Port of Redwood City

Port of Redwood City
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Location
Country	USA
Location	Redwood City, California
Coordinates	37°30′48″N 122°12′31″W / 37.5132701°N 122.2085765°W / 37.5132701; -122.2085765[1]
Details
Opened	1850; 174 years ago (1850)
Operated by	Port Commission
Type of harbour	Natural
Size of harbour	~120 acres (49 ha)
No. of berths	190
No. of wharfs	5[2]
Chairman	Richard Claire
Draft depth	30 feet (9.1 m)[3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	1,552,814 metric tons (1,528,290 long tons; 1,711,684 short tons)[4]
Annual revenue	US$6,780,000[5]
Website www.redwoodcityport.com

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.