December 15, 2021
Current USCSG Knauss Fellow Katherine Ball began her fellowship with an interest in social science. How then did she end up with a placement at the Department of Energy? Read about Katherine's experience to learn how she became fascinated in energy, discovered its link to her deeper passions, and realized that working in this field is vital in shaping her career.
October 29, 2021
Read this blog to learn about Shellby Johnson, USC Sea Grant 2021 Knauss Fellow, and how she overcame self-doubt to join an unforgettable journey at sea.
September 30, 2021
July 30, 2021
Also known as an elegant, tall, flying bird, it seems appropriate that the term "crane" is used for the massive, upright arching, metal machines that reside by the water, moving freight containers between the dock and adjacent ships. Learn about these ship-to-shore cranes and how they transformed the movement of goods around the world in this Ship's Log article.
June 29, 2021
Beginning in 2006 and in cooperation with one another, the two huge seaports of Los Angeles and Long Beach formed a unique partnership to improve ambient air quality in the Los Angeles air basin, called the Clean Air Action Plan. This Ship's Log Article explores what has been done over the last 15 years and what may be the next steps in improving local basin air quality as well as reducing vessel contributions to global warming.
April 30, 2021
Just as an airport needs air traffic controllers to weave arrivals and departures, so does a major seaport. For our twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, they are managed by the Marine Exchange of Southern California. Little known outside the ports, read this Ship's Log article to learn about why it is such a critical seaport function.
March 31, 2021
Over the past three months, our twin seaports at Long Beach & Los Angeles have hosted more vessels than normal, and there is a major increase in ships at anchor waiting for space at our docks. In this Ship's Log article, learn about why that is, to what extent COVID is a cause, and what we can expect in the near future.
February 26, 2021
In article #9, we followed the journey a mythical copier makes from China to Chicago. In this article, learn what happens after the cargo is dropped off, how a container makes its way back to China, and the congestion & disruptions that can occur in the supply chain due to COVID.
January 28, 2021
We’ve all seen the phrase, “Sorry, your item is on backorder.” Maybe you ordered an office copier and the manufacture keeps pushing the delivery date back. Check out this article of our Ship's Log Blog Series to take a deeper look at the logistics chain of this copier to see what happened, its path to your office, and where it fits into the larger picture of distributing goods.
