This happens to be one of the best seaports in the States. The port of Los Angeles is located at the San Pedro and Wilmington approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of the central business district of Los Angeles, California.
The port of Los Angeles which is also known as America's Port was opened on 9th December 1907.
The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest container port in the United States and together with the Port of Long Beach makes Southern California the largest gateway for United States imports and exports. The port's seven container terminals are served by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. It is the primary destination for imports from Asia bound for the populous consumer markets of the Midwest.
The Port of Los Angeles ranks as the number 1 container port in the United States and North America. A trailblazer in record-setting cargo operations, in 2017 the Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo than in any time in its 110-year history and leads the way in supply chain efficiency and maritime shipping digitization with the launch of Port Optimizer^TM, a first-of-its-kind information portal developed in collaboration with GE Transportation.
Major Containerized Imports of all time:
Furniture, Auto Parts, Apparel, Electronics, Footwears, Plastics.
Major Containerized Exports:
Paper/Wastepaper, Pet/Animal feed, Scrap metal, Fabrics, Soybeans
Trading Partners and the worth in cargo value:
China/Hong Kong ($145 billion)
Japan ($36 billion)
Vietnam ($18 billion)
South Korea ($14 billion)
Taiwan ($13 billion)
Major Foreign Trade Routes:
Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Northern Europe, Mexico/Central America.
Finally, the port still remains the best in the United States with its statistics based on Calendar Year (CY) 2017 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/17 data.
9.3 million TEUs handled in 2017
7,500 acres (3,200 water, 4,300 lands)
43 miles of waterfront
-53’ main channel water depth
26 passenger and cargo terminals
15 marinas with 3,736 recreational vessel slips and dry docks
86 ship-to-shore container cranes
Cargo Tonnage 198 MMRT (FY)
Container Volume 9.3 million TEUs (CY)
Cruise Ships | Passengers 109 | 498,848 (CY)
Vessel Arrivals 1,843 (CY)
