Port Of Benicia, Port Of Hueneme, Port of Humboldt Bay, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Port Of Oakland, Port of Redwood City, Port of Richmond, Port of San Diego, Port of San Francisco, Port of Stockton, Port of West Sacramento
California has 11 public seaports, which include 3 “mega ports” (Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland); 8 smaller niche ports (Hueneme, Humboldt Bay, Redwood City, Richmond, West Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Stockton); and 1 private port (Benicia). They are a major economic force and are critically important elements to the growth of California and the nation’s economy.
Seaports are dependent upon the goods movement chain to efficiently distribute freight around the globe and across the nation. California is home to three of the largest ports in the nation. The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in the United States, followed closely by the second largest port in the country, the Port of Long Beach.
The Port of Oakland is the fifth busiest port nationwide. The ports of Oakland, Stockton, and West Sacramento are developing a new barge shipping service funded through a federal TIGER grant. In fact, more than 40% of the total containerized cargo entering the United States arrives at California ports and almost 30% of the nation’s exports flow through ports in the Golden State. Trade is also a major force in California, related to nearly 25 % of the state’s economy.
California’s public ports are a critical link in the international supply chain, and a vital component of our local, regional, state and national economic well-being. Port activities of $700 billion in revenue employ more than half-a-million people in California and generate an estimated $9 billion in state and local tax revenue annually. Nationwide, nearly 3 million jobs are linked to California’s public ports.
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