As the Panama Canal expansion approaches, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have secured funding to expand their capacity and upgrade their facilities.
Here are some notes from a recent logistics conference taken by WCL Consulting:
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the railroads of Union Pacific and BNSF will invest more than $7 billion in containerized cargo movement infrastructure.
The port of Los Angeles will invest over $3 billion on main channel deepening, terminal improvements, roadway connections and on-dock rail.
The port of Long Beach will invest $3.5...