Politics & Government
Kickoff: Middle Harbor Project
What: Elected officials, the Port of Long Beach, Orient Overseas Container Line, Long Beach Container Terminal and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union will celebrate the long-term lease and the early construction phases of the new Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project. The $1.2 billion modernization is combining two older facilities into one terminal that will generate 14,000 new, permanent jobs in the region and reduce air pollution.
When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2012
Where: Long Beach Container Terminal, Port of Long Beach, 1171 Pier F Ave., Long Beach, 90802.
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Background: The Port of Long Beach and OOCL, the parent company of Long Beach Container Terminal, have entered into a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease. Long Beach Container Terminal will expand from its current 90-acre facility to a 304-acre terminal with the ability to berth the largest, most modern ships.
Who: County Supervisor Don Knabe, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, OOCL CEO Philip Chow, ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, Long Beach Container Terminal Inc. President Anthony Otto, Harbor Commission President Susan E. Anderson Wise and Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle.