General Press Releases

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...

he 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...

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 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Sacramento...

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...

The Port of San Diego will soon begin a project to make improvements to Cesar Chavez Park, located along the San Diego Bay waterfront in the Barrio Logan community of San Diego. The popular park includes picnic and playground areas, a public viewing...

As environmental champions, the Port of San Diego continues to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay. For the first time, two cruise ships can now simultaneously use shore power in San Diego rather than...

The Port of San Diego ceremonially swore in its 2023 Executive Officers for the Board of Port Commissioners on Wednesday, January 11 at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier located along the North Embarcadero on the San Diego Bay waterfront. Rafael...

Holiday cheer will be in full swing on Wednesday, December 28 when the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente marches along Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego. “Come join us for all the colorful balloons, bands, fun and...

The 52nd annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights will take place Sunday, December 18, 2022. Approximately 80 vessels will take part in the parade, each decked out with lights and festive decorations that spotlight this year’s parade theme, “FantaSEA.”...

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has voted to advance a Topgolf venue proposed for East Harbor Island to the environmental review phase. Topgolf operates golf-themed restaurant, entertainment, and party venues across the country...

The Port of San Diego, City of Imperial Beach, and community members are kicking off Phase 2 of the Imperial Beach Pier Enhancements project. Adding to improvements completed in 2021, the second phase includes a new shade canopy with a shark and...

Eleven lucky students from Perkins K-8 School in Barrio Logan were paired with eleven Port of San Diego Harbor Police officers on Saturday, December 3 in the annual Shop with a Cop event. The fun began in the morning with the officers driving the...

It will seem like a fantasy on San Diego Bay on Sunday, December 11 and Sunday, December 18 when the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights transforms the waterfront into a luminous lineup of sparkling boats. Approximately 80 vessels will take part in the...

The Port of San Diego invites the community to celebrate the season at the 2022 South Bay Holiday. The Port is hosting this free, family-friendly festivity at the Aquatic Center on the National City Bayfront from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7...

As part of the Port of San Diego’s ongoing commitment to the environmental care of San Diego Bay and surrounding communities, the Port is taking the next step towards a smooth transition to zero emission (ZE) heavy-duty cargo trucks, just one year...

The Port of San Diego has been re-certified by Green Marine, North America’s largest voluntary environmental certification program for the maritime industry. The Port first enrolled in Green Marine in 2018 and at that time was the second port in...

The Port of San Diego has been named Best Cruise Port in the World in the 10th Annual Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards. The award is part of the publication’s annual readers survey that honors the best in the world of leisure and lifestyle...