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2012 Focus On International Trade Long Beach Business Journal
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The Port of Long Beach handled the largest container ship ever to call on North America when the 1,200-foot-long Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) Fabiola cruised into the harbor on March 16, 2012. Cap Asia-to-Europe routes. The massive vessel, equivalent in length to a 120-story skyscraper, was built in 2010. The ship is 157 feet wide and can reach speeds of up to 24 knots. Unable to pass beneath the Gerald De of Long Beach because of the port’s deep-water channel, which is 76 feet deep, the deepest in North America. During its trade route, the vessel also stopped at the Port of Oakland, passing underneath the Golden G (Continued From Page 7)
12 nautical miles per hour within 20 nautical miles of the coast, he said. Additionally, both ports are committed to “sustainable design, construction and operation” at terminals, with new LEED-certi-
fied buildings and other energy-efficient measures for new developments. “You’re going to hear the term sustainability more and more in our port operations,” Kanter said. “What it means is that we’re keeping our natural resources for future generations.”
Zero-Emissions Movement
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fter enacting the final phase of the Clean Trucks Program this year, port officials said the San Pedro Bay ports are now moving ahead with goals to implement and test “zero emissions” tech-
nologies for trucks and cargo-handling equipment. Such demonstrations involve testing vehicles and operations that run on pure electric, diesel-electric hybrid or fuel cell technologies. The first zero emissions heavy-duty