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L.A. is a leader in greening of ports, Mayor Villaraigosa says
California ports are going green. In a speech at the 28th World Ports Conference on Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city's port is at the forefront of pushing for clean energy alternatives and reducing pollution. The...
Tags: Maersk Alabama Hijacking (2009), Antonio Villaraigosa, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Port of Los Angeles, Piracy
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5 questions with Port Everglades director of business development
Broward County's Port Everglades last year became Florida's busiest seaport for international cargo shipped in metal containers, the most lucrative part of the shipping business. The port's trade with the world reached $24 billion in value, and Port...
Tags: Port Everglades, Everglades, Brazil, Broward County, Everglades National Park
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Imports to ports of L.A., Long Beach drop in March
Imports to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fell in March, partly because of the Lunar New Year holiday, which slows production -- and exports -- in many Asian countries. The Port of Los Angeles reported Monday that March imports fell 28.7% from...
Tags: China, Port of Los Angeles
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SpaceX splashdown: Capsule returns 2,668 pounds of science samples
Less than 250 miles west of Baja California, SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully splashed down Tuesday after spending more than three weeks in outer space on a NASA mission. When the cone-shaped unmanned capsule hit the water at 9:34 a.m. PDT, it...
Tags: Cape Canaveral, Satellite Technology, NASA, Science and Technology, Science
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From the Boathouse: On the lookout for winter storms
Ahoy! The winter storms arrived this week, and it looks like the effects on the seas will continue through this weekend. There was a gale warning issued by the National Weather Service, and the winds will be slightly decreasing for the weekend. Out on...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Point Harbor, National Weather Service
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Mailbag: Estancia employees acted heroically
Re. "BB gun sparks shooting scare at Estancia" Feb. 16: I happened to be at Estancia High School during the recent BB gun incident. While our kids were never in real danger, the recent school shootings made this a sobering experience. As I huddled in a...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), California Department of Transportation
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Newport completes lower-bay dredging
A major dredging project in Newport Harbor wrapped up this week, leaving the lower bay cleaner and more navigable than it's been in decades, officials said. Now, the harbor is 10 to 16 feet deep in most spots. "First of all, I think it means we've...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Politics, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, General Contracting
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Boeing sues Russian, Ukrainian partners for $355 million
Boeing Co. sued its former partners in the rocket venture Sea Launch, which has major operations in Long Beach, for more than $355 million. The aerospace giant filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Friday. Just one day earlier, Sea Launch...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Breach of Contract, Litigation, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Satellite and Cable Service
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Sea Launch mission fails; rocket, Intelsat satellite crash in ocean
A 20-story rocket carrying a massive communications satellite failed to reach orbit and fell into the ocean after being launched from a floating platform near the equator. The failed launch is a potentially huge setback for the rocket venture Sea...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Satellite and Cable Service
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Watchers surprised by sighting of 23 whales
L.A. NOWThe whale-watching boat was about to go back to the coast of Ranchos Palos Verdes when the captain suddenly began heading the vessel farther out to sea. As the boat inched closer and closer to a pod of whales, passengers...... -
Dockworker strike looms at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports
The nation's retailers, manufacturers and farmers are bracing for a possible strike that could idle U.S. ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast. That walkout could begin as early as Sunday after the midnight Saturday expiration of a 90-...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Herbalife Limited, Career and Workplace, Port of Los Angeles, Dietary Supplements
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Despite strike, Port of Los Angeles posts busiest year since 2007
The nation's busiest container seaport shrugged off an eight-day strike and a very slow December to post its third-best year for cargo volume, port officials said. The Port of Los Angeles handled just 588,154 containers in December, down 9.4% from...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Walmart, Port of Los Angeles, International Longshore and Warehouse Union
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