Pacific Maritime Association

THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2012 Highlights O verall tonnage for 2012 was down ever-so-slightly from the year before, to a total of just under 346 million revenue tons. Yet even in the midst of a sluggish economic rebound, this total was among the five highest ever recorded on the West Coast. Containerized cargo movement, meanwhile, reached more than 15 million TEUs ��� a total exceeded only in 2007, prior to the global economic crisis. Analysts may debate the meaning of these figures, but there is no doubt that a tremendous amount of cargo continues to move on the West Coast waterfront ��� and much more is likely in the future. With that in mind, terminal operators, cargo carriers and port authorities planned in 2012 for the years ahead ��� making investments in infrastructure, environmental measures, safety and security. On the environmental front, a number of major ports had significant developments in their clean truck programs, and the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex ��� the nation���s largest ��� reported significant reductions in air emissions. Honda for export from the United States. Farther north, new cranes made their way to ports in Northern California and in the Pacific Northwest. All along the coast, infrastructure investments continued, as the maritime industry prepares for ever-larger ships and competition from ports in other parts of the country. Looking ahead, terminal operators and cargo carriers are aware that the opening of the expanded Panama Canal has the potential to shift cargo patterns. As a result, West Coast ports are innovating now to avoid being left behind. As 2013 dawns, brisk cargo movement continues at West Coast ports ��� and, with it, economic activity that supports jobs from the waterfront to all corners of the nation. West Coast ports moved more than 15 million loaded container TEUs ��� the second-highest total ever Looking at safety, a record-low number of accidents took place on the waterfront, reflecting a continued focus on training, awareness and best practices. As one example, workers and employers worked together to identify and improve ways of handling a spike in logging cargo in the Northwest ��� and saw immediate, meaningful reductions in injuries. More broadly, the training program that introduces new workers to the waterfront saw a complete overhaul, just as the number of new workers began to rise. In fact, all three of the coast���s regions saw an influx of new casual workers, and several saw increases in skills training, as well. In Southern California, a groundbreaking for a new dispatch hall was cause for celebration, as was the movement of the one millionth A COSCO vessel is serviced at Pacific Container Terminal, Long Beach. 20 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

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