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1 A Premier Gateway for International Trade Gina Barro Business Development

2 2 nd busiest U.S. port 2 nd busiest U.S. port Premier gateway for U.S. - Asia trade Premier gateway for U.S. - Asia trade Major Southern California economic engine Major Southern California economic engine 140 shipping lines 140 shipping lines Connections to 217 seaports Connections to 217 seaports Port of Long Beach

3 2 nd Busiest North American Container Port Millions of Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) or 20-foot-long containers Two TEU = One 40-foot-long container

4 Supporting the Economy 1 in 8 jobs in Long Beach; 30,000 people employed in goods movement-related work 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California 1.4 million jobs throughout the U.S. $16 billion in annual trade – related wages statewide

5 Capital Improvements Most of any U.S. port $4 billion in projects Projects create 3,000 – 5,000 construction jobs

6 Middle Harbor $1.3 billion $1.3 billion First half set to open in late 2015

7 Ship-to-Shore Cranes Six on site 8 more of the most advanced cranes on the way

8 Guided Vehicles 34 on site 4 more on the way

9 $1 billion Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Iconic Bridge $1.2 billion project Opening to traffic in 2018

10 On-Dock Rail $1 billion project

11 Sustainability Green Port Policy

12 2013 Emissions Inventory

13 Clean Trucks 13,000 registered Cut truck emissions by more than 90%

14 Energy Programs Meeting Future Demand Cleaner Options, Support Port Operations

15 Adaptation & Resilience Planning Assess, Develop Mitigation & Implement Climate Change

16 Congestion Relief West Coast Ports

17 Chassis Changes in supply chain, bigger ships Ocean carrier alliances Trucks, gate issues Yard capacity Labor Congestion Update

18 Mitigation Efforts: Pier S container depot Chassis management and availability Pier Pass 2.0 FMC discussion agreement Supply chain optimization initiatives Congestion Update

19 Bright future Committed to competitiveness

20 THANK YOU! www.polb.com www.facebook.com/PortofLB http://twitter.com/portoflongbeach http://www.youtube.com/portoflongbeach


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