Port of Los Angeles

This article is about the Port of Los Angeles. For the Los Angeles–Long Beach Harbor residential areas, see Los Angeles Harbor Region.
Not to be confused with Port Angeles, Washington.
Port of Los Angeles
Port of Los Angeles in 2008
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Coordinates33°43′48″N 118°15′45″W / 33.73000°N 118.26250°W / 33.73000; -118.26250[1]
UN/LOCODEUS LAX
Details
OpenedDecember 9, 1907
Size of harbour3,200 acres (13 km2)
Land area4,300 acres (17 km2)
Size7,500 acres (30 km2)
Draft depth−53 ft (−16 m)
PresidentJaime L. Lee
Vice PresidentEdward Renwick
CommissionersDiane L. Middleton
Lucia Moreno-Linares
Anthony Pirozzi Jr.[2]
Executive DirectorGene Seroka[3]
Statistics
Vessel arrivals1,867 (CY 2019)
Annual cargo tonnage178 million metric revenue tons (FY 2019)
Annual container volume9.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (CY 2019)
Value of cargo$276 billion (CY 2019)
Passenger traffic650,010 passengers (CY 2019)
Annual revenue$506 million (FY 2019)
Website
portoflosangeles.org

The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport managed by the Los Angeles Harbor Department, a unit of the City of Los Angeles. It occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "America's Port", the port is located in San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown.

The port has 25 cargo terminals, 82 container cranes, 8 container terminals, and 113 miles (182 km) of on-dock rail. The port's top imports were furniture, automobile parts, apparel, footwear, and electronics. In 2019, the port's top exports were wastepaper, pet and animal feed, scrap metal and soybeans.[4] In 2020 the port's top three trading partners were China (including Hong Kong), Japan, and Vietnam.[5] In 2022, the port, together with the adjoining Port of Long Beach, were considered amongst the world's least efficient ports by the World Bank and IHS Markit citing union protectionism and a lack of automation.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Port of Los Angeles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Board Members | Commission | Port of Los Angeles". www.portoflosangeles.org.
  3. ^ Lopez, Ricardo (11 June 2014) "Gene Seroka named Port of Los Angeles executive director" Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ "Facts and Figures | Statistics | Port of Los Angeles". www.portoflosangeles.org. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Port of Los Angeles (2020). "The Port of Los Angeles – Info About the Port". The Port of Los Angeles.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters_2021-10-20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference NPR_2022-09-11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).