Despite recession, big port expansion moves forward

Port traffic has been down because of the recession -- but it's not out. China Shipping feels bullish enough to start a major expansion in Long Beach. Art Marroquin of the Press-Telegram reports:

After six years of delays and legal wrangling, China Shipping Holding Co. will finally undergo a massive $85 million expansion at the Port of Los Angeles under a plan approved Thursday by the Board of Harbor Commissioners.

The shipping terminal will be able to process nearly 70 percent more cargo containers while producing fewer diesel emissions over the next two decades, according to the project's environmental impact report.

If the plan was denied, China Shipping likely would have pulled operations out of the Port of Angeles, officials told the harbor commission.

-- Shelby Grad

Photo: Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Kevin]

Your story is bit confusing - you refer to expansion in Long Beach but reference information for the Port of LA.