Port of LA is Number 1 in US for Handling Containers on Ships
Photo: International trade groups tour the Port of Los Angeles to get a first-hand look at the operations involved in their shipped goods and products.
By C. MacDonald
The Port of Los Angeles handles more containers on ships than anywhere else in the United States–more than 8 million a year. To handle this (and other) cargo, mainly coming from or going to Asia, the port has 43 miles of waterfront with 270 berths and 77 cranes, used to unload computers (the number one import from China), furniture, printers, TVs and computer monitors, shoes, car parts and just about everything else you can imagine.
The value of the cargo which comes from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and elsewhere exceeds $273 billion. Behind Computers, the number one import is Oil from Ecuador and Iraq, followed by Motor Vehicles from Japan and Germany. Read more…>
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