Western Railroad Discussion > Port of Long Beach info (RR related)

For all the naysayers who think shippers and maritime companies will bypass the Ports of Long Beach and LA due to the recent strike and the widening of the Panama Canal:

http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/cma-cgm/cma-cgm-buys-stake-long-beach%E2%80%99s-pier-j_20121212.html

In review, the twin ports service a wide territory - all of southern California, a portion of central California, southern Nevada, all of Arizona, plus access to the interior of Mexico and border cities and more. That's a huge market share.

For the most part CMA CGM containers ride BNSF rails...


Allen



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/12 20:41 by bradleymckay.

CMA CGM is the third largest container shipping line

They'll be docking in Vegas after the Earthquake, or maybe the Mayan thing.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/12 18:19 by rehunn.