 a.m.
		A chemical leak was reported at the Port of Long Beach Tuesday morning, but it could not be pinpointed.
	cbs2.com /topstories/local_story_332104240.html (386 words)

	Getting out of the oil business no easy task for Port.(Port
		Port officials are trying to persuade the city of Long Beach to shut down the oil operations.
		Port officials argue that, even with oil prices at $15 a barrel, which is historically high, the life span of its part of the field is no more than six years before production becomes prohibitively expensive.
		Another drain is the city's right to take 10 percent of the port's net income every year for upkeep of the area's tidelands, a right it has exercised every year for the past five years.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-55905394.html (0 words)

	LongBeach
		Now the ports are planning to reduce pollution from trains, ships and trucks that use the port by more than 50% by requiring ships that use either the Long Beach or Los Angeles port to use cleaner fuels and electricity rather than diesel when tied up.
		A token stretch of land from L.A. to the port is used to justify calling it the Los Angeles Port.
		Long Beach covers 3,200 acres, shipped almost 7 million containers in 2005 and is responsible for close to 10% of the job in the city.
	www.aaenvironment.com /LongBeachPort.htm (0 words)

	Hotels in Long Beach.com
		The Long Beach Convention center is a jewel in the crown of the south Bay.
		Long Beach CA is also home to the Long Beach International airport, which not only offers a great (and less crowded!) choice other than LAX for getting out of the LA basin, but it makes getting to your final destination a lot easier.
		With coast to coast and some international service, Long Beach LGB International airport is a perfect choice for those flying into or out of coastal Los Angeles and Orange counties.
	hotels-in-long-beach.com (513 words)

	Long Beach Recycling Market Development Zone
		Long Beach, with a population of 429,000, is the fifth largest city in California.
		The Port of Long Beach is the largest exporter of secondary materials on the West Coast.
		The Long Beach zone is one of the most active developers of recycling manufacturing in the state.
	www.ciwmb.ca.gov /RMDZ/LongBeach (0 words)

	newsdesk.org \| : Long Beach Port Goes "Green"
		Port officials and clean-air advocates are waiting nervously to see whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a controversial bill approved by the Legislature this month that would require port air emissions to be capped at 2004 levels.
		The Port of Long Beach opposes the bill, and, although the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to support it, Mayor Beverly O'Neill said Monday that she questioned how the bill would work.
		Simultaneously, environmental and clean-air groups are asking the Long Beach City Council to overturn the harbor commission's approval of environmental documents supporting a 115-acre expansion of the Pier J terminal.
	www.artsandmedia.net /cgi-bin/dc/newsdesk/2004/09/01_la_port (1056 words)

	LONG BEACH ADVOCACY .biz \|\| The Online Business Advocacy Service Center (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Among the largest membership chambers of commerce in Los Angeles County, the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is the platform for business to provide leadership, education and advocacy so that the Long Beach area thrives in the 21st century.
		We are very pleased to see the actions taken by the ports and their tenants have reduced emissions over 50% from all the cargo handling equipment at the terminals.
		In closing, the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and its members supports the use of a combination of on-dock and near-dock rail infrastructure, as well as, improvements in operational efficiencies, to improve air quality.
	www.longbeachadvocacy.biz /port.htm (1454 words)

	BTS \| Port of Long Beach, California—Water Gateway
		POLB is a major gateway for imports with inbound shipments accounting for 82 percent of the value of freight it handled in 2003.
		Although Long Beach is a significant gateway for both imports and exports, inbound freight shipments account for 72 percent of the tonnage handled by the port in 2003.
		Between 1999 and 2003, the tonnage of cargo handled at Long Beach increased 26 percent, due mostly to growth in imports from 27 million to 37 million tons (or 37 percent).
	www.bts.gov /publications/americas_freight_transportation_gateways/highlights_of_top_25_freight_gateways_by_shipment_value/port_of_long_beach (0 words)

	Press-Telegram - L.B. Port pollution to be studied (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LONG BEACH - USC and a state air quality agency are teaming up to capture and test the origin of tiny pollution particles floating around harbor communities.
		The research comes on the heels of recent studies listing the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as the single largest fixed source of air pollution in the Southern California region.
		The port's air quality monitors provide the public with real-time levels of greenhouse gases and emissions like nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and diesel particulate matter, but do not capture particulate matter for research, Kanter said.
	www.presstelegram.com /business/ci_4864866 (355 words)

	Long Beach History & Timeline
		The area that is now Long Beach was first settled as part of a massive Spanish land grant to soldier Manuel Nieto, encompassing the historic 28,000-acre Ranch Los Alamitos and its sister rancho, 27,000 acre Rancho Los Cerritos.
		Long Beach was the fastest growing city in the United States.
		The city of Long Beach purchased Cunard's former luxury cruise liner, the Queen Mary, to be docked in Long Beach Harbor as a major tourism attraction and hotel.
	cms.longbeach.gov /aboutlb/timeline.htm (0 words)

	Long Beach, California - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The name Long Beach was chosen to reflect the city's development as a beach community.
		Long Beach grew with the opening of the port in 1911 and the discovery nearby of oil in 1921.
		The Port of Long Beach, adjacent to Los Angeles Harbor, is one of the nation's largest container ports.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /long_beach.htm (0 words)

	Feinstein, Long Beach, Los Angeles Officials Call on Congress to Pass Bills to Make America’s Seaports Safer
		The two pieces of legislation would strengthen criminal laws applying to ports and sea vessels and ensure that homeland security funding is allocated based on risk rather than on political and geographical factors.
		The port security crime bill (S. 378) is cosponsored by Senators Arlen Specter (R-Penn.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Joe Biden (D-Del.), and George Allen (R-Va.) and would help to close critical gaps in the defense of our nation’s seaports against terrorists and other criminals.
		Los Angeles/Long Beach is the nation’s busiest port, with 40 percent of the nation’s cargo moving through them.
	www.senate.gov /~feinstein/05releases/r-ports-pressconf.htm (0 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Port of Long Beach reaches compliance with air pollution mandate
		LONG BEACH – New steps for handling and storing petroleum coke have been credited with leading to reduced air pollution at the Port of Long Beach.
		Residents of the area near the port have long complained that fl dust from the petroleum coke wafted through the air and covered their homes, cars and yards.
		Port officials said the pollution was reduced through new initiatives, including enclosed conveyors, covered outdoor storage areas and a ship-loader that can place coke directly into the hulls of large vessels, minimizing the amount of dust that escapes.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040515-0552-ca-portpollution.html (0 words)

	2004 busiest-ever year for Port of Long Beach (tdctrade.com)
		Port of Long Beach announced 2004 as their best year ever, with shipments of container cargo jumping 35.8% to the equivalent of 551,339 TEU in Dec 04, compared with Dec 03.
		Shipping terminals in Long Beach moved a record-breaking 5,779,852 TEU for all of 2004, an increase of 24.1% over the nearly 4.7mn in 2003 which was the previous best year.
		The long-term improvement of the Long Beach (710) Freeway is critical because truck traffic is likely to double by the year 2030, even with the full implementation of proposed truck reduction strategies, according to transportation consultant Gill Hicks.
	www.tdctrade.com /shippers/vol28_2/vol28_2_seaports_03.htm (0 words)

	Getting out of the oil business no easy task for Port - Port of Long Beach, California Los Angeles Business Journal - ...
		Port officials are trying to persuade the city of Long Beach to shut down the oil operations.
		Port officials argue that, even with oil prices at $15 a barrel, which is historically high, the life span of its part of the field is no more than six years before production becomes prohibitively expensive.
		Another drain is the city's right to take 10 percent of the port's net income every year for upkeep of the area's tidelands, a right it has exercised every year for the past five years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_36_21/ai_55905394 (986 words)

	ENN: Environmental News Network (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LONG BEACH, Calif. — Harbor Commissioners on Monday lauded the potential of new technology that may reduce air pollution from giant ships docked at the Port of Long Beach by 90 percent or more.
		Port administrators said they see the technology as a complement to other pollution-reduction strategies, such as electrically powering docked ships, and encouraging the use of cleaner-burning diesel fuel as ships near ports, said port planning director Robert Kanter.
		Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Board on Wednesday is scheduled to decide whether to award NYK Line $810,000 to help outfit its terminal with shore-side electrical power.
	www.enn.com /today_PF.html?id=6904 (504 words)

	City Profile - Port of Long Beach
		As one of the world’s busiest seaports, the Port of Long Beach fuels local economic development with its ties to global commerce and the waterborne transportation of cargo among the flourishing countries of Asia and the Americas.
		Half of the port’s cargo originates in or is destined for the affluent five-county Southern California region, and the balance comes from or is headed across the country.
		A 20-mile railroad express line that connects the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to the transcontinental rail network in Los Angeles, the Alameda Corridor launched operations in the spring of 2002.
	cms.longbeach.gov /aboutlb/gallery/portoflb.htm (0 words)

	Keesal, Young & Logan - Long Beach
		The Long Beach office, in the midst of the city’s vibrant downtown and adjacent to its busy port, has strong ties to the city, its government, its businesses, and its charities.
		Long Beach, the fifth largest city in California, is centrally-located on the border of Los Angeles and Orange counties, at the geographic middle of the semi-circle that comprises the greater Southern California metropolitan area.
		The Port of Long Beach, together with the adjacent Port of Los Angeles, is the third busiest port complex in the world.
	www.kyl.com /longbeach.aspx (0 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Long Beach won't give up on COSCO (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Port of Long Beach officials were officially stripped of their ability to lease the former Navy land to COSCO late last week, when congressional conferees submitted to Congress the 1998-1999 defense authorization bill.
		Port officials and COSCO supporters disputed that contention citing two recent Department of Defense reports show that the shipping line does not present a national security threat to the United States.
		The Port of Long Beach fears that its longtime tenant could simply move across the harbor to a new berth in the Port of Los Angeles.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=16720 (0 words)

	abc7.com: Study Lists Potential Effects of Nuclear Attack on Long Beach Port
		LONG BEACH, August 16, 2006 - A nuclear blast at the Port of Long Beach could kill 60,000 people, expose 150,000 to radiation, send 6 million people fleeing and cause 10 times the economic losses attributed to 9/11, the Rand Corp. says.
		Gasoline supplies might run critically short across the entire region because of the loss of Long Beach's refineries, responsible for one-third of the gas west of the Rockies.
		Additionally, "the early costs of the Long Beach scenario could exceed $1 trillion, driven by outlay for medical care, insurance claims, workers' compensation, evacuation, and construction," compared to an estimate of $50 billion to $100 billion in losses resulting from 9/11.
	abclocal.go.com /kabc/story?section=local&id=4467026 (0 words)

	CalTrade Report - PORT OF LONG BEACH TO ANALYZE CARGO MOVEMENT (Site not responding. Last check: )
		LONG BEACH - 03/10/04 - At the urging of the port's Board of Harbor Commissioners, the port staff has drafted a "matrix of steps" to reduce traffic congestion on the Long Beach (710) Freeway including measures to shift more cargo from trucks to trains.
		To reduce unnecessary truck trips to and from the port, the plan proposes an on-line "virtual yard" for swapping empty containers outside the port.
		Hicks will act as the Port of Long Beach's liaison to the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) and the Port of Los Angeles in developing a comprehensive program to reduce truck trips on the Freeway and move more cargo by rail.
	www.caltradereport.com /eWebPages/page-two-1078995135.html (0 words)

	Cargo Security
		The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container seaport in the United States, only trailing Los Angeles.
		The port was selected as one of the sites for Operation Safe Commerce, a federally funded program providing a test-bed for new container security techniques, tracking shipments as they move from their port of origin to their destination.
		All attendees planning to attend the Port Tour must provide IDGA with their name, social security number, date of birth and, if necessary, additional supporting documentation (including, but not limited to passport or INS status information) so that a background check can be conducted prior to your arrival at the port.
	www.iqpc.com /cgi-bin/templates/document.html?topic=329&event=4619&document=39248 (0 words)

	Press-Telegram
		Also, for a pittance, Long Beach has generated attention in The New York Times, on CNN and in other media with global audiences.
		Long Beach is the first big U.S. city to offer the service without charge downtown, and plans to extend the free service soon to the Convention Center and Long Beach Airport.
		For Long Beach's downtown diners, convention-goers and airport travelers, Hot Spot is a cool service.
	www.longbeachportals.com /press-clippings/pt-1-10-03/Press-Telegram-1-10-03.htm (0 words)

	port los cerritos wetlands
		Long Beach’s port will spend another $11.4 million to help restore the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Orange County.
		But, port officials said, the Bolsa Chica mitigation credits were available now and it is unknown when or if there will be a chance to help at Los Cerritos.
		The Port of Long Beach spent more than $39 million in 1997 to start the Bolsa Chica restoration, and also has financed work at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and Upper Newport Bay.
	www.gazettes.com /wetlands08252005.html (0 words)

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