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California Pours Nearly $80 Million Into Port of Hueneme Modernization

This program will boost cargo capacity, strengthen supply-chain resilience, cut port emissions, expand local job training.

California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin tours the cargo station at the Port of Hueneme as a cargo ship departs carrying vehicles on July 2. The tour highlighted recently completed an upcoming state and federally funded infrastructure improvements at the port.

Overview

  • Port officials led a tour on July 2 to show projects funded by the state allocation that are now moving from planning into construction and procurement.
  • The state’s roughly $78–80 million commitment has leveraged about $92.3 million in additional grants, producing roughly $220 million in programmed work that includes federal funding for wharf deepening.
  • A near-term project will rebuild the shoreside power station damaged in the 2023 storms with about $9.2 million in state support and construction set to begin within months.
  • The port plans to spend about $18 million to demolish and rebuild its commercial squid offloading facility at Ventura Harbor, a move officials say will free space for cargo processing and support Ventura’s fishing economy.
  • More than $2 million is set aside for workforce programs tied to SPEED and a $250,000 Oxnard College contribution, and equipment electrification, dredging and phased wharf work are scheduled to reduce emissions and accommodate larger vessels.