The second largest in the USthe metropolis of Los Angeles, located on the Pacific coast, grew out of a small village, the foundation of which was approved in 1781 by the governor of a very young California state. Its name in Spanish translates as follows: "The village of the Virgin Mary, the queen of angels, on the river Porsyunkul." But since it was too long even to remember, in time the city grew, and the name was shortened until it fit into two familiar words.
Today, Los Angeles is known all over the world, beforein total, as the capital of the entertainment industry. Here is the famous Hollywood and the most famous record companies, and the most famous people of America consider it prestigious to have a house in the Beverly Hills area. "The city in which dreams come true" over the past dozens of years attracts people from all over the world, being one of the largest centers of tourism and international business: from here are delivered all over the world.
Location of the city, beneficial to all sectorsbusiness, contributes to its development and prosperity. Los Angeles is one of the largest port cities in America, where the ways of delivering international cargo departing by sea routes converge. Two ports - Los Angeles and Long Beach form one of the largest in the world in terms of cargo turnover port center. The area of the port of Los Angeles is 3.5 thousand kilometers. Every day 27 cargo terminals are serviced by vessels carrying any kinds of cargo.
from this port are delivered in the direction ofHamburg and Antwerp with a maximum of two sea lines. All water service takes 40-45 days and is the most profitable option in terms of cost. The long way is due to the territorial location of the port: ships with cargoes going to Europe have to skirt the continent of North America from its southern side, so that through the narrow Panama Isthmus go from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Across the Atlantic vessels directly go to European ports, from where by rail or by road, containerized cargo is transported throughout the Eurasian continent.
There are two more options for the delivery of goods fromLos Angeles. Both assume the transportation of goods by rail to the ports of the East Coast - Houston, or New York. From these ports containers are sent by sea to Europe. In this case, delivery through Houston will take 30-35 days, and through New York from 20 to 25. With shorter delivery times, the cost of transportation increases accordingly. Therefore, before choosing the most advantageous variant of the route, it is necessary to estimate the ratio of the cost of the expected cargoes and the speed of their delivery.
