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A Premier Gateway for International Trade Gina Barro Business Development
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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
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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
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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
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Capital Improvements Most of any U.S. port $4 billion in projects Projects create 3,000 – 5,000 construction jobs
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Middle Harbor $1.3 billion $1.3 billion First half set to open in late 2015
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Ship-to-Shore Cranes Six on site 8 more of the most advanced cranes on the way
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Guided Vehicles 34 on site 4 more on the way
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$1 billion Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Iconic Bridge $1.2 billion project Opening to traffic in 2018
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On-Dock Rail $1 billion project
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Sustainability Green Port Policy
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2013 Emissions Inventory
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Clean Trucks 13,000 registered Cut truck emissions by more than 90%
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Energy Programs Meeting Future Demand Cleaner Options, Support Port Operations
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Adaptation & Resilience Planning Assess, Develop Mitigation & Implement Climate Change
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Congestion Relief West Coast Ports
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Chassis Changes in supply chain, bigger ships Ocean carrier alliances Trucks, gate issues Yard capacity Labor Congestion Update
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Mitigation Efforts: Pier S container depot Chassis management and availability Pier Pass 2.0 FMC discussion agreement Supply chain optimization initiatives Congestion Update
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Bright future Committed to competitiveness
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