The Obama Administration has achieved an important milestone in getting a general agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP involves roughly 40 percent of the global economy and includes most of Asia except China. It lowers tariffs, reduces informal barriers that get in the way of U.S. exports of services and adds new protections for Read More →
The Port of Hueneme’s new long-term strategic plan calls for dredging a deeper channel so the port can handle more container ships. The port also plans to increase its use of rail shipping and make other improvements to stay on the cutting edge of global trade. The Oxnard Harbor District, which owns and operates Read More →
More than two dozen ports along the West Coast have faced delayed shipments and oftentimes major financial losses as a result of work stoppages initiated by the Pacific Maritime Association.
The Port of Hueneme near Ventura County Naval Base pulled in roughly $14.3 million in total gross revenue for 2014—its highest annual revenue number since its inception in 1937, according to a draft audit report. The report was submitted to the port’s Board of Harbor Commissioners on Dec. 8 and indicates that the Port of Read More →
The Oxnard Harbor District has asked the Ventura County Superior Court to intervene in an increasingly contentious battle over revamping a decades-old revenue agreement with the city of Port Hueneme. The district, which controls the Port of Hueneme, sought relief in court on Sept. 30 on a technical issue related to arbitration. The district has Read More →
The Port of Hueneme in Ventura County posted its best-ever year for international trade and its second-highest year on record for domestic and global trade combined, it said Sept. 22. Auto exports, up 30 percent year-over-year, led the surge during the port’s 2013-14 fiscal year. Total tonnage moving through the port during the year was Read More →
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / West Ventura County / Comments Off on Port of Hueneme and city are at odds over Measure M
Measure M, the ballot measure that could raise taxes on contractors and other businesses in the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County, is at the center of a political battle that pits community groups and businesses against city officials. Businesses and community groups say that if it passes, the ballot measure would create Read More →
