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L.A. is a leader in greening of ports, Mayor Villaraigosa says
California ports are going green. In a speech at the 28th World Ports Conference on Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city's port is at the forefront of pushing for clean energy alternatives and reducing pollution. The...
Tags: Maersk Alabama Hijacking (2009), Antonio Villaraigosa, Richard Phillips, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Piracy
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Imports to ports of L.A., Long Beach drop in March
Imports to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach fell in March, partly because of the Lunar New Year holiday, which slows production -- and exports -- in many Asian countries.Ā The Port of Los Angeles reported Monday that March imports fell 28.7% from...
Tags: China, Port of Los Angeles
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SpaceX splashdown: Capsule returns 2,668 pounds of science samples
Less than 250 miles west of Baja California, SpaceX's Dragon capsule successfully splashed down Tuesday after spending more than three weeks in outer space on a NASA mission. When the cone-shaped unmanned capsule hit the water at 9:34 a.m. PDT, it...
Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Boeing sues Russian, Ukrainian partners for $355 million
Boeing Co. sued its former partners in the rocket venture Sea Launch, which has major operations in Long Beach, for more than $355 million. The aerospace giant filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court Friday. Just one day earlier, Sea Launch...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Satellite Technology, Bern (Swiss Confederation), Federal Aviation Administration, Companies and Corporations
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Sea Launch mission fails; rocket, Intelsat satellite crash in ocean
A 20-story rocket carrying a massive communications satellite failed to reach orbit and fell into the ocean after being launched from a floatingĀ platform near the equator. The failed launch is a potentially huge setback for the rocket venture Sea...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Satellite and Cable Service, DirecTV Group Inc., Satellite Technology, Economy, Business and Finance
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Watchers surprised by sighting of 23 whales
L.A. NOWThe whale-watching boat was about to go back to the coast of Ranchos Palos Verdes when the captain suddenly began heading the vessel farther out to sea. As the boat inched closer and closer to a pod of whales, passengers...... -
Dockworker strike looms at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports
The nation's retailers, manufacturers and farmers are bracing for a possible strike that could idle U.S. ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast. That walkout could begin as early as Sunday after the midnight Saturday expiration of a 90-...
Tags: Herbalife Limited, Dietary Supplements, Shipping Service, Mineral Supplements, Labor Disputes
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Despite strike, Port of Los Angeles posts busiest year since 2007
The nation's busiest container seaport shrugged off an eight-day strike and a very slow December to post its third-best year for cargo volume, port officials said. The Port of Los Angeles handled just 588,154 containers in December, down 9.4% from...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Walmart, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Port of Los Angeles
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Port strike in eastern U.S. averted with 30-day contract extension
The labor contract covering more than 15,000 dockworkers at 14 Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports has been extended for 30 more days, heading off a strike that could have begun as early as Sunday. George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation...
Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Shipping Service, National Retail Federation, Collective Contract, International Relations
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Letters: Poor reviews for UC's new logo
Re "New UC logo a no-go for many," Dec. 11 I don't understand the kerfuffle over the new University of California logo. In my view, the insignia is a forthright representation of the true state of the system. For years the UC system has been sliding...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co.
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His stunts drive Web traffic
Race car driver Ken Block speeds down a narrow band of asphalt in his souped-up Ford Fiesta, careening through the "Back to the Future" set on Universal Studios' back lot. The speedometer flies toward 80. Block's eyes are fixed on the road as he...
Tags: Road Transportation, Steve McQueen, Transportation, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Food Industry
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White House urges end to labor fight at East, Gulf Coast seaports
The Obama administration is urging union dockworkers and a management group to "continue their work at the negotiating table to get a deal done as quickly as possible" to avoid a strike that could idle 14 East and Gulf Coast seaports. The word that...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Shipping Service, Unions, Strikes
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