ABSTRACT
The 2020 Plan of the San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has been developed in response to the present and projected dramatic increase in Pacific Rim trade. The plan is also in response to containerization, projected larger and deeper draft vessels, intermodalism and risk management issues. Consistent with the theme of the Coastal Ocean Space Utilization Symposium, the 2020 Plan is primarily a marine transportation and port facilities between the present and the year 2020, it will allow more efficient use of the metropolitan Los Angeles coastal area thereby promoting increased commerce while protecting the marine environment.
