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The Port of Los Angeles moved 581,665 cargo units in May — a 29.8% decrease compared to last year’s record-setting month — due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering effects of the U.S.-China trade war last summer, executive director Gene Seroka said Wednesday. “Compared to last May’s historic volumes, the surge in canceled sailings due to COVID-19 and the trade…

The Port of Los Angeles Wednesday announced it moved 688,999 cargo units in April, a 53% increase compared to March, but that number still represents a decrease of 6.45% compared to last April. “Given the unique circumstances of a trade war and pandemic, April volumes are better than expected,” Port Executive Director Gene Seroka said. “As we move deeper into…

Video shows where a train came to a stop after its engineer allegedly tried to crash it into the Navy hospital ship Mercy, docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Video broadcast Thursday April 2, 2020 on Today in LA.

More than 14,800 fake Nike shoes were seized in a counterfeiting operation after authorities at the nation’s largest seaport examined two shipping containers that arrived from China.

The first of a half-dozen ships have arrived at the Port of Los Angeles for LA Fleet Week.

Thousands are expected to attend LA Fleet Week, a free public event celebrating our U.S. armed forces, at the Port of Los Angeles. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019.

You may know her as the Queen of Tejano Music, La Reina de Tex-Mex, or just as Selena. Whatever you call the queen, you’re going to want to grab a bestie and bustier, and start packing for a three-day cruise from California to Mexico.

A man was killed and another worker was seriously injured in an industrial accident at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro Wednesday, officials said.

A worker was killed and another was severely injured at the Port of Los Angeles container terminal. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.

Dockworkers fearing increasing automation will cost jobs in the Port of Los Angeles are fighting use of driverless electric cargo trucks.

Demolition work began early Thursday on a major freeway connector ramp in Long Beach, part of the replacement project for the Gerald Desmond Bridge.

The major freeway connector will be removed as part of the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement project. Rick Montanez reports for Today in LA on Thursday July 5, 2018.

The first filing happened in 2015 with claims Phoenix Warehouse of California was withholding overtime pay. But when multiple cases started to come forward, attorneys for alleged victims were able to get the case changed to a class action.

A warehouse company is being sued by its employees who claim they would sometimes receive no breaks, no overtime pay and unwanted sexual advances. John Cádiz Klemack reports for NBC4 News on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.

The classic late-summer bashes are bidding us farewell, so strap on your bib soon.

A criminal trial was scheduled to start Wednesday for the former chief of police for the Port of Los Angeles on federal corruption charges.

Housed in a nondescript office park in Las Vegas, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has an elite team of radiation experts trained to respond to a nuclear disaster. One of their most important tools is a Mobile Environmental Radiation Lab known as the “MERL.”

An EPA plan to consolidate resources would move West Coast nuclear response team to Alabama. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2015.

Volunteers from across Southern California have come together to ship out care packages containing food, vitamins and other supplies to Liberia, to help victims and families affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

The popularity of a giant rubber duck boat at the Tall Ships Festival prompted organizers to move its location. Adrian Arambulo reports live from San Pedro for Today in LA August 22, 2014.