Port of Long Beach welcomes new sister port

The Port of Long Beach has entered into a Sister Ports Agreement with the Xiamen Port Authority. The agreement establishes a framework for the ports to share information and best practices and collaborate on issues of common interest, including trade development, port operations, infrastructure development, environmental sustainability and city-port relations. The Port of Xiamen is one of the largest ports in China, the 14th-largest container port in the world, and the Port of Long Beach’s 11th-largest trade partner in terms of containerized cargo volume, valued at $3.2 billion in 2023. The ports held a signing ceremony June 12 at the Port of Long Beach Administration Building and the document was witnessed by representatives from the Xiamen Port Authority, Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, COSCO Shipping and the Port of Long Beach.