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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 Southern California – continued expected to be among the most advanced automated terminals in North America. Plans call for the ter- minal to be nearly all-electric, making it one of the greenest terminals anywhere in the world. The second phase of the project, which includes construction of an on-dock rail yard, is scheduled to begin in late 2017. At the Port of Los Angeles, TraPac in fall 2016 launched its automated on-dock rail operation. TraPac now uses automated rail cranes that can be driven remotely by ILWU crane drivers, or operated in a fully automated capacity. Cargo is loaded onto the rail cars by fully automated straddle carriers. New registrants added to workforce Los Angeles and Long Beach registered 125 longshore workers and 50 clerks in 2016 – com- pleting a push that began in 2015 to add a total of more than 600 longshore and 150 clerk regis- trants to the workforce. The new registered workers will augment the existing Southern California workforce, ensuring trained workers will be ready to meet the challenges ahead for the West Coast. Turning to tech to speed cargo flow The Port of Los Angeles is working with GE Transportation to see how technology may help move cargo more efficiently. They are teaming up to launch a new information portal to digitize ship cargo data and make it available as soon as two weeks before a vessel arrives. This practice is expected to help terminals better plan for vessel arrivals, more effectively sort cargo, minimize terminal congestion and keep the supply chain moving, according to the port. First L.A. Fleet Week comes ashore More than 175,000 members of the public and 1,500 sailors and other military personnel converged on the Port of Los Angeles for Los Angeles' first ever Fleet Week over the 2016 Labor Day weekend, port officials said. During the free event, visitors toured elite naval vessels – such as the battleship Iowa and amphibious assault ship USS America – and experienced a search and rescue demonstration by the U.S. Coast Guard. L.A.'s second Fleet Week is already on the schedule for 2017. n One of the most dramatic developments at Southern California ports in 2016 was the installation of the tallest ship-to-shore crane in North America. T H E Y E A R I N R E V I E W TraPac's Los Angeles terminal continued to innovate in 2016.