FEBRUARY 26, 2025

ROLEX LOS ANGELES SAIL GRAND PRIX RETURNS TO THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES MARCH 15-16

There’s an international sailing race on the horizon: SailGP – the most exciting racing on water – gears up to bring the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix to the Port of Los Angeles on March 15-16. Taking place on a challenging racecourse out of Berth 46 in the Port’s Outer Harbor on the LA Waterfront, the competition features national sailing teams from around the globe battling it out for the top prize.

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PORT OF LOS ANGELES STARTS 2025 WITH RECORD JANUARY

The Port of Los Angeles began 2025 by processing 924,245 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January. It was the busiest start in the Port’s 117-year history and an 8% increase over last year.

Current and historical cargo data, including fiscal year-end totals, are available here.

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WEST HARBOR RECEIVES $62 MILLION REFINANCING LOAN FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT

The 42-acre waterfront development in San Pedro, California, has received $61.5 million in refinancing for the completion and stabilization of West Harbor.

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PORT OF LOS ANGELES, LOGISTICS PARTNERS PROVIDE AIR PURIFIERS FOR LAUSD SCHOOLS

The Port of Los Angeles helped facilitate the delivery of 580 air purifiers donated by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which was heavily impacted by the fires that swept through Los Angeles in January.

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GENE SEROKA SITS DOWN WITH BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE TO DISCUSS GLOBAL TRADE AMIDST TRUMP TARIFFS: WHAT TO EXPECT

Gene Seroka details expectations for 2025 amidst the global Trump tariffs, and details "Strong economy, consumer-spending and front-loading of cargo ahead of potential tariffs helping to drive LA volume."

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VIVO ON HARBOR, MID-RISE WITH GROUND FLOOR CAFE, OPENS ON SPOT WHERE THE GRINDER STOOD FOR DECADES

San Pedro’s latest mid-rise, Vivo on Harbor, is finished and already attracting attention and visitors via the ground floor Colossus Bakery that sits on the same footprint as the town’s former Grinder restaurant.

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LOS ANGELES PORT POLICE RECOVER $600,00 WORTH OF STOLEN CHASSIS

The Los Angeles Port Police Criminal Investigation Section and the Los Angeles Police Department Commercial Crimes Unit have detained a suspect in connection with serial thefts of chassis at the Port of Los Angeles.

The suspect was apprehended following an inquiry that led investigators to a facility in Gardena, California, where they also discovered 24 suspected stolen chassis.

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SAN PEDRO'S LIGHT-UP WELCOME SIGN ANTICIPATED FOR INSTALLATION IN FIRST HALF OF 2025

Four years after the idea was first floated, an illuminated “welcome” sign for San Pedro’s downtown/harbor district could finally see the light early this year.

Mired in L.A. city red tape spanning several departments — and bringing some complications of its own — the sign is nearing its final lap. That has required a change to using solar energy rather than the Department of Water and Power’s electrical grid. But had the original electric power plan stayed in place, supporters were looking at close to yet another year of back-and-forth reviews and study within the DWP alone, sign supporters said.

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LEGENDARY ROCK MUSICIANS TO HONOR L.A. FIRST RESPONDERS WITH BENEFIT CONCERT IN FRONT OF USS IOWA

A star-studded lineup of rock stars will take the stage for a benefit concert honoring first responders who bravely fought against the devastating and deadly Southern California wildfires.

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THE FIRST WAVE ENERGY PROJECT IN THE U.S. IS COMING TO THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES: HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

In renewable energy, the holy grail is a source of energy that is always available. Solar and wind power might be the most common, but there are times when they don’t work because the sun is down and the wind is calm.

Ocean waves, especially in Southern California, come in steady supply. One company is aiming to harness power from those waves with a pilot project at the Port of Los Angeles.

AltaSea, a nonprofit that develops the sustainable ocean economy, is shepherding the program at the Port of Los Angeles.