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January 18, 2012 This page has been automatically translated by Original news Last year the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles City is increased of 1.4% In next the five years investments for 1,5 billion dollars in the port of call In the 2011 traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles City it has grown of 1.4% attesting itself to 7.940.511 teu regarding 7.831.902 teu enlivened the year precedence. It disembarks and it embarks it of container full are increased respective of 2.3% and 14.5% to 4.066.764 teu and 2.109.394 teu. This last figure constitutes the new record of full exports of container totaled from the port American for according to consecutive year. The movimentazione of container empty has been pairs to 1.764.353 teu (- 12.5%). "We have been fortunate to obtain in a 2011 increase of the results regarding the year precedence - the mayor of Los Angeles City has commented, Antonio Villaraigosa - but not we are resting on the bay leaves since we are the first commercial gateway of the nation. Here because we are investing 1,5 billion dollars in the development for next the five years. We are going to create more - it has explained - than 20.000 places of work in the constructive field and to maintain infrastructures of the port of Los Angeles City absolutely major-league, since we face a new competitive scene". "2011 - it has found the executive director of the Port Authority of Los Angeles City, Geraldine Knatz - have been our according to consecutive year of record of the exports and this constitutes an example of as our place is ready to face a change of the picture of the world-wide exchanges. We are continuing to favor the export opportunities through our program of national within TradeConnect and meanwhile we are focusing our attention on the strategies in the long term in order to conserve and to increase our role of first port container for volume of traffic of the nation". In the single one slid December month the Californian port of call it has enlivened altogether 649,469 teu, with an increment of 6.0% regarding December 2010. It disembarks and it embarks it of container full are increased respective of 6.4% and 9.2% to 318.356 teu and 176,531 teu. The container empty has been pairs to 154.582 teu (+1.9%). Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page News - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail