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Gateway Glance: Southern California By Joe Zelasney Situated along the Gulf of Santa Catalina and the Santa Barbara Channel, the Southern California gateway extends from the U.S.-Mexico border to Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County. Southern California is home to the largest container port complex in the United States – Los Angeles and Long Beach. Regional ports also provide critical support to the offshore oil industry and an ocean link to global markets for the region’s highly productive agricultural community. Located 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach share a harbor in San Pedro Bay. They contain the Nation’s most comprehensive network of marine terminals, distribution facilities and intermodal rail capabilities. They handle approximately 40 percent of loaded U.S. container imports and 25 percent of loaded U.S. container exports each year. In 2007 the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ranked 14th and 16th among global container ports, respectively. If combined, the ports would be the world’s fifth largest container port complex (15.7 million TEU), behind Singapore (27.9 million TEU), Shanghai (26.2 million TEU), Hong Kong (23.9 million TEU) and Shenzhen (21.1 million TEU), based on total container moves. Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest container port, offers 43 miles of waterfront and 27 cargo terminals on 7,500 acres. The port specializes in container, dry and liquid bulk, breakbulk and automobile handling. In 2008, 7.85 million containers moved across the port’s docks. The Port of Los Angeles finally received approval to expand the TraPac container terminal, which was delayed for years by a series of environmental challenges. The TraPac Terminal expansion will allow the TraPac terminal to expand capacity from 900 thousand TEUs to 2.4 million TEUs by 2025 and includes the construction of a new on-dock rail facility. Eight years after submitting the original environmental impact report, the Port of Los Angeles is finally scheduled to begin expansion of the China Shipping Container Line terminal next summer. The project cost is estimated at $106 million. The facility’s footprint will be expanded from an existing 72 acres to 142 acres of backland, with 2,500 feet of wharf served by 10 Post-Panamax cranes, and an annual capacity of 1.5 million TEUs. Port of Long Beach The Port of Long Beach is the nation’s second-largest container port, with 3,200 acres of terminal space. In 2008, 6.35 million containers moved across the port’s docks. In addition to containers, the Port has specialized terminals that handle petroleum, automobiles, cement, lumber and steel. In April of 2009, Long Beach gained approval for the Middle Harbor redevelopment project. This project will combine two older container terminals into a single 345-acre facility by merging them and adding 51 acres of fill. When complete, the terminal will have a capacity of 2 million TEUs per year. The 10-year, $750 million project includes the addition of an on-dock rail yard. Long Beach also hopes to begin construction of a 175-acre container terminal at Pier S by 2010, pending environmental approval.The project cost is estimated at $300 million and would include an on-dock intermodal rail yard.	In This Issue Up Front News, Trends & Analysis News Trade Tools: Missing money Capitol Watch: Focus on job creation Supply Chain Chris Steele: Why you might be buying industrial real estate soon Compliance Corner: Use the Web for denied party lists Tech Trends: From open source to terminal visibility Product Review: Trucking drayage and chassis management software Commentary David Bennett: Real signs of trouble Gateway Glance New England Southern California The Port Community Bumpy Ride: Rebuilding PNW containerized exports Southwest Intermodal: Can intermodal incentives show the way? The Shipping Environment: Engaging in the community, slow steaming, and new green products Oceans are making waves Casualties The Big Texas spill leads off this month’s rundown Final Say Top 25 TIGER projects
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Gateway Glance: Southern California