Port of Redwood City

Port of Redwood City
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Location
CountryUSA
LocationRedwood City, California
Coordinates37°30′48″N 122°12′31″W / 37.5132701°N 122.2085765°W / 37.5132701; -122.2085765[1]
Details
Opened1850; 174 years ago (1850)
Operated byPort Commission
Type of harbourNatural
Size of harbour~120 acres (49 ha)
No. of berths190
No. of wharfs5[2]
ChairmanRichard Claire
Draft depth30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage1,552,814 metric tons (1,528,290 long tons; 1,711,684 short tons)[4]
Annual revenueUS$6,780,000[5]
Website
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Port of Redwood City, 1878

The Port of Redwood City is a marine freight terminal on the western side of the southern San Francisco Bay, on the West Coast of the United States. This marine terminal is situated within the city of Redwood City, California.[1] The port was developed from a natural deepwater channel discovered in the year 1850, at the mouth of Redwood Creek. From the early use as a log float port, commercial use expanded to a variety of industrial commodities; moreover, it is considered the birthplace of shipbuilding on the North American west coast. As of 2004 the annual freight shipments have reached about two million metric tons. The Port of Redwood City provides berths for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and project cargoes, along with certain recreational opportunities and public access to San Francisco Bay.[6]

The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port in the South San Francisco Bay. Significant expanses of bay mud are present nearby: in Redwood Creek, Westpoint Slough and especially at the mouth of Redwood Creek, where bay muds extend almost two kilometers into San Francisco Bay. In fact, the Port of Redwood City is the only major California port with significant expanses of natural habitat area in its immediate proximity.

  1. ^ a b "Port of Redwood City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 19 January 1981. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Port of Redwood City Facilities". Port of Redwood City. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ NOAA (4 November 2016). "San Francisco Bay, Southern Part". NOAA – Office of Coast Survey. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ Garilli, Giorgio (20 July 2017). "Annual Report" (PDF). Port of Redwood City. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Port of Redwood City Annual RePort to the Community". Port of Redwood City. September 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ Caltrans Office of System and Freight Planning (30 July 2012). "Freight Planning Fact Sheet" (PDF). Caltrans. Retrieved 31 October 2016.