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World Trade Week Event 2022

Celebration of World Trade Week at the Port of Hueneme Highlights Importance of Green Tech and Blue Economy
Big splash of international companies, countries, and local businesses participate in event 

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Trade consuls from around the world, high-ranking Department of Commerce officials, local elected officials, business leaders, and maritime read more

|May 4th, 2022|Business, Community, News, The Port At Work|Comments Off on World Trade Week Event 2022

State Selects High-Tech Collaborative for Key Investment

iHub2 bolsters ongoing, evolutionary, and economic change for the region

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On April 4, 2022, the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) announced grant award recipients of the Inclusive Innovation Hub (iHub2) program. This one-time, $250,000 grant will run for 15 months period and will help accelerate regionally focused strategies to spur innovation read more

|April 20th, 2022|Business, Community, News, The Port At Work|Comments Off on State Selects High-Tech Collaborative for Key Investment

FIRST Robotics Makes Big Splash on the Docks at Port of Hueneme

1,200 high school students compete with their best in tech and cargobotics

March 12, 2022 – Dubbed a varsity “Sport for the Mind,” the adrenaline-pumping Hueneme Port Regional and Ventura County Regional FIRST Robotics Competition was held at the Port of Hueneme. Over 1000 high school students from Ventura County, Hawaii, Wyoming, Colorado, Mexico, Brazil, read more

|March 12th, 2022|Business, Community, Events, News, The Port At Work|Comments Off on FIRST Robotics Makes Big Splash on the Docks at Port of Hueneme

Heroic Actions of Tugboat Crew to Save Vessel Recognized by Coast Guard and Port

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It was an unusually slow day on the docks back on April 21, 2021 when crewmembers onboard a Brusco tugboat sprang into action from the Port of Hueneme to assist a vessel in distress. A 17-year-old container ship named the President Eisenhower was headed from Los Angeles to San Francisco when it read more

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Updated Assessment Shows Port of Hueneme’s Economic Footprint Reaches All Time Highs in Ventura County

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20,032 Trade Related Jobs in 2021, 95% are in Ventura County

[Port Hueneme, CA – Feb. 23, 2022] — The Port of Hueneme continues to serve as a vital economic engine throughout the region as evidenced by the release of a new economic impact report. The latest results show a steady and significant read more

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Port of Hueneme and City of Port Hueneme Put Community Benefit Partnership in Full Gear

Supporting Local Reel Guppy Outdoors Youth Program

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February 18, 2022 — The partnership between the Port of Hueneme and the City of Port Hueneme goes into full gear supporting the local non-profit Reel Guppy Outdoors youth program. Reel Guppy Outdoors runs its youth programs off Port Hueneme Pier and is now able to read more

|February 18th, 2022|Business, Community, News, The Port At Work|Comments Off on Port of Hueneme and City of Port Hueneme Put Community Benefit Partnership in Full Gear
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Port of Hueneme Receives Needed Funding as Part of State’s Recovery Efforts

Over $2.3M Grant from the State Lands Commission and the American Rescue Plan Act

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February 3, 2022 – As a result of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement last year that California’s public ports will receive an allocation of funding from the state’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Port of Hueneme was awarded read more

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FedEx Execs Join Port of Hueneme and Navy Leadership to Celebrate Arrival of First Container Vessel with Goods from Asia

New Partnership will Ease Supply Chain Difficulties

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January 31, 2022 – Joined by FedEx executives, Dr. Udo Lange, President/CEO of FedEx Logistics; Patrick Moebel, President of FedEx Trade Networks; and Jim Rinchiuso Managing Director, Global Ocean Product for FedEx Logistics; the Port of Hueneme, Navy Base Ventura County leadership and elected officials greeted read more

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Oxnard Harbor Commissioners Vote on 2022 Leadership – Rooney at the Helm

Continues their Bold Commitment to Clean Energy, Zero Emissions, and the Community

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The Oxnard Harbor District/Port of Hueneme Board of Harbor Commissioners named its officers for 2022. Commissioner Mary Anne Rooney was unanimously voted to serve as President.

“It is truly an honor to serve as Harbor Commissioner President for a third time,” said read more

|January 27th, 2022|Business, Community, News, The Port At Work|Comments Off on Oxnard Harbor Commissioners Vote on 2022 Leadership – Rooney at the Helm

FedEx and Port of Hueneme Find Innovative Solutions to Supply Chain Congestion Chartering Vessels from Asia

Late January arrival of essential goods

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Recognized as being the fourth largest container port on the West Coast, the Port of Hueneme recently secured a new charter vessel with FedEx Logistics. The vessel, the first of three, departed on January 4th from Port Humen, China and is set to arrive by the end read more

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