San Diego, Dole Sign Long-Term Lease
The port of San Diego and Dole Fresh Fruit plan to sign a 24.5-year lease agreement Aug. 14 that covers 954,864 square feet of space at the port's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, they said. Under the agreement, the port and…
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Dole will work together on infrastructure improvements that will improve cargo operations at the Port, and improve the environment for the neighboring community. The port will invest about $7 million in shore power equipment at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, so the vessels use the shore power while berthed at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, reducing their diesel emissions. The new lease also extends Dole's operating area to a warehouse offsite of the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, eliminating truck staging and off-terminal operations from nearby residential areas. The port receives about 95,000 twenty-foot containers of Dole fruit per year.