PORT OF LOS ANGELES

The Port of Los Angeles is located in San Pedro Bay and its jurisdiction is the Harbor District, which includes property in the Los Angeles communities of San Pedro, Wilmington, and Terminal Island. All Port operations are managed by the Board of Harbor Commissioners in accordance with the Public Trust Doctrine to promote maritime, commerce, navigation, fisheries, and public access to the waterfront... The Port of Los Angeles is one of the world's busiest seaports and leading gateway for international trade in North America and has ranked as the number one container port in the United States each year since 2000. In 2020, the Port moved 9.2 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), sustaining its top rank among U.S. ports. A late-year surge of pandemic-induced consumer spending helped boost volumes to near 2019 levels, making calendar year 2020 the fourth highest-volume year in the Port's history. In 2021, the Port handled a total of 10.7 million TEUs, the busiest calendar year on..

Also known as: The Port of Los Angeles

Primary location: San Pedro United States