The Port of Los Angeles requests proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of Berth 500, a new independent container terminal along the 400 Dock Channel.
The selected entity would sign a public-private pre-development agreement with the port to evaluate the project’s financial feasibility, obtain operating rights, and manage other necessary requirements before its implementation and construction.
“For the first time in a generation, the Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal to meet the demand of the global supply chain for decades,” stated Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
As proposed, Berth 500 would be a 200-acre site with two new berths and approximately 3,000 linear feet of new dock available. Located in natural deep water at the southern end of the Port’s Terminal Island, the project would considerably increase port cargo efficiency, as it would allow the entry of larger, new-generation cargo ships.
The proposed site for Berth 500 is located just south of Berth 400, currently the largest container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
In this line, it identified a 124-acre submerged site, infrastructure that was added during the construction of the adjacent Berth 400, before its completion in 2002.
The pre-development process will include all necessary environmental assessments as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The entire proposed project for Berth 500, from pre-development, obtaining rights and environmental review to complete construction and operation, is expected to take approximately 10 years.
