Nov26No Comments
To keep L.A. and Long Beach’s ports trucking
It takes 10,000 professional truck drivers to move all the goods that come into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. And it’s no wonder. Our two ports handle 40% of all goods imported to the United States. A lot of the jobs generated by the...
Nov21No Comments
Cost of terminal upgrade at Port of Los Angeles doubled over 4 years
The price tag for a major container terminal upgrade at the Port of Los Angeles has more than doubled over the last four years, caused in large part by major design changes OK’d without the approval of city elected officials. Read the full article...
Nov18No Comments
Bipartisan BRIDGE Act Bridges Infrastructure Investment Gap
Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2013) – General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – Terry O’Sullivan, praised the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act, introduced...
Nov12No Comments
In New Orleans, Obama pushes exports
President Obama headed to the Port of New Orleans on Friday to call on Congress to get behind his plan to pour tens of billions of dollars into the nation’s infrastructure, action that he says is crucial to bolster U.S. exports. The visit to New...
Nov12No Comments
Obama Promotes Ambitious Plan to Overhaul Nation’s Infrastructure
MIAMI — President Obama came to the congested ocean port here on Friday to promote his plans to rebuild the nation’s “raggedy” roads, bridges, schools and other infrastructure with a marriage of public and private investment. At the end of a week...
Oct16No Comments
Dawn of the super-ports? Mammoth ships force ports to adapt
On the northern banks of the Thames Estuary outside London, a soft tide laps against the perimeter of Britain’s latest multi-billion dollar development project. Situated just 25 miles downriver from the ornate splendor of the Houses of Parliament...
Sep27No Comments
Big ships do not always mean faster port handling
The maiden voyage of the 18,000 teu vessel Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller has been accompanied by much fanfare about record container handling productivity at various ports. Whilst it is generally true that larger vessels can facilitate faster port handling,...
Sep24No Comments
The Golden Age of Arabian Rail
Until recently the Arabian Peninsula had long been a backwater for rail development. Despite hosting the now-defunct Hejaz railway made famous by the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia, until 2009 the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (the GCC) –...
Sep21No Comments
Are Mega-Projects Really As Bad As Everyone Says?
Pity the mega-project – the white elephant, the boondoggle, never on time, always over budget. No one can build anything ambitious these days, it seems, without being second-guessed. Most recently, Brazil is being criticized for its $495 million, 70,000-seat...
Sep10No Comments
Will City Hall Torpedo the Port of Los Angeles?
LA WATCHDOG - The Port of Los Angeles is a major economic component of the Southern California economy, responsible, along with Port of Long Beach, for economic activity that supports over 900,000 jobs. However, the Port has run into strong headwinds...