The Port of Los Angeles has completed the $22.7 million Berths 177–182 Wharf Restoration project along the East Basin Channel in Wilmington.
Approved in September 2023 and launched in November, the project included 382 linear feet of 62-foot-wide concrete wharf construction, slope erosion repair, and bollard upgrades.
The new structure replaces part of a timber wharf severely damaged by a 2014 fire and is built to meet the port’s current seismic standards.
Port Executive Director Gene Seroka said: “The completion of this project on the heels of the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires is a stark reminder of the need to rebuild with long-term resiliency as a top priority. We’re proud to deliver this key infrastructure project as steel-handling operations remain uninterrupted.”
Deputy Executive Director of Development, Dina Aryan-Zahlan, stated: “Designing and building infrastructure with fire prevention in mind is critical to our operations. This port is more than 100 years old; terminal modernisation is essential to maintain our competitive edge.”
The upgrade ensures continued operations for Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals, a 40-acre steel-handling facility and the largest of its kind on the West Coast.
Pasha’s terminal includes a 116,000-square-foot transit shed and handles steel products such as sheet metal coils, rebar, tubing, and wire rods.
In May, the Port of Los Angeles handled 716,619 TEUs, a 5 per cent decline from the same month last year, marking its lowest monthly volume in over two years.