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About Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles is not just a local or regional port it is a global artery. It serves as the front line of the U.S. supply chain with Asia, especially for trans-Pacific trade. Maintained its position as the busiest port in North America for the fourth consecutive year, processing 9.4 million TEUs in the first 11 months of 2024, marking a 19% increase year-over-year. The Port maintains an efficient, sustainable supply chain.
The Port of Los Angeles is the largest and most pivotal maritime gateway in the United States, and it plays a foundational role in the shipping relationships between Asia and the broader U.S. logistics network. Located in San Pedro Bay and operating alongside the Port of Long Beach, the Port of LA handles over 20% of all U.S. containerized imports and is a primary entry point for goods coming from East Asia, especially China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
Adjacent neighbors, The Port of Long Beach is home of the 2nd-busiest port in the United States and the 9th-busiest port complex (with the Port of Los Angeles) in the world by container volume. 90% of the vessels coming through the port moving good between China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and South Korea.
The LA port's strongest trading partner by far is China, followed by other key Asian economies. Imports from Asia typically include: consumer electronics, furniture, apparel and textiles, toys, machinery and automotive parts, plastics, and household goods. Both Long Beach and LA are both top distribution centers for Amazon.
Products arrive in high volumes via massive container ships and are quickly processed through state-of-the-art terminals. On the export side, the U.S. ships raw materials back to Asia, such as scrap metal, agricultural products (e.g., soybeans, cotton, and grains), and chemicals. Deeply connected to retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, and agriculture sectors across the country that depend on timely and cost-efficient imports and exports. A healthy flow of containers are repositioned throughout this market due to its relation to a number of coastal markets. Eveon maintains inventory of 20ft, 40ft and 40ft HC stock.
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29 Palms Inn
As a sustainable business, when the family was in search of more storage and a hydroponic garden to support the restaurant on the property, Eveon’s commitment to repurposing decommissioned containers, opposed to selling new ones, was aligned with the Inn’s core values and mission.
Vacaville Fire Department
“We lit your containers on fire...” Chief Purnell stated matter-of-factly. “We are building out a training facility and the containers are ideal for ‘training burns’ and ‘forced entry’ exercises. Since the galvanized steel containers are weatherproof and fire-resistant, they can withstand the immense amounts of water we use onsite.”
Konnekted Co-Working Space
When it came to addressing temporary storage needs during the final stages of development, Konnekted turned to Eveon Containers. Known for our eco-friendly and affordable solutions, our decommissioned shipping containers provided an ideal solution for storing furniture, equipment, and supplies.
What We Love About California
Los Angeles And Long Beach are known for great surf, agriculture, entertainment, and beautiful weather. Ideal conditions for importing and exporting goods and access to decommissioned containers.
The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest container port in North America and has maintained its rank as number one for more than twenty years with record volumes for containerized trade. The Port maintains an efficient, sustainable supply chain and with adopting new technologies handled more than 8.1 million 20ft containers annually, or cargo worth roughly $ 200 billion.
Adjacent neighbors, The Port of Long Beach is home to the 2nd-busiest port in the United States and the 9th-busiest port complex (with the Port of Los Angeles) in the world by container volume. 90% of the vessels coming through the port move goods between China, Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam, and South Korea.
Love wine and containers as much as we do, make sure to check out LA Based Ecotech’s luxury Geneseo Inn made out of 20 shipping containers. The hotel nestled on 145 acres (about half the total floor space of the Pentagon) of rolling hills in the Paso Robles wine country was designed by Walter Scott Perry and includes luxury accommodations, recycled decking, a wedding suite, and floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the vineyards.
We can add the figures for the port of Long Beach here too. Even though there are literally one street apart from each other, they are referred to as separate ports. One is the biggest in the USA and the other one is the second biggest.