Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach To Fine Companies For Slow Container Movement
In another effort to ease congestion, the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach have announced that they will begin fining companies for slow container movement.
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In another effort to ease congestion, the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach have announced that they will begin fining companies for slow container movement.
Long Beach announces relaxation of shipping container stacking rules in an effort to ease the backlog of ships waiting to unload cargo.
Dozens of cargo ships have been anchored offshore from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach for weeks.
Though there were no injuries in Tuesday's accident, it occurred in a neighborhood where residents have been complaining about heavy congestion and safety issues.
Many of the shipping containers that spent weeks onboard ships waiting to be unloaded are now being dumped in nearby neighborhoods once they're emptied.
Several local legislators and conservationists, including actor and activist Jane Fonda, met at Main Beach in Laguna Beach to call for a ban on all offshore oil drilling after hundreds of thousands of gallons poured into the ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach. That includes existing leases that they say could run off the Orange County coast for decades.
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are responsible for nearly half of all imports into the U.S.
Small and mid-size retailers are being hit hardest by the cargo ship bottleneck.
Watchdog groups are concerned that the bottleneck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have played a role in the spill.
Cargo ships continue to arrive off the coast of Southern California, and the shipping bottleneck may be why product prices are going up, even though shelves remain empty.
"There's things we ordered back in January that we still haven't received and may not receive ever," says Jessica Goldfarb, owner of the gift shop Limonaia in Santa Monica.
The jam in the waters off the Port of Los Angeles continues to get worse, with a new record of 70 cargo ships waiting to get into the LA and Long Beach ports – up from 60 that were spotted last week.
If the items were genuine, they'd have a value of over $53 million, authorities said.
The Port of Long Beach Friday announced the completion of the Long Beach Container Terminal at Middle Harbor.
The counterfeit bottles were discovered in a single shipment from Hong Kong that was only supposed to contain cell phone accessories.
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero is calling for port workers to immediately be given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Fire crews Wednesday night extracted a person from a car that appeared to be stuck under a container loader at the port of Long Beach.
The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the normal flu season, could make for a very difficult winter.
The six-lane, cable-stayed bridge replaces the Gerald Desmond Bridge and will be a major regional highway connector as well as improve the movement of cargo.
The Port of Long Beach will offer drive-up COVID-19 testing for dockworkers, truckers, other frontline labor partners, and the public starting Monday.
Twenty-four oil tankers were spotted anchored off the shore of Southern California, waiting to get into the Port of Long Beach.
The Port of L.A. saw its imports drop by 22.5 percent in February.
They fear the introduction of driverless vehicles will lead to the loss of thousands of jobs at both the Port of L.A. and the Port of Long Beach.
Harbor commissioners have approved plans to drastically cut air pollution at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by 2035.
A bankruptcy filing by one of the world's largest shipping lines has left a few of the company's cargo ships stranded at sea off the Southern California coast.
The Angels will have a new manager in 2026 after posting a 135-189 record in two seasons under Washington and interim manager Ray Montgomery.
Jaxton Donnelly, 14, was last seen on the 25000 block of Hidden Willow Circle in Canyon Country.
The LA County Board of Supervisors questioned why many agencies, like the Los Angeles, Pasadena and Sierra Madre fire departments, did not share information with the McChrystal Group, which conducted the review.
The lawsuit alleges the sheriff's department infringed on the Second Amendment rights of citizens who were seeking to obtain concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits.
Zyanya Valora disappeared from her family's home in June 2024.
The Angels will have a new manager in 2026 after posting a 135-189 record in two seasons under Washington and interim manager Ray Montgomery.
Jaxton Donnelly, 14, was last seen on the 25000 block of Hidden Willow Circle in Canyon Country.
The LA County Board of Supervisors questioned why many agencies, like the Los Angeles, Pasadena and Sierra Madre fire departments, did not share information with the McChrystal Group, which conducted the review.
The lawsuit alleges the sheriff's department infringed on the Second Amendment rights of citizens who were seeking to obtain concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits.
Zyanya Valora disappeared from her family's home in June 2024.
The lawsuit alleges the sheriff's department infringed on the Second Amendment rights of citizens who were seeking to obtain concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits.
Nearly 5,000 beer cans were littered on the freeway.
The man was doing a popular long-distance swim from Catalina to the mainland when he was bitten on the foot.
Wild video captured the chaotic moments that two drivers chased each other around a West Covina parking lot last week, colliding multiple times before both fled from the area.
Authorities are seeking additional victims of an indecent exposure suspect who was arrested for exposing himself to someone in a West Hollywood laundry room.
An audit found that the city overpaid the Santa Police Officers Association by about $3 million.
A group of Huntington Beach residents gathered on Saturday to help their neighbor clear debris and brush from his property after he underwent a series of life challenges that left him unable to do so.
Six people were arrested in connection with a series of burglaries and smash-and-grab robberies across Southern California dating back to May, according to Riverside County authorities.
Authorities originally said the driver was wanted for using a false license plate.
Orange City Council members gathered on Tuesday night to address much-needed security measures around the city's historic fountain, which has also doubled as the spot of dozens of crashes in recent years.
Hemet police shot and killed Jimmy Lopez, 26, after he grabbed an airsoft gun, according to the California DOJ.
The driver of the car was arrested in a parking lot in Duarte.
Riverside County deputies are searching for a person of interest who they believe is connected to incidents in Ontario, Riverside, Lake Elsinore and Lake Mathews.
With winter just around the corner, some small business owners in places like Big Bear and Wrightwood are concerned that the closure of Highway 38 could bring financial struggles.
One teenager was killed and three other people were wounded during a shooting early Tuesday morning, police said.
A KCAL News investigation revealed that more than 300 damaged or destroyed properties in the Pacific Palisades were cited for failing to clear brush.
More than 300 properties in the Pacific Palisades that were partially or completely burned in the January wildfires have received brush clearance citations, a KCAL News investigation has revealed. Ross Palombo reports.
The former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass nearly six months after she was removed as chief. KCAL Senior Report Ross Palombo has more on the legal move.
New data shows a dramatic increase in immigration arrests in our area. As Senior Reporter Ross Palombo found, we can now see exactly where these detainees are going.
Residents in the Rancho Palos Verdes have been living in fear that one day their homes might slide down the edge of the slope. Just when they thought they were going to be receiving funds to help, it got ripped away. Jeff Nguyen reports
The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.
A prolonged government shutdown, as occurred in 2018, could lead to long lines at TSA checkpoints and economic losses, experts warn.
The U.S. government could shut down on Wednesday if Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.
The California-based company said it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by consortium including PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.
Police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, say the man suspected of killing at least four people and injuring eight others at a church on Sunday morning died after "exchanging gunfire" with police.
The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.
A prolonged government shutdown, as occurred in 2018, could lead to long lines at TSA checkpoints and economic losses, experts warn.
The U.S. government could shut down on Wednesday if Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.
State Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memo to Gov. Tina Kotek authorizing 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to the city of Portland.
President Trump is scheduled to meet Monday with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
A proposal brought on by Northern California lawmaker is seeking to improve the process of cleaning up abandoned shopping carts in the state, which are often a source of blight on streets and waterways.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to reproductive health care and strengthening privacy protections for patients and providers in California.
LA County Department of Public Health officials said that four cases were reported between late July and August, and that the patients lived in central Los Angeles and the Antelope and San Fernando valleys.
Health officials say that the child developed a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which can develop in someone who had a measles infection early in life.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii announced the formation of a health alliance to guide residents on vaccines and immunizations because of what a joint statement called "the politicization of science" by the federal government.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Target CEO Brian Cornell, who helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape since the COVID pandemic, plans to step down Feb. 1.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit.
The Dodgers bid for back-to-back World Series championships continues Tuesday as they host the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Wild Card Round.
Southern California star JuJu Watkins announced on social media that she will be sidelined for the season after suffering an ACL injury in the NCAA Tournament last season.
Tutu Atwell caught an 88-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford with 1:33 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams rallied to end the Indianapolis Colts' unbeaten start with a 27-20 victory.
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, who will start Sunday's regular-season finale in Seattle against the Mariners, will be left off Los Angeles' roster for the Wild Card Series.
Ramón Urías hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, one of four Houston home runs, and the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 in the season finale for both teams.
Dolly Parton is postponing her upcoming Las Vegas concerts over recent "health challenges," she announced Sunday.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny will lead the 2026 Super Bowl halftime festivities at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
Selena Gomez married Benny Blanco, the music producer and songwriter to whom she'd been engaged since last year. Gomez shared photos from the ceremony on social media.
Two major TV station owners, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they would return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air Friday after preempting the show last week.
After nearly a week off air, Jimmy Kimmel returned to the stage for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday evening, which drew droves of fans to the El Capitan Theatre as they hoped to watch one of the most-anticipated episodes in the show's history.
Army Air Force Weather Observer Graham Lovelace was stationed in England during WWII. He helped predict the weather visibility which was instrumental to the safety of pilots flying and landing their aircraft.
Jayne Kennedy is a cultural icon that became the first Black woman to co-host a national sports show. She quickly became one of the most popular faces on TV in the 70s and 80s. Her new book “Plain Jayne” discusses moments from her life, and she says she’s “reclaiming her narrative.”
The Los Angeles Greek Festival is coming to downtown LA for a 3-day celebration. The festival will feature food, music and dancing celebrating Greek culture.
“Great American Baking Show” co-host Casey Wilson talks about the new “Celebrity Halloween Special” that is set to premiere. She says the special features a lineup of celebrities that are whipping up dishes for the fun holiday.
Mercy Santoro Ed.D, the Los Angeles County Parks Deputy Director for the East Agency, has been helping host the Girls Empowerment Conference for 11 years. She says it’s a great way for young girls to grow personally and professionally by exposing them to a plethora of opportunities.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
