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tion with the group. “We are open to discussing any- thing that may bring more jobs to the San Pedro Bay complex,” Sanfield said. “Both ports have collaborated on a variety of issues in the past.” Drummond said when he became
president in mid-December, he had an opportunity to sit in on the Los Angeles chamber. In his first meeting, he received information regarding the 2020 plan. “I thought ‘Whoa, I’ve never heard of it, what is this? I made some discrete inquires overtime,” he said. “I was new
and I wanted to be delivered about what I approached. Then I asked to be heard by 2020 Plan Committee. I asked several times. I was not heard.” After speaking with former
California Gov. Gray Davis, Drummond said he has requested an opportunity to address the situation. He said the investment Long Beach has made over the years, along with public risk, has made the port number one in the country 14 of the last 16 years. “We deal with a lot more dry bulk and liquid bulk than L.A.,” Drummond said. “They beat us a bit on containers, but if you talk about tonnage, we’re ahead of them. Then on top of that, we’re the most profitable port in the county. We really do well. And we’re
investing 4.5 billion right now in new facilities for the port. We’re beneficial to the city as a job maker. The transfer from the port helps with the public beaches and tidelands and everything else. We are the prize of the city of Long Beach.” Drummond added that a recent
hurdle for the two ports is the increase in progress from Canadian ports due to Congress’ passing of the Harbor Maintenance Tax, which is a $130 charge for every 40 foot container. Cargo is shipped to ports such as Vancouver and moved by rail to Chicago, thusly avoiding the tax. “In the Harbor Maintenance Tax, we
contribute about almost $1 billion,” he said. “We get back about two percent.
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If we were to get back a significant por- tion of that tax that we pay, we could improve that last few miles of rail con- nection and really become efficient.” Nonetheless, Drummond said the
Port of Long Beach has no interest in discussing a merger. “Why would we ever sit down?”
Drummond said. “According to federal law, the federal maritime commission says we have to compete. We cannot collaborate. That would be unlaw- ful…We already collaborate tremen- dously. We collaborate by co-owning the harbor belt railroad. We collaborate on the Alameda Port. We collaborate on security. We collaborate on clean air, clean water. We collaborate, but we have to compete.”
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SB Harbor, May 3 SANTA BAR- BARA – The public is invited to help spring clean Santa Barbara Harbor during the 2014 Operation Clean Sweep scheduled for May 3. Divers and volunteers will help to rid the bay of accumu- lated junk on the harbor floor during the eighth annual
event held in the bay. Volunteers and staff will concentrate on fingers M through P in Marina 1 from 8 a.m. to noon. “Operation Clean Sweep is a cor- nerstone of our Clean Marina Program,” said Mick Kronman, Harbor Operations manager. “Removing debris from the harbor—like collecting litter from the roadside—is about as basic as it gets. We anticipate another successful event this year.” Dozens of dock workers will help
cart off what divers retrieve from the sea floor. They will be joined by safety boats capable of lifting heavy objects. In past years, everything from bicy- cles to steering wheels, wire traps, bow pulpits, barbecues and boat liners were pulled from the water. To date, the program has removed 14.4 tons of debris from Santa Barbara Harbor. The city of Santa Barbara’s
Waterfront Department joins Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Surfrider Foundation, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, harbor dive busi- nesses, and local volunteers in this effort. For more information contact
Harbor Operations manager Mick Kronman at (805) 897-2587. —Ambrosia Brody
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