| Port of Lake Charles | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 30°10′51″N 93°17′48″W / 30.18083°N 93.29667°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Operated by | Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District |
| Owned by | Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District |
| Type of harbour | Artificial / natural |
| No. of berths | 15 public berths, 8 private berths |
| Statistics | |
| Attributable jobs | 10,000 |
| Website http://www.portlc.com | |
The Port of Lake Charles is an industrial port based in the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.A. It is a major employer in Lake Charles. It is the twelfth-busiest port in the United States according to the American Association of Port Authorities U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Tonnage, 2013 report[1] and the 83rd-busiest in the world in terms of tonnage according to the American Association of Port Authorities World Port Rankings 2013 report.[2] According to Benchmarkia's Industrial Park Ranking, Port of Lake Charles is ranked as the fifth-largest industrial park in the world by total area.[3] The Calcasieu Ship Channel provides direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, 34 miles downstream from the city docks. The ship channel intersects the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway just north of Calcasieu Lake. The Ship Channel has a project depth of 40 feet and a bottom width of 400 feet.
- ^ "U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Tonnage, 2013". American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "World Port Ranking 2013". American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Industrial Park Ranking". Benchmarkia: Crowd-Based Sustainability Benchmarking. Retrieved 2024-07-12.