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Port of Hueneme part of new $30 million program to improve efficiency of supply chain

The Port of Hueneme is going to be part of a new data network intended to improve the handling of containerized cargo in California.
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The Port of Hueneme is going to be part of a new data network intended to improve the handling of containerized cargo in California.

The program uses cloud-based technology to help link five ports in the state to improve the resiliency of the shipping network.

A Ventura County port is part of a new digital network involving five major container ports intended to improve the flow of goods.

The state has invested $30 million dollars to help create what’s known as the California Port Data partnership. The Port of Hueneme is getting nearly four million dollars for the cloud-based data management system.

The idea is by sharing data about port operations, it will help make the supply chain more efficient and resilient.

The partnership involves the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach, the Port of San Diego, and the Port of Oakland. Together, the state's ports handle 40% of the nation’s containerized imports and 30% of the exports.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.