Pacific Maritime Association

PMA President & CEO Jim McKenna, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former ILWU President Bob McEllrath, and Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka gather at the grand opening of the ILWU Dispatch Hall at the Port of Los Angeles. 2018 | The Year in Review Gold sustainability rating. Other features include digital technologies and the addition of dozens of flat-screen monitors that display day and night job orders. The new longshore dispatch hall is already becoming a centerpiece of the port community. Members of the maritime industry, elected officials, union members, friends and family converged at the hall in January 2019 following the death of Dave Arian, former ILWU International President and Vice President of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. Dave passed away following a hard-fought battle with cancer. The dispatch hall served as the setting for a moving memorial service that celebrated Dave's life. Modern Terminals The Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) continued to make progress on the redevelopment of the Middle Harbor Terminal, one of the first partially-automated terminals in the nation. Now near completion, the 311- acre project features high-productivity ship-to-shore cranes that serve large vessels, as well as an automated portal trolley, automated container identification, and automatic stacking cranes. A team of operators from ILWU Local 13 work together to monitor the yard operations from a control room. The terminal's operations became more efficient in 2018 as the remainder of the project continued to be built out. The partially-automated TraPac terminal at the Port of Los Angeles also continued to monitor its operations and improve efficiencies, employing a combination of electric and hybrid automated straddle carriers, automated stacking cranes, and rail mounted gantry cranes for on-dock rail. Clean Cargo Equipment The California Energy Commission funded a $9.7 million emissions reduction pilot program at Pacific Container Terminal at Long Beach's Pier J, operated by SSA Terminals. With the grant, SSA purchased 25 zero- emission or near zero-emission vehicles and tested their performance in a real-world setting, which is key to their long-term success as zero-emissions vehicles that may work well in a lab setting can fall short when placed in the yard. The project involves many entities, including the Port of Long Beach, Southern California Edison, and the California Energy Commission. In a separate program, a federal grant secured by the Port of Los Angeles helped APM Terminals' Pier 400 replace 16 yard tractors with the cleanest cargo handling equipment on the market, which will cut emissions and improve air quality in the area. APM Terminals donated the outgoing yard tractors to auto mechanic training programs at public schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, helping students prepare for jobs in the goods movement industry. Maintenance and Repair Training Program As modernized terminals change the nature of longshore work, it is widely anticipated that ILWU members may need to develop new skills as mechanics, electricians and welders. To help them prepare for these future needs, PMA established a partnership with Long Beach City College to train longshore workers in maintenance and repair of cargo handling equipment, including semi-tractor trucks and small vehicles. The 2018 pilot program is expected to expand as terminal modernization and automation continue to take hold. Fleet Week 2018 L.A. Fleet Week descended upon the Port of Los Angeles once again during the 2018 Labor Day weekend. The celebration of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard featured a series of public events, including free military vessel tours, aerial demonstrations, military displays, and a 5.3 mile run across the Vincent Thomas Bridge. Eleonora Maersk Sets North America Operational Record In December 2018, APM Terminals' Pier 400 established a new world record by handling 27,846 TEUs, while working one vessel, Eleonora Maersk, during a single port-call. This latest TEU milestone represents the complete discharge of every container aboard the vessel, complemented by the full load-back of outbound cargo. 25 p a c i f i c M a r i t i M e a s s o c i a t i o n

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