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39-694: Today, all parts of the following places are located on what was once Rancho Los Nietos, spanning the cities of Southeast LA and north Orange County: In 1784, Spanish governor Pedro Fages granted to Manuel Nieto, a former sergeant in the Spanish army, provisional use of all land between the Santa Ana River and the Los Angeles River from the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel to the sea. The original grant

78-766: A $ 50 million donation to the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach . Port of Long Beach officials looking into helping restore and revitalize the Los Cerritos Wetlands . The Port of Long Beach is governed by the City of Long Beach. The City Charter created the Long Beach Harbor Department to promote and develop the port. Under the charter, the five-member Board of Harbor Commissioners

117-464: A 1,200-foot wharf and two gantry cranes . Maersk Line Pacific completes on Pier G a 29-acre container terminal. Port of Long Beach is the largest container terminal in America. With the rapid expansion of the port, pollution also increased. The Port of Long Beach instituted programs to prevent and control oil spills, contain debris, and manage vessel traffic. Due to its efforts, the port was awarded

156-510: A 57-acre (230,000 m ) container terminal on Pier C of the port in 1991. Following this, COSCO, secured business with the Port of Long Beach in 1997. From the late 1990s through 2011, the Port of Long Beach saw increased traffic and growth with the leasing of terminals. In 1997, approximately one million containers were inbound to the port. By 2005, this number had tripled to nearly 3.3 million containers. If outbound containers are included, then

195-636: A consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners for $ 1.78 billion. The federal government demanded the sale of the terminal after a 2018 review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States . A US$ 17.1 million contract for 38 battery electric terminal tractors was awarded in April 2019 by SSA Marine, the company that manages operations at the Ports of Long Beach and Oakland;

234-684: A home port for the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet in 1932. In 1940 the navy purchased 105 acres on Terminal Island built the Long Beach Naval Shipyard there. Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island , is a low-security prison opened in 1938. The first bridge linking the eastern end of Terminal Island and Long Beach across the Back Channel was an unnamed "temporary" pontoon bridge constructed during World War II to accommodate traffic resulting from

273-416: A large sport fishing spot. Concerns regarding subsidence increased until Operation "Big Squirt," a water injection program, halted any progression of sinking land in 1960. In 1971 Pier J expansion is complete with a 55-acre container and car import terminal, becoming Toyota 's Western distribution center. In 1972 International Transportation Service completes a 52-acre container terminal on Pier J with

312-557: A major gateway for US–Asian trade, the port occupies 3,200 acres (13 km ) of land with 25 miles (40 km) of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California . The Port of Long Beach is located less than two miles (3 km) southwest of Downtown Long Beach and approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles . The seaport generates approximately US$ 100 billion per year in trade and employs more than 316,000 people in Southern California . In 2022,

351-511: A major source of air pollution. The Community Grants Program was created in 2016 to award grants to projects that improve air quality and energy efficiency at facilities used by the public. Established by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, it is the largest voluntary effort of its kind in the nation. While clean trucks were a focus, the Port of Long Beach also turned its attention to ships. The Green Flag incentive program

390-724: A sustainable port culture. Long Beach Harbor is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy . In 2007, the Port of Long Beach continued its environmental efforts by implementing the Clean Air Action Plan , an air quality program adopted by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. In recognition, the Clean Air Action Plan was given the most prestigious award from the American Association of Port Authorities ,

429-608: A year is spent on wholesale distribution services in the city. In the City of Los Angeles , port operations generate more than 230,000 jobs, with more than $ 10 billion a year going to distribution services in the city. On the state level, the Port of Long Beach provides about 370,000 jobs and generates close to $ 5.6 billion a year in state and local tax revenues The port is served by the Alameda Corridor through which intermodal railroad cars go north to Los Angeles. The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are, together,

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468-625: Is an urbanized region located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California , between the City of Los Angeles proper, Orange County , and the Pacific Ocean. The cluster of cities has been termed "Gateway Cities" in that they serve as a "gateway" between the LA and Orange counties, with the city of Cerritos equidistant from Downtown L.A., Long Beach, and Santa Ana in Orange County. As such,

507-569: Is noticeably crisscrossed with regional freeway infrastructure, connecting it to other parts of Greater Los Angeles , Orange County , and the Inland Empire . The following freeways directly service Southeast LA County: Port of Long Beach The Port of Long Beach , administered as the Harbor Department of the City of Long Beach, is a container port in the United States, which adjoins Port of Los Angeles . Acting as

546-556: Is responsible for setting policy for the port and managing the Harbor Department. The Harbor Commissioners set policies for the Port of Long Beach. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor of Long Beach and are confirmed by the City Council. They may serve no more than two six-year terms. In July, the commissioners rotate the offices of president and vice president. These offices are held for one year. To help improve relations with

585-411: Is the second busiest port in the United States, Significant freight rail infrastructure runs through Vernon, Commerce, Industry, Santa Fe Springs, and Pico Rivera; as well as lines running between the Port of Long Beach and Vernon & Commerce. The LA Metro connects Southeast LA County to Greater Los Angeles via the following commuter and light rail lines: Given its high population, Southeast LA

624-825: The American Association of Port Authorities Environmental "E" Award. Long Beach is the first harbor in the Western Hemisphere to receive such an award. In 1979, with improved relations between the United States and China, the port sent officials to the People’s Republic of China for the first time. Less than a year later, the China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO) inaugurated international shipping and designated Long Beach as its first US port of call. Relationships were forged with other international powers, and South Korea 's Hanjin Shipping opened

663-810: The South Los Angeles Region, the Southeast LA (or SELA) region, and the Los Angeles Harbor Region . Also members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments: The region hosts the following colleges and universities: Southeast LA County's Long Beach Airport (LGB) provides Southeast LA regular direct flights to and from approximately a dozen cities in the Western United States. The Port of Long Beach , located in Southeast LA,

702-645: The 2007 clean truck standards set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency are denied access to port terminals. In compliance with the clean truck initiative on October 1, all trucking companies conducting business with the port must have a port-approved concession outlining the regulations they must abide by. By September 23, 2011, nearly 500 trucking companies had applied for concessions, amounting to more than 6,000 trucks. In 2012 International Longshore and Warehouse Union went on strike, that closed down

741-672: The Environmental Management Award, in 2007. The Clean Air Action Plan also included the use of trucks that were deemed excessively pollutant. The port's Harbor Commission approved a Clean Trucks Program that banned old diesel trucks by October 2008. The program, outlined in the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, was expected to modernize the port trucking industry and slash truck-related air pollution by 80% by 2012. Diesel-powered harbor short-haul (drayage) trucks are

780-617: The Long Beach and surrounding towns, Port of Long Beach started a number of outreach events. In February 2009, the Port opened a $ 21 million command center. The Command and Control Center conforms to the port's Green Port Policy of being energy efficient. The Long Beach Harbor Patrol is a group of trained and armed public officers dedicated to security and public safety at the Port of Long Beach. Harbor Patrol officers monitor port facilities and public roads, respond to dispatches, and have authority to access all marine terminals and cargo at

819-626: The area is central to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) , and has a population of approximately 2,000,000 residents. Despite a predominating urban fabric of single-family homes and low-rise multifamily residential structures, Southeast LA County comprises some of the most densely populated municipalities in the United States . As with other regions of Los Angeles, Southeast LA's demographics are notable for ethnic and age diversity. The Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG),

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858-503: The assembly of offshore wind turbines , was announced in 2023. A 400-acre terminal area (160 ha) would be built on new land composed of dredged material for assembling the tall structures. The turbine systems would be floated into an adjacent wet storage area before being towed out to sea. The port's combined import and export value is nearly $ 100 billion per year. The seaport provides jobs, generates tax revenue, and supports retail and manufacturing businesses. More than $ 800 million

897-607: The coordinating body for the Southeast LA Region, is located in the city of Paramount . Area residents generally identify as being part of urban Los Angeles, despite technically living in separate, independent municipalities. The following cities are members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, though these cities at times may also be considered part of other LA regions, including the San Gabriel Valley Region, East Los Angeles Region,

936-553: The empty space over time. Engineers and geologists were promptly assigned to the problem, building dikes for flood control at high tide. On July 3, 1930 the Federal River and Harbor Act authorizes expanding the San Pedro Bay breakwater by 3.5-mile completed in 1949. In 1930 Procter & Gamble opened a manufacturing plant on the peninsula now known as Pier C. The plant closed in 1988. Long Beach became

975-560: The expansion of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. In 1968, it was replaced by the Gerald Desmond Bridge . In 1946, after World War II , the Port of Long Beach was established as "America’s most modern port" with the completion of the first of nine clear-span transit sheds. Pier E was completed and Pier B was expanded to two times its size in 1949. Pierpoint Landing completed on Pier F in 1948, becoming

1014-504: The growing business. In 1921, oil was discovered at the Long Beach Oil Field on and around Signal Hill . In 1932, the fourth-largest oil field in the United States, Wilmington Oil Field , was discovered; much of this field was underneath Long Beach and the harbor area itself. The hundreds of oil wells from Wilmington Oil Field provided oil revenues to the City and Port of Long Beach. The first offshore oil well in

1053-548: The harbor was brought online in 1937, shortly after the discovery that the oil field far extended into the harbor. In the mid-1930s, the port was expanded, largely due to the need to transport oil to foreign markets, as the immense output of oil from the Los Angeles Basin caused a glut in US markets. The extraction of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil caused concern for subsidence , as the overlying land collapsed into

1092-587: The mouth of the Los Angeles River . In 1917, the first Board of Harbor Commissioners was formed to supervise harbor operations. Due to the booming economy, Long Beach voters approved a $ 5 million bond to improve the inner and outer harbor in 1924. The old Municipal Pier was rebuilt into the Municipal Wharf in 1925. In 1925 construction started on Pier A and Pier B, with opening of Pier A in 1930. By 1926 more than one million tons of cargo were handled, and additional piers were constructed to accommodate

1131-545: The number increased from 3 million containers in 1997 to nearly 6.7 million containers in 2005. In 2001 U.S. Navy closed its footprint at Port of Long Beach, the Navy transfers it last lot of land on Terminal Island to the Port of Long Beach. The shipyard was closed in 1997. The surge in vessel traffic and cargo prompted increased environmental efforts by the port. In 2004, the Port of Long Beach reached compliance with an air pollution mandate by handling petroleum coke , one of

1170-466: The port to move ahead. The joint venture by Toyota and FuelCell Energy would produce power and hydrogen from natural gas. In 2021, the port had issues processing container ships. 86 container ships had to wait outside the port. Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are some of the least efficient in the world, according to a ranking by the World Bank and IHS Markit. Pier Wind, which would be used for

1209-570: The port's largest exports, in improved ways. By using enclosed conveyors and covered storage areas, the port reduced the amount of dust emitted by the petroleum coke by 5%, down 21% in 1997. In 2007, the seaport banned older diesel trucks from serving the port. On October 1, 2011, the Clean Trucks Program was launched by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The program set a goal to reduce air pollution from its truck fleet by 80% by 2012. Trucks built prior to 1987 that fail to meet

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1248-498: The port, together with the adjoining Port of Los Angeles, were considered amongst the world's least efficient ports by the World Bank and IHS Markit citing union protectionism and a lack of automation . 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 ) of mudflats on June 24, 1911, at

1287-508: The ports of and Long Beach and Los Angeles. The eight-day strike cost California about $ 8 billion. Ships were backed up into the Pacific Ocean . The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service helped end the strike. The strike impacted retailers getting ready for the holiday sales. In April 2019, COSCO Shipping -owned Orient Overseas (International) Limited announced that it would sell their Long Beach Container Terminal business to

1326-525: The single largest source of air pollution in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. Both ports have implemented a number of environmental programs to reduce pollution levels while continuing port growth. The internationally recognized Green Port Policy was adopted by the Port of Long Beach in 2005 in an effort to reduce pollution in the growing region of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The policy sets a framework for enhancing wildlife habitat, improving air and water quality, cleaning soil and undersea sediments, and creating

1365-509: The tractors would be assembled by DINA S.A. using drivetrain components from Meritor and TransPower. That July, SSA Marine awarded a contract for automated chargers using SAE J3105 -3 to Stäubli and Tritium . Delivery and installation of the tractors and chargers was completed by December 2023. A decision in 2020 by the California Public Utilities Commission allowed building a fuel cell plant at

1404-533: Was 300,000 acres (1,200 km), but the San Gabriel Mission contested the Los Nietos grant on the grounds that it encroached upon the southern portion of its property. A decision in favor of the mission was reached and Rancho Los Nietos was reduced to nearly half of its original size, but still leaving Corporal Nieto with 167,000 acres (680 km). At first it was called La Zanja, but later it

1443-493: Was known simply as Rancho Los Nietos. Upon Manuel Nieto's death in 1804, Rancho Los Nietos passed to his wife and four children. The rancho remained intact until 1833, when the Nieto heirs petitioned Mexican Governor José Figueroa for a partition and distribution of the land. In 1834, governor Figueroa officially declared the Los Nietos grant under Mexican rule and ordered its partition into six smaller ranchos. Rancho Palo Alto

1482-561: Was set up to encourage ships to slow down in order to improve air quality. The Green Flag program provides approximately $ 2 million a year in discounts for vessel operators who slow their ships to 12 knots (22 km/h) or less within 20 miles (32 km) of the harbor. According to the port, the Green Flag program reduced air pollution by 600 tons in 2007 and was expected to do better in 2008. The port has donated millions of dollars to select Southern California wetlands projects, including

1521-771: Was the smallest of the six ranchos. It is unknown exactly where or how large was Rancho Palo Alto as it did not appear on the partition map. It included the Coyote Hills and most of the Arroyo de los Coyotes , and may have been combined into Rancho Los Coyotes. Los Nietos Road in Santa Fe Springs and the unincorporated community known as West Whittier-Los Nietos are named after the rancho. 33°52′N 118°01′W  /  33.86°N 118.01°W  / 33.86; -118.01 Gateway Cities The Gateway Cities Region, or Southeast Los Angeles County ,

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