Press Releases

Public Invited to Tuesday Meeting The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners is scheduled next week to consider directing staff to submit the Draft Trust Lands Use Plan to the California State Lands Commission (State Lands) and begin...

In 2024, the Port of San Diego will hold three public special events along San Diego Bay to help bring communities together and connect them with the bayfront. These events will take place at Cesar Chavez Park in Barrio Logan on the San Diego...

(Press release originally issued by Crowley and reposted here.) Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forth-coming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf. Joined by...

Contacts: Irene McCormack C: 619.991.0119 or Josh Kellems C: 619.642.1153 The San Diego Working Waterfront and the Port of San Diego invite the public to participate in the 33rd annual Operation Clean Sweep on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 8 a.m...

As a port of communities and as part of our commitment to keep the public informed, the Port of San Diego is hosting a community meeting to update residents and stakeholders on the Port’s many projects, programs, and investments on, in, and around...

The Port of San Diego has released a Discussion Draft of its Trust Lands Use Plan and is seeking public review and feedback. When finalized, the Trust Lands Use Plan will provide goals, policies, and information on allowable uses and activities...

Photos and b-roll: https://bit.ly/3Dg7Tup The Port of San Diego’s two new all-electric Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile Harbor Cranes from Konecranes have been delivered to the Port’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). The new cranes are the first of...

The Board of Port Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointment of Randa Coniglio as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port of San Diego. The Board’s decision was made during a closed session on July 14, 2023. “With careful...

On July 11, the Board of Port Commissioners authorized a resolution proclaiming its support of Parks and Recreation Month. The Port of San Diego’s Parks and Recreation department manages public access to 22 beautiful parks as well as public boat...

Board of Port Commissioners Approves Coastal Development Permit Conceptual renderings are available here. The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has approved a Coastal Development Permit for improvements to the existing Pepper Park, a...

As a Port of communities, the Port of San Diego is providing $400,000 to the upcoming Free Ride Around National City (FRANC) Program via the Port’s Maritime Industrial Impact Fund (MIIF). Through the MIIF, the Port has directed $2.1 million in...

Port is Expediting Repairs, Requests Patience as Boaters Use Boat Launch Over Upcoming Holiday Week For public safety, the Port of San Diego has closed the west side floating docks at the Shelter Island Boat Launching Ramp due to structural damage...

Get ready for a spectacular evening of pyrotechnics on San Diego Bay with the Port of San Diego’s Big Bay Boom. The annual holiday tradition is one of the most anticipated fireworks shows in the nation and takes place at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4...

The Board of Port Commissioners has voted to increase annual funding for the Port of San Diego’s Maritime Industrial Impact Fund (MIIF). This fund has supported numerous efforts in communities adjacent to the Port’s maritime industry and terminals...

Port Enters New Partnership with Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) The Port of San Diego has released the fourth edition of its Blue Economy Incubator (BEI) Highlights Report, which outlines a new partnership with the NavalX Southern California...

(Press release originally issued by SANDAG and reposted here.) State Investments in Infrastructure to Boost Regional Connectivity The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has announced its staff recommendation to award more than $260 million in...

The Port of San Diego has partnered with KIGT, Inc., a minority-owned, manufacturer and services provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, to install ten public EV charging stations in the San Diego Convention Center parking garage. The...

The Port of San Diego joins public agencies throughout the country in celebrating May 21-27 as National Public Works Week, sponsored by the American Public Works Association (APWA). On May 9, 2023, the Board of Port Commissioners authorized a...

May is Maritime Month at the Port of San Diego and to celebrate, the Port is offering free bus tours that will give guests a firsthand look at some of the goods arriving on U.S. shores, including automobiles and refrigerated cargo, as well as the...

(Issued on 4/28/23 by the U.S. Navy at https://www.dvidshub.net/news/443611/navy-expands-low-carbon-fuel-credi…) The Navy has expanded a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Port of San Diego...

(Originally issued by GO-Biz and reposted here.) Sacramento, CA – Today, California’s five containerized ports inclusive of the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Oakland, and the Port of San Diego, signed a...

The Port of San Diego is amending its parking regulations to be consistent throughout the jurisdiction of the Port and to address rising complaints from the community about an influx of oversized vehicles, which include various sizes of recreational...

(Maritime Museum media contact: Theresa Smullen, 619.540.5163. High-res renderings are available at https://bit.ly/3o3bE1P. Please courtesy/credit Tucker Sadler Architects.) The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has voted to advance a...

The extraordinary transformation of the Chula Vista waterfront on San Diego Bay continues. The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has approved a construction contract for a brand new bayfront public amenity, the future Sweetwater Park. To...

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has voted to amend the Port’s Tideland Activation Program (TAP) to increase event sponsorship opportunities and to provide a better balance of public access and support for public events at Port parks...

The Port of San Diego is an indispensable economic engine in the San Diego region, supporting more than 64,000 good paying jobs and injecting $9.2 billion into the county’s economy (Source: 2019 Economic Impact Report). In collaboration with its...

As environmental champions, the Port of San Diego works to preserve the resources of San Diego Bay for many generations to come. In January 2023, the Port released the results of its first study on carbon storage in eelgrass beds. After the study was...

Media Contacts: Port of San Diego - Brianne Mundy Page, 619.348.1518; City of Imperial Beach - 619.432.8303; City of Chula Vista - Anne Steinberger, 619.405.6461 The Cities of Imperial Beach and Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego’s litigation...

Coastal Commission Unanimously Approves Coastal Development Permit Plans to convert Navy Pier into a public park along San Diego Bay’s North Embarcadero have taken a major step forward. The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to issue a...

“Negotiations between the Port of San Diego and Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (MCC) are not moving forward at this time. The Port is open to future negotiations with MCC that meet the goals of our Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS), which strives to...