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Water Transportation

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Super Yacht Off Venice Pier Causes Commotion on Summer-Like Day

    SNL​A multimillion-dollar super-yacht is making waves in Venice today. The Serena (or perhaps Serene) is sitting off the coast south of Venice Pier, close enough to gawkers on this summer-like day that authorities have been fielding calls inquiring whether the awesome vessel is too close to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Steve Saggiani, Longshoreman at Long Beach Port, Crushed to Death by Container

    A man died in a freak container accident while on the job at the Port of Long Beach yesterday evening, City News Service reports. The coroner has identified the victim as 47-year-old longshoreman Steven Nicholas Saggiani. A Facebook profile that appears to belong to Saggiani lists him as a San Pedr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Occupy L.A. Port Protest Causes "Minimal" Disruption

    ​Several hundred Occupy L.A. demonstrators picketed this morning outside the Port of Long Beach, as part of a coordinated effort to shut down the West Coast ports.At least two people were arrested near the south entrance to Pier J. The Port of Long Beach diverted traffic to another gate."It was a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Occupy L.A. Does Not Expect to Shut Down Port of L.A. on Dec. 12

    ​After getting evicted from City Hall, Occupy L.A. is searching for a second act. This week, there were protests at foreclosed homes. On Monday, occupiers plan to rally at the Port of L.A., as part of a coordinated "blockade" of West Coast ports.The Ports of L.A. and Long Beach make up the biggest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Occupy Ports: L.A. Occupiers to Halt Sea Commerce for 'Day Without Goldman Sachs'

    Though they've arguably got bigger things to worry about right now -- like where in the world they're going to live, come LAPD eviction -- Occupy L.A. organizers are chattering about another big day of action on December 12: Occupy Ports. (And they'll have to recuperate by January 2, when they plan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    San Pedro's Ugly-Tank Cleanup is Finally a Reality: 136 Westway Tanks Will be Demolished at Port of Los Angeles

    Good bye to these hideous Westway tanks in San Pedro​Way, way good news for folks in San Pedro living within breathable proximity of the abandoned, Westway tank farm, which the Port of L.A. will finally demolish. Locals hope that dirty industry on this fill-dirt pier will give way to beautific ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Villaraigosa's 'Clean Truck' Plan for Port of Los Angeles Fails in 9th District Court of Appeals: Greenwashing Failed to Impress

    Sparkling clean truck: Los Angeles greenwashing almost worked.​Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's controversial "clean trucks" plan to squeeze independent truckers out of the Port of Los Angeles as a favor to the Teamsters -- a green-washing plan he sold as merely a wholesome effort to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Gary Moreno, L.A. Homicide No. 31: Man Killed After Being Stabbed and Run Over Near Port of L.A.

    foxnews.comPort of Los Angeles​By Ryan Deto 30-year-old Latino Gary Moreno was found dead on February 5 in the 200 block of Avalon Boulevard, less than a mile from the Port of Los Angeles. LAPD officers discovered Moreno lying in an alley with a severe stab wound to his chest and abrasions o ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Jesse Marquez: Thorn of Industry

    foxnews.comPort of Los Angeles​By Ryan Deto 30-year-old Latino Gary Moreno was found dead on February 5 in the 200 block of Avalon Boulevard, less than a mile from the Port of Los Angeles. LAPD officers discovered Moreno lying in an alley with a severe stab wound to his chest and abrasions o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Janice Hahn Withdraws Support For Gambol Shipyard

    Janice Hahn​The battle over whether to build a new shipyard at the Port of L.A. is over, as Councilwoman Janice Hahn withdrew her support today.The council voted 13-0 today in favor of the Harbor Commission's decision to cut off talks with Gambol Industries, which has been lobbying to build a ship ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Dana Rohrabacher Gets Involved In Gambol Shipyard Plan For Port Of Los Angeles

    Dana Rohrabacher​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn voted today to overrule the Harbor Commission, siding with Gambol Industries in their long-running battle to build a new shipyard at the Port of L.A.Hahn was the only council member who showed up to today's hearing at the Trade, Commerce and Tourism C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Lawsuit: Woman Claims a Princess Cruise Line Employee with a History of Sexual Misconduct Assaulted Her

    ​Did Princess Cruise Lines have a serial sexual predator working aboard one of its ships? According to California resident Marisa Foppoli, who filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Los Angles Superior Court against the third largest cruise line in the world, the answer is yes. It was the wee hour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Battle Between Port And L.A. Council Escalates, As Council Claims Authority Over Shipyard Plan

    Janice Hahn​The L.A. City Council voted today to wade into a controversy over a proposed shipyard at the Port of L.A., escalating a battle with port staffers who have already rejected the plan.Led by Councilwoman Janice Hahn, the council voted unanimously to review the port's decision to kill the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Are The Carnival Cruise Victims The Next Chilean Miners?

    Carnival Cruise LinesLuxury cruise ship? More like luxury hardship​The nation's finest yellow journalists were rabid to pin down as many Splendor passengers as possible for an interview this morning, just after the cruise liner was docked (hours ahead of schedule, thanks to six trusty tugboats ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Lobsterfest Gets Cracking

    Lobsterfest A lobster meal​ Set to go off tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday at Ports O' Call Village in San Pedro, the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is sure to be a polarizing affair. Committed locavores will lock up their bibs at the notion of celebrating New England's quintessential crus ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Love That Dirty Water

    Lobsterfest A lobster meal​ Set to go off tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday at Ports O' Call Village in San Pedro, the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is sure to be a polarizing affair. Committed locavores will lock up their bibs at the notion of celebrating New England's quintessential crus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    SoCal Clerical Workers' Strike At L.A. Ports Mellow So Far

    ​Though clerical workers at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports went on strike Thursday against several shipping terminals, daily operations were not disturbed, according to the Associated Press. Only about 30 people from the ports' 900-member Office Clerical Unit of the International Longshore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Who Would Lose the Most from an L.A. Boycott of Arizona?

    ​Say hello to Swift Transportation. The Phoenix-based firm is one of the nation's largest trucking companies, and the biggest player in the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Trucks Program.It also has the most to lose from Councilwoman Janice Hahn's proposed boycott of Arizona -- $18 million, according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    In Face Of City Hall Budget Crisis, Everybody Goes To Washington

    ​You might have gotten the idea somewhere that the city's facing a historic budget crisis with 4,000 layoffs planned, departments closing, libraries cutting hours, less cops on the beat, and fire engine companies being furloughed. But someone has yet to inform the Los Angeles City Council that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Italian Chef Disappears From Cruise Ship: No Michelin Stars Involved

    The FBI has been called in to investigate the disappearance of an Italian chef who went missing from a cruise ship en route from Aruba to Cartagena, Columbia. The ship docked yesterday in Los Angeles. 31-year-old Angelo Faliva was last seen on the morning of November 26th on the deck of the Princes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Human Smuggling Ring in Los Angeles Busted by ICE

    Unites States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers arrested today eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Human Smuggling Ring Busted by ICE; Avenues Gangsters Linked

    United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers today arrested eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug-trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Secret criminal billionaires: Big-rig cargo thefts worth $$$ are hitting L.A.'s port

    Huge big-rigs are quietly vanishing from the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach regularly, their cargo whisked away by sophisticated crime teams using regional leaders, fencers, "lumpers" and drivers who hijack the entire big-rig container, each stuffed with goods worth between $12,000 -- in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    L.A. Lobster Fest Goes For Guinness Record

    The lobsters at last week's Long Beach Lobster Fest won't hold a claw to the colossal crustaceans at our own Port of L.A. Lobster Festival in San Pedro this weekend. Although the festival is already recognized as the biggest event of its kind, this year they're looking to make it official: starting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Prop 8 Donors Fear Outing Today's N.Y. Times looks at nervous supporters of the California measure banning same-sex marriage, now that a final report revealing their addresses  is due out.Lost in Space Actor Dies Bob May, the man inside the Robby the Robot suit in the 1960s TV series, Lost in S ... More >>

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    A Heavy Load

    The ports say they have a plan for cleaner, safer trucks. But do they have a plan for the truckers?

  • LA Life

    May 10, 2007

    Jerilyn Lopez Mendoza

    Port in a Storm

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    I'll Believe It When I Breathe It

    Residents question ports’ clean-air plan

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Tank Goodness

    A shipping giant volunteers to slash emissions at the port. But why?

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    The Greening of Ships

    Can California stop air pollution out at sea?

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Ports of Cough

    What it will take to clean up the mess caused by ships and trucks

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Smog Sick

    What it will take to clean up the mess caused by ships and trucks

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Enron Forgotten

    Congress may stick us with a natural-gas rip-off

  • News

    March 27, 2003

    Port in a Storm

    Dealing with the polluting ways of world trade

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Ports of Cash

    Out-of-court settlement could force shakeup at Port of Los Angeles

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Letters

    Out-of-court settlement could force shakeup at Port of Los Angeles

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