Twelve years in the making, the landmark Middle Harbor Redevelopment project has delivered the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), one of the world's cleanest and most technologically advanced container terminals.
The $1.49 billion project combined two aging terminals into the first fully electric, zero-emission mega terminal in the world. Capable of handling some of the world's largest container vessels, the 325-acre terminal's annual throughput is expected to reach 3 million TEUs(twenty-foot equivalent units), supported by an expanded portwide rail system with the capacity to move 35 percent of containerized cargo by rail.
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) engaged Moffatt & Nichol to provide program management services for the project’s planning and design, which included operational masterplanning and facilities planning. Moffatt & Nichol was responsible for designing the civil infrastructure, including the wharf, channel deepening, and land reclamation. Design work also included the automated container yard, semi-automated intermodal yard, heavy-duty pavement, and automated gates. Redevelopment was completed in phases to allow operations to continue during construction.
Looking toward significant investments in cargo handling equipment and technology, while infrastructure design was underway, terminal operator LBCT engaged Moffatt & Nichol to support in the development of equipment and terminal operations system performance specifications.
The terminal demonstrates a successful collaboration between terminal operator LBCT and the Port of Long Beach (POLB).Throughout the project, Moffatt & Nichol worked closely with both to fully integrate the terminal’s infrastructure, operations, automated equipment, maintenance requirements, and environmental controls.
