The State of the Port speeches by both Long Beach and Los Angeles draw huge crowds each January.
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero gives his annual State of the Port address on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Long Beach Convention Center. Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero, speaking before some 1,000 people, highlighted the 20th anniversary of the “Green Port” initiative Thursday, Jan. 16, at his annual State of the Port speech.
Most of Cordero’s remarks centered on advances made to cut pollution in the port and also on the rise in cargo numbers. He did not address the coming tariffs promised by the incoming Trump Administration and how that could impact shipping and cargo numbers., saying 2018 tariffs resulted in a 20% decline in imports from China and a 45% decline in U.S. exports to China due to retaliatory actions.
Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero gives his annual State of the Port address on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Long Beach Convention Center. Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero gives his annual State of the Port address on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The port last year, he said, moved “a record 9.6 million containers — making 2024 our busiest year ever.”
Construction on the Pier Wind project will develop a terminal assemble floating wind turbines to be used 20-30 miles offshore in Central and Northern California could begin as early as 2027 with the first phase operational as soon as 2032, Cordero said, acknowledging there has been some “trepidation” expressed about the new initiative.
“Coming up next week, we’ll add 44 charging units for trucks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Forum Mobility,” he said. That will put the port over 100 public charging units, he said.
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