Port of Richmond, California
- Port of Richmond, California
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The Port of Richmond, located in Richmond, California along the city's southern coast beside the Richmond Inner Harbor boasts the third largest volume of tonnage in the state of California annually; a total of 19 million short tons. It ranks number one for ports of San Francisco Bay in vehicles and liquid bulk. [cite web | title = Richmond, CA - Official Website - Port Operations | publisher = City of Richmond | url = http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=102 | accessdate = 2007-06-26] In addition to these the port can also handle dry-bulk, break-bulk, and containers. Seven of the terminals are city owned in addition to 5 dry-docks while there are 11 privately owned terminals from whence 90% of tonnage emerge. The port is served by a sophisticated rail network served by four major rail companies.[cite web | title = History of Richmond | publisher = City of Richmond | url = http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=112 | accessdate = 2007-06-25] ]Port Richmond (in Richmond, California) is one of the largest seaports in the United States of America. In 1993 it received 26,000,000 tons of goods. The majority of the cargo was oil and other petroleum products. The port is located at the end of Canal Boulevard in South Richmond. Port Richmond also received imported cars and delivers them dealers throughought the San Francisco Bay Area The port was constructed in the 1980s about thirty years after the World War II-era Kaiser Shipyards were decommissioned.
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