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The San Pedro Breakwater was started in 1899 and over time was expanded to protect the current site of the Port of Long Beach. The Port of Long Beach was founded on 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mudflats on June 24, 1911, at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. [7] In 1917, the first Board of Harbor Commissioners was formed to supervise harbor operations.
The port is the busiest port in the United States by container volume, the 19th-busiest container port in the world, and the 10th-busiest worldwide when combined with the neighboring Port of Long Beach. The port is also the number-one freight gateway in the United States when ranked by the value of shipments passing through it. [16]
Long Beach, CA Carnival Venezia: 2023–present 135,225 GT [125] 4,208 Bahamas: Previously sailed for Costa Cruises as Costa Venezia (2019–2023) [126] First ship to sail under the Carnival Fun Italian Style concept. [127] New York, NY Summer/ Fall Seasons; Port Canaveral, FL Winter/Spring Seasons; Carnival Firenze: 2024–present [128 ...
Back Channel (bottom) and the Los Angeles River (top), prior to the construction of the pontoon bridge 1937. Back Channel is a canal in the Port of Long Beach, California, United States, and is nearby to Terminal Island, Island Grissom, and Thenard.
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. [11]
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Long Beach Transit operates two year-round water taxi services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink, [27] which connects the major attractions of Downtown Long Beach, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the RMS Queen Mary hotel. In 2023, the two water routes had a ridership of 62,200, or ...
The Gerald Desmond Bridge became a barrier for large ships entering the Inner Harbor at Long Beach, with its restrictive 155-foot (47 m) vertical clearance. This restrictive vertical clearance was cited as a factor in an observed drop in the Port of Long Beach's share of United States container imports.