Integrating Inland Ports into the Intermodal Goods Movement System for Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program, and California Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government and California Department of Transportation assume no liability for the contents or use thereof. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California or the Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Planners concerned with deep-water port operations are interested in strategies that improve regional truck flows associated with the container trade while also mitigating related problems of highway congestion and air pollution. An inland port or integrated distribution hub is typically located some distance from traditional seaport gateways and is designed to facilitate international trade processing by providing multi-modal transportation assets and value-added services at a single site. Strategically located inland ports could contribute to increasing container flow and