port of los angeles
Haikou Nature: Gulf Port
Latitude and longitude: 33 degrees 43 minutes, 118 degrees 16 minutes W
Route: West Coast of North America
it isNorth American Continental BridgeOne of the bridgeheads is the western bridgehead of the Santa Fe Railway, the main east-west line across the United States, and the bridgehead on the eastern Atlantic coast isPhiladelphia(PHILADELPHIA), another main rail line isSouthern Pacific Railway, starting from Los Angeles vianew orleans(NEW ORLEANS) port extending to the Atlantic coastjacksonville(JACKSONVILLE) port. Los Angeles isU.S. West CoastThe largest industrial city in China, the famous industries are the aircraft manufacturing industry and the petroleum industry. Lockheed Corporation, one of the two largest aircraft manufacturing companies in the United States, is the leader of the US aircraft and missile manufacturing industry.monopoly, just north of the city.californiaThe oil field is near Los Angeles. In addition, automobile manufacturing, electronic equipment, chemistry, steel, and printing all occupy a major position. Hollywood in the northwest is the center of the American film industry, and Disney amusement centers in the east are world-famous. The port is about 30km away from the airport, and there are regular flights to all over the world.
The port is subtropicalthe mediterraneanstyle climate,prevailing west wind. = The monthly average temperature is 13.7 The monthly average temperature is 21°C. The annual average rainfall is about 800mm.
The main berths in the port area are as follows:
Wharf category Berths (pieces) Shoreline length (M) Maximum water depth (M)
BULK GENERAL CARGO (bulk, general cargo) 15 3590 13.7
CONTAINER (container) 36 5612 13.7
OIL QUAY (oil terminal) 14 3484 15.2
Various loading and unloading equipmentshore crane, movable man crane, door crane, floating crane, container crane,loading bridgeAnd dense loading facilities, etc., among which the maximum lifting capacity of the container crane is 40 tons, the floating crane is 350 tons, and there are oil pipelines with a diameter of 150-300MM for loading and unloading.container terminalIt can stack 20,000 to 50,000 TEU, and is equipped with an automatic gantry crane. The largest port area ever berthed 220,000 DWTtanker, the oil tank capacity reached 500,000 tons, and the open-air storage yard area reached 1 million square meters in 1994Container throughput2.513 million TEU, an increase of 8.6% over 1993, ranking second in the United States. In 1992, the cargo throughput was 67.29 million tons. The main export goods are petroleum, cement, machinery, chemicals, cotton, potash, fresh fruit, fish products and tank heads, etc. The main import goods are steel products,natural rubber, fiber products, syrup, wood, paper, sheets, fruit, wool, vehicles, coffee, glass and bananas, etc. American Line (APL) has built a newcontainer terminal, can berth 4 large container ships, and is equipped with a new generation of container cranes. It is expected to be put into operation in 1997, and the annual container handling capacity can be doubled by then.
