International trade is the largest industry in Los Angeles by employment. Nearly 300,000 jobs are directly sustained by the movement of goods in and out of the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port - the largest port complex in the United States and the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - the world's sixth busiest airport. Both the Port of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Airport are owned by the City of Los Angeles and are key components in the City's strategy to grow businesses and the economy.

Facts about Logistics and Trade in L.A.:

• The L.A. Customs District is the second largest in the U.S., based on containerized cargo volume and total cargo value - approximately $350 billion annually.
• The Port of Los Angeles connects directly with rail lines to destinations east of the Rocky Mountains via the Alameda Corridor, which is the nation's busiest rail cargo expressway.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has more than 1,000 cargo flights each day and is the world's sixth busiest airport by passenger flights, linking Los Angeles to every corner of the globe.

About the Port of Los Angeles:

For the past decade the Port of Los Angeles has moved more containers than any other port in the Western Hemisphere. Its success is not a coincidence. The Port of Los Angeles has heavily invested to ensure that its customers can take advantage of three major business drivers: superior cargo terminals, rail and warehouse infrastructure, and services between dock and destination.

The Port's state-of-the-art facilities are moving the goods while modernizing aggressively for the decades ahead. Port professionals work with tenants and their customers to meet their needs for today and anticipate their needs for tomorrow.

The Port of Los Angeles is the best option for moving cargo in and out of the most heavily populated region in the Western U.S. and beyond. It has the nation's largest on-dock rail assets, providing the highest frequency of intermodal access to 14 major freight hubs across the United States and beyond.

The Port of Los Angeles Advantage

• Spending $1 million a day in capital development.
• Ongoing terminal expansion programs.
• Reduced-fee incentive program.
• Over 11,000 drayage trucks that are model year 2007 or newer for superior reliability and air quality.
• Workforce of 18,000 longshore personnel.
• Access to multiple service providers in all parts of the logistics chain.
• Easy access to special handling equipment companies.
• 1,628 acres / 659 hectares of container terminal backland.
• 113 miles / 182 kilometers of rail on Port property connecting to more than 100 trains daily.
• 1.2 billion square feet of warehousing and Distribution Center facilities within 80 miles from the Port.
• 53' deep draft waterways to accommodate the world's largest container ships.
• 50+ berths and 70+ gantry cranes.

Contact:

Port of L.A. Marketing Division
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90733-0151
P: 310-732-3840
Port of LA Website

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the world's sixth busiest passenger airport and ranks 13th in air cargo tonnage handled. It is also the world's busiest origin and destination airport, with more passengers beginning or ending their trips in Southern California than using the airport for connecting flights. In 2008, LAX served 59.8 million passengers and handled 1.8 million tons of freight and mail. LAX handled 70 percent of passengers, 75 percent of air cargo, and 95 percent of international passengers and cargo traffic in the five-county Southern California region.

LAX: An Economic Driver

• LAX has an annual economic impact of $60 billion.
• An estimated 59,000 jobs, directly attributable to LAX, are located on or near the airport.
• One in 20 jobs in Southern California is attributed to LAX operations.
• LAX has 1,000 cargo flights each day.
• LAX operates a 12,700-square-foot refrigeration unit for perishable products.

Contact:

Mark A. Thorpe
Director of Air Service Development
Los Angeles World Airports
One World Way, Room 204 (Tower)
Los Angeles, CA 90045
E: mthorpe@lawa.org
Los Angeles World Airports