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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Long Beach Green Port Gateway Rail Benefits Fashion

Good news for the environment and port congestion at the Port of Long Beach.

Officials on Wednesday September 16, 2015 celebrated completion of a $93 million rail project vital for improving the efficiency and sustainability of cargo movement as shipment volumes increase at the Port of Long Beach in California.

The “Green Port Gateway” project, which was funded in part with state and federal transportation dollars, was completed this year.  The project realigned a critical rail pathway to relieve a bottleneck, allowing Port terminals to increase their use of on-dock rail, decreasing truck traffic and air pollution.  The upgrades will serve the Port’s southeast terminals, including the new Middle Harbor terminal.

The fashion industry utilizes the Port of Long Beach to off-loading a great deal of containers filled with clothing, footwear, and fashion accessories each year.  The reduction in congestion will surely be beneficial to our industry.

Overall, almost 6 miles of new track was laid. The work included adding a third rail line under Ocean Boulevard, along with new retaining walls, utility line modifications and roadway improvements. Every on-dock rail train eliminates as many as 750 truck trips from regional roadways.

The Port plans $1 billion in rail projects over the next decade as part of a broader modernization program to strengthen the Port’s competitiveness and reduce port-related impacts to the environment.  Compared to trucks, trains emit one-third less greenhouse gases on a ton-mile basis.  Therefore, it is expected that the improved rail services will help the environment impact of transporting apparel and other items from the port.

“This project will enable us to reach our goal of moving 35 percent of containerized cargo via on-dock rail this decade,” Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup said.  He went on to say, “It will also support our long-range ambition to eventually move 50 percent of our goods directly from terminals by train.”

Learn more about the Green Port Gateway project at Long Beach from the Port of Long Beach website.

The new tracks help boost capacity as cargo shipments rebound.  We are looking forward to the fact that the new rail tracks will help the fashion industry and the environment.

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