Did You Know?
Did you know that the Port of Los Angeles has ranked as the #1 container port in the United States since 2000?
In 2006, the Port moved an impressive 8.5 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units) that a established a new national container record. Moreover, for the second consecutive year, the Port of Los Angeles has experienced record-breaking exports as part of President Obama’s National Export Initiative Agenda of 2010.
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Did you know that the United States currently has Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 20 countries around the globe, and more than 20 additional FTAs proposed?
Currently, the United States is partnered with Israel, Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Australia, Chile, Singapore, Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, and South Korea.
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Did you know that in 2012, the United States exported over $31 billion dollars in goods with Australia? Additionally, the United States exported over $3 billion dollars of goods to New Zealand, including $430 million in machinery (except electrical).
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Did you know that manufacturers in the United States are the “most productive” in the world? In 2012, manufacturers contributed $1.87 trillion to the US economy, up from $1.73 trillion in 2011. Manufacturing supports an estimated 17.2 million jobs in the United States, or about one out of every six private-sector jobs.
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Did you know that China claims 7 of the top 10 biggest ports in the world, including the largest in the world: Shanghai. The Port of Singapore and Port of Rotterdam are large and vital to their country’s economic activities, but they fail to match the five expansive working areas in Shanghai, China.