| An uncongested harbor, the Port of San Diego is almost 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles, just north of the US-Mexican border. The Port of San Diego is a major transshipment center for the region containing San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, the Imperial Counties, and northern Baja California. Port Commerce The Port of San Diego has two marine cargo facilities, and it owns the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal. Both cargo terminals allow rapid transfer of cargo to rail and highway, and they�e open 24 hours a day. Cargo traffic is increasing as the result of their aggressive international marketing campaign. The 96-acre Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal offers dockside frozen storage, dry and liquid bulk, breakbulk, small-scale container operations, and warehousing. The major inbound cargoes include refrigerated goods, cement, fertilizers, and forest products. Export cargoes include refrigerated goods, breakbulk, and bulk goods. The 125-acre National City Marine Terminal complex is a primary entry point for major Japanese and German automobile companies. The Port of San Diego processes over 250 thousand import and export vehicles. The facility also handles lumber from the Pacific Northwest and export cattle and containers. In 2003, the Port of San Diego National City Marine Terminal expanded, adding space for two additional 700-foot car carrying ships. Cruising and Travel Located on the B Street Pier, the Port of San Diego's B Street Cruise Ship Terminal can accommodate almost 4,000 passengers in its 35 thousand square foot reception and baggage-handling area. The Port of San Diego hosts over 190 cruise ships each year. Visitors can find information about the cruise ship terminal at http://www.portofsandiego.org/sandiego_maritime/cruise/. |
