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Why Cruise Ships Without Passengers Are Docking at the Port of LA
Cruise ships without passengers will be docking periodically at the Port of Los Angeles starting this week and continuing through February as first steps for meeting federal regulations before service suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic can resume.
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$3.5 Million Worth of Fake Viagra, Nike and Gucci Seized at Port of LA and Long Beach
U.S. Customs officials announced a seizure of 25,000 fake Viagra pills Tuesday at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, along with more than 5,100 pieces of apparel knockoffs of a wide range of brands including Gucci and Nike, and nearly 930 counterfeit makeup and perfume items.
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New Taller and Wider Gerald Desmond Bridge Opens to Traffic
Traveling through the Port of Long Beach will be a much different experience Monday with the opening of a new Gerald Desmond Bridge. The six-lane, cable-stayed bridge officially opens to traffic at 5 a.m. It will provide a major regional highway connector as well as improve cargo movement.
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SoCal's Biggest Handmade Market Place Reopens in Time for the Weekend
A special marketplace is opening back up at the Port of Los Angeles and local artists are ecstatic to be back to work. CRAFTED gathers more than 100 vendors for a handmade marketplace experience, and will open its doors Saturday, June 13, at noon. “We’ve been closed for three months. All of our artists in here have spent the time…
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SoCal's Biggest Handmade Market Place Reopens
Crafted at the Port of LA will open up — with some restrictions — starting Saturday. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA at 4 a.m. Friday June 12, 2020.
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Battleship Iowa Reopens for Outdoor Tours
The San Pedro-based “Battleship of Presidents” will again welcome visitors, with new safety policies in place, on May 30.
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Navy Hospital Ship Mercy Departs for San Diego
The hospital ship arrived in March to help with the treatment of non-COVID-19 patients. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Friday May 15, 2020.
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After Nearly Two Months in LA, Giant Navy Hospital Ship Mercy Leaves for San Diego
A Navy hospital ship temporarily docked in Los Angeles Harbor to help during the coronavirus crisis left for its home port on Friday. The Mercy arrived at the end of March to provide beds for non-coronavirus cases to take the load off regional medical centers expecting a surge of COVID-19 patients. The floating hospital was docked in LA to help…
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Navy Removes 116 From Hospital Ship After Virus Infects 7
The Navy has removed 116 medical staff members from its hospital ship docked off Los Angeles after seven of them tested positive for COVID-19
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Crew Member Onboard USNS Mercy Tests Positive for COVID-19
A crew member onboard the USNS Mercy, the Navy hospital ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles, has tested positive for COVID-19, a representative for the United States Navy said Wednesday. “One medical treatment facility crew member on board the USNS Mercy has test positive for COVID-19,” Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff said. The crew member is currently…
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3 USNS Mercy Crewmembers Test Positive for COVID-19
A medical treatment facility crewmember aboard the San Diego-based USNS Mercy has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Navy Public Affairs Officer Lt. Joseph Pfaff.
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Port of Los Angeles Reports 18.5% Decline in First-Quarter Cargo Volume
The Port of Los Angeles Wednesday reported significant declines in its first-quarter cargo volume compared to last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the first quarter of 2020, cargo volumes decreased 18.5% compared to 2019 — the lowest amount of monthly cargo moving through the port since February 2009. The port reported 449,568 twenty-foot-equivalent units were moved in March,…
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Engineer Accused of Trying to Ram Train Into Hospital Ship
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.
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US Navy Ship Arrives in Los Angeles to Help in Coronavirus Fight
The USNS Mercy arrived in Los Angeles on Friday morning to help hospitals strained under the influx of coronavirus patients.
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USNS Mercy Starts Taking Patients
The USNS Mercy is now taking patients. As seen on NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020.
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USNS Mercy Accepts First Patients in Port of Los Angeles
The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles, opened its doors to its first patients Sunday, officials announced. Requested by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the USNS Mercy Hospital ship will serve as a referral hospital in LA and carries trained medical workers and resources that will take care of non-COVID-19 related illnesses. The ship will…
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Coronavirus Impacts Shipping at Port of LA
Nearly a million SoCal jobs depend on shipping through the neighboring ports of LA and Long Beach. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 26, 2020.
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Group May Sue to Protect Whales and Turtles From Being Struck by Ships in SoCal Ports
An environmental group Monday announced that it may sue the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard to protect endangered whales and sea turtles from being struck by ships accessing the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Center for Biological Diversity, which has an office in Los Angeles, alleges that the government agencies are ignoring...
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Port of Los Angeles Announces Construction Starts on New Town Square, Promenade
The Port of Los Angeles announced Monday that it has broken ground on the $33 million LA Waterfront town square and promenade, which will connect the downtown harbor to the future San Pedro Public Market. “Today’s groundbreaking represents an important step toward realizing our vision of a thriving LA Waterfront,” said Jaime Lee, the president of the Los Angeles Board…
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