August 9, 2024 — Squid operations at the Port of Hueneme are set to move to the Ventura Harbor in the next few years. The Port of Hueneme’s commercial fishing operations will be relocated to Ventura Harbor in the next several years, a win-win for both parties, officials announced Aug. 1.
CALIFORNIA: Hueneme gets millions from California Port Data Partnership
July 23, 2024 — Port of Hueneme officials have announcement a $3.9 million award from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
The investment, known as the California Port Data Partnership, is designed to revolutionize direct cloud-based data management and sharing among California’s five containerized ports to accelerate climate adaptation and resiliency, workforce development, zero-emission vehicle deployment, and increased grid support and reliability.
California ports are responsible for handling 40% of all containerized imports and 30% of all containerized exports in the U.S.
“California’s ports are critical to the stability of our national and global supply chains, as well as the health of our worldwide economy,” GO-Biz director and senior advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dee Dee Myers, said in a statement announcing the award. “These historic, first-of-their-kind awards will allow us to use data to improve the functionality of our supply chain, and we look forward to working with our ports to further the momentum that these projects will generate across the state.”
CALIFORNIA: Port of Hueneme makes historic announcement during World Ocean Day celebration
June 12, 2024 — Holly Lohuis has made it her mission to tell students the importance of protecting the ocean for future generations.
Part of that conservation conversation includes protecting endangered whales.
The Port of Hueneme and Oxnard Harbor District vowed to make all operations at the Port Of Hueneme zero emissions within the next 6 years— a change that will not only help save marine life and preserve ecosystems, but will also improve public health.
“We want clean air for our community. We want the workers working at the docks to breathe clean air. We want them to have quiet equipment to ensure the best public safety for the workforce on the waterfront,” said Port of Hueneme CEO and Port Director Kristin Decas.
The Port of Hueneme gets $80 million state grant to make operations more environmentally friendly
July 11, 2023 — Money will continue the port’s move from diesel powered equipment to zero emissions electric gear.
The Port of Hueneme is getting an $80 million state grant to continue its move towards more environmentally friendly operations.
MAST Open House & Technology Expo Begins May 24 In Hueneme, California
May 19, 2017 — The following was released by The Port of Hueneme:
Each year, the Port of Hueneme hosts the MAST (Maritime Advanced Systems & Technology) Open House & Expo to foster ideas, innovation and leading edge technologies for the advancement of ports and the maritime environment. In attendance and exhibiting their technologies are representatives from some of the region’s most cutting-edge companies, plus marine scientists, maritime industry experts, and academic leaders.
When: Wednesday, May 24
- 9:00 am – Networking and Registration
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – PRESS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND (Press Interviews and Great Photo Opportunities) (Press welcomed throughout the Day)
- 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Exhibits, Demonstrations and Panel Discussions
- 10:45 am – 12:00 pm – STEM and High School Students arrive for demonstrations
- 3:45 pm – Social Reception – VIP Speakers and ABCANZ Military Visitors
Where: Port of Hueneme | 333 Ponoma Street, Port Hueneme
Highlights: Over 100 students expected to attend; cutting-edge technology demonstrations; great photo opportunities. Press encouraged to attend at 10:00 am.
Who: Each year, the Port of Hueneme hosts the MAST (Maritime Advanced Systems & Technology) Open House & Expo to foster ideas, innovation and leading edge technologies for the advancement of ports and the maritime environment. In attendance and exhibiting their technologies are representatives from some of the region’s most cutting-edge companies, plus marine scientists, maritime industry experts, and academic leaders.
Students are invited to participate in the morning to observe technologies and demonstrations in the MAST Open House as well as meet with real- life industry pros to discover maritime industry career paths during the Maritime Career Exploration Day fair.
What: MAST fosters leading edge technological innovation and integration in a port and maritime environment. The MAST Lab joins a federated network of leading academic, research, test and evaluation, in-service engineering and operational centers to further expand the region’s ability to provide solutions to national security challenges.
Features of MAST:
- Multiple exhibits sharing exciting new technologies and areas of research
- Relevant technology demonstrations and collaborative opportunities
- Subject matter expert panels and facilitated discussions
- Collaborative interchange between public and private sector stakeholders
- An entry point for business and industry partnerships with education
Port of Hueneme Opposes CA Monument in Letters to Boxer, Feinstein, and Brownley
September 14, 2016 – In letters sent yesterday to Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), as well as Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), leaders of the Oxnard Harbor District expressed their opposition to the proposal to declare a new California marine monument under the Antiquities Act.
The letters, which were signed by Dr. Manuel Lopez, President of the Oxnard Harbor Commission, and Kristin Decas, CEO and Port Director of the Port of Hueneme. Their opposition to a new monument was grounded in the potential economic harm of a new monument and the non-transparent way by which the proposal was developed.
Under the current proposal, the declaration of a new monument in California’s seamounts, ridges, and banks, would close off numerous areas of high value to local fisheries, including tuna, mackerel, and market squid. These fishing grounds are responsible for millions of pounds of seafood taken in each year. The loss of the squid business alone would be heavily impactful, according to the letter.
“The current squid landing operation at the Port of Hueneme supports nearly 1,400 direct, induced, and indirect jobs, generates approximately $11 million in annual state and local taxes revenues, and provides $56 million of business revenue to local businesses dependent upon existing squid operations,” the letter states.
Dr. Lopez and Ms. Decas went on to criticize the opaque nature of using the Antiquities Act to circumvent existing fishery management laws to declare a new monument. These laws, according to the letter, were passed in a bipartisan fashion and promote science-based analysis conducted fully in the public forum.
Dr. Lopez and Ms. Decas write that the existing proposal for California was done in the opposite fashion, and that the document proposing the new monument was “drafted and advanced with no science, no NEPA analysis, and virtually no public engagement nor outreach to the parties who will be most affected by this unilateral action.”
The letter instead requests that Senators Feinstein and Boxer, and Congresswoman Brownley work with the White House and appropriate regulation agencies to support fishery management under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.