Editing Long Beach, California (section)

===Ports and freight===
[[File:POLB.jpg|thumb|left|Northwest-facing view of the harbor and port at dusk]]

As of 2005, the [[Port of Long Beach]] was the second busiest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2005_NORTH_AMERICAN_CONTAINER_TRAFFIC.pdf |title=2005 North American Contain Traffic |work=AAPA website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920142823/http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/Statistics/2005_NORTH_AMERICAN_CONTAINER_TRAFFIC.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2009 }}</ref> [[port#Major ports|seaport in the United States]] and the tenth busiest in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.longbeach.gov/lgb/news/10-3-23-lgb-recognized-among-top-ten-airports-by-conde-nast-traveler-magazine-for-second-consecutive-year/|title=LGB Recognized Among Top Ten Airports by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine for Second Consecutive Year}}</ref> shipping some 66 million metric tons of cargo worth $95 billion in 2001. The port serves shipping between the United States and the [[Pacific Rim]]. The combined operations of the Port of Long Beach and the [[Port of Los Angeles]] are the busiest in the US.
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Rail shipping is provided by [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and [[BNSF Railway]], which carry about half of the trans-shipments from the port. Long Beach has contributed to the [[Alameda Corridor]] project to increase the capacity of the rail lines, roads, and highways connecting the port to the Los Angeles rail hub. The project, completed in 2002, created a trench {{convert|20|mi|km|0}} long and {{convert|33|ft|m|0}} deep in order to eliminate 200&nbsp;[[grade crossing]]s and cost about US$2.4&nbsp;billion.

;Long Beach Cruise Terminal
[[File:Queen Mary Dome (3298007004).jpg|thumb|Long Beach Cruise Terminal]]
Operated by [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival Corporation]], the Long Beach Cruise Terminal is the year-round home of three cruise ships carrying over 600,000 passengers annually. Passengers are processed in the domed structure that housed the [[Spruce Goose]].<ref>Meeks, Karen Robes (June 13, 2014). [http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20140613/carnival-cruise-lines-expands-services-in-long-beach Carnival Cruise Lines expands services in Long Beach.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117231839/http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20140613/carnival-cruise-lines-expands-services-in-long-beach |date=January 17, 2016 }} Long Beach ''Press-Telegram.'' Retrieved January 5, 2016.</ref><ref>sanpedro.com. [http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp2.htm Cruise Ships—Long Beach, CA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117155539/http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp2.htm |date=January 17, 2016 }}. Retrieved January 5, 2016.</ref>

;Catalina Landing
[[Catalina Express]] operates scheduled trips from the Catalina Landing.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Catalina Landing |url=https://catalinaexpress.com/port-long-beach/long-beach-port.html |website=catalinaexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>