Port of Hueneme

For the city of Port Hueneme, see Port Hueneme, California.

Port of Hueneme
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CountryUnited States
LocationPort Hueneme, California
Coordinates34°8′50″N 119°12′30″W / 34.14722°N 119.20833°W / 34.14722; -119.20833
Details
OpenedJuly 4, 1940; 84 years ago (July 4, 1940)
Operated byOxnard Harbor District
Owned byOxnard Harbor District/U.S. Navy
Type of harbourArtificial
Land area120 acres (49 ha)[1]
No. of berths5
Port CEO and DirectorKristin Decas[2]
MottoWe make cargo move.[3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage1.6 million[4]
Value of cargo$10.9 billion[4]
Website
www.portofh.org

The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC).[5][6][7]

The original wharf was built to serve the new farmers on the Oxnard Plain and became the largest grain shipping port south of San Francisco. The modern port continues this legacy as a dominant port for agribusiness (fruit and other produce), liquids, fresh seafood and vehicles.[3] Bulk cargo and automobiles are specialties of the port and distinguishes it from much larger ports.[8] General cargo includes household goods and oversized cargo. This includes providing support services for the offshore oil industry in the Santa Barbara Channel.[4]

The port has a direct highway connection to the nationwide freight network which raises the status of the port and gives it access to more federal funding resulting in a competitive advantage.[9] The port owns a railroad line through Port Hueneme and south Oxnard that is operated by the Ventura County Railroad and connects nationally to the Coast Route of Union Pacific.[10] The District does not perform cargo handling operations as the companies shipping through the port take responsibility in cooperation with the port district.[10] The commercial port operations have five deep-water berths.[11]

The Navy controls the ship movements. As a shared port between NBVC and the Oxnard Harbor District, the U.S. Navy has over 4,500 feet (1,400 m) of berthing space for various ship platforms for use by tenant commands of NBVC: Port Hueneme and transient government contract/military shipping.[12]

1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map has inset of Point Hueneme before the harbor was built
  1. ^ Hoops, Stephanie (April 28, 2012) "Port of Hueneme celebrates 75 years" Ventura County Star
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bolivar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PCBT 2013/07/26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Harris, Mike (January 8, 2021). "Army Corps of Engineers dredging Port of Hueneme channel, to replenish Hueneme Beach". Ventura County Star. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Naval Base Ventura County" U.S. Navy Accessed 27 May 2014
  6. ^ "Naval Base Ventura County: About" U.S. Navy Accessed 27 May 2014
  7. ^ "Port of Hueneme celebrates California ports day with deepening project groundbreaking". Ports and Terminals. www.ajot.com. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Office of System and Freight Planning (3 July 2012) "Freight Planning Fact Sheet:Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District" Caltrans
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Biasotti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b "Municipal Service Review: Oxnard Harbor District" Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (September 19, 2007)
  11. ^ Hoops, Stephanie (April 4, 2014) "Port of Hueneme flips switch on shore power system for ships" Ventura County Star
  12. ^ Commanding Officer, Naval Base Ventura County (2011) "NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY ECONOMIC IMPACT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT" Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine U.S. Navy