Salvage operations have begun in order to open a channel to allow ships to safely transit to and from Pier G at the Port of Long Beach following an incident on Tuesday morning that caused an estimated 75 shipping containers to fall from the cargo ship Mississippi.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill allowing the Port of Long Beach to streamline the design and construction of Pier Wind, a proposed 400-acre terminal to facilitate the assembly and deployment of floating offshore wind turbines.
The Supply Chain Information Highway is anticipated to be compatible with similar data-sharing platforms across the maritime logistics industry, with a goal of using the tool at other seaports across the nation.
The Port of Long Beach has released plans for an ambitious facility conceived to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades.