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> cross-Pacific trade isn't as big as cross-Atlantic Huh? Newport Beach is the busiest port in the world. Cross-Pacific trade dwarfs cross-Atlantic trade.

sizzzzlerz 8y ago
Where'd you find that? I googled for busiest ports and found LA is the 17th and Long Beach the 21st busiest in the world. And they are totally dwarfed by Shanghai and Singapore.
confuseddesi 8y ago
You mean Long Beach, right?
- freeopinion 8y ago
  Yes. It was a poorly made claim. I should have looked it up. I meant LA/Long Beach which are actually two ports, side by side. I also overstated the domain. I should have confined the claim to the country, not the world. And as others have pointed out, even at a national level, the claim is disputable.
reaperducer 8y ago
>Huh? Newport Beach is the busiest port in the world. Cross-Pacific trade dwarfs cross-Atlantic trade. Huh? Newport Beach? If you mean the Port of Los Angeles, which is next to Long Beach, but is actually in San Pedro, you're not even close. It's not even the busiest in America. Measured by tonnage: Busiest port in the world is Ningbo-Zhoushan, China. Busiest American port is South Louisiana (#14 worldwide).[0] Measured by containers: Busiest port in the world is Shanghai, China. Busiest American port is Los Angeles (#17 worldwide).[1] Measured by transshipments: Busiest port in the world is Singapore. Busiest American port is Los Angeles (#17 worldwide).[2] [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_ports_by_cargo_tonnage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_ports_by_cargo... [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_container_ports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_container_port... [2]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_transshipment_ports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_transshipment_...

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> cross-Pacific trade isn't as big as cross-Atlantic Huh? Newport Beach is the busiest port in the world. Cross-Pacific trade dwarfs cross-Atlantic trade.

by freeopinion 8y ago

sizzzzlerz 8y ago
Where'd you find that? I googled for busiest ports and found LA is the 17th and Long Beach the 21st busiest in the world. And they are totally dwarfed by Shanghai and Singapore.
confuseddesi 8y ago
You mean Long Beach, right?
- freeopinion 8y ago
  Yes. It was a poorly made claim. I should have looked it up. I meant LA/Long Beach which are actually two ports, side by side. I also overstated the domain. I should have confined the claim to the country, not the world. And as others have pointed out, even at a national level, the claim is disputable.
reaperducer 8y ago
>Huh? Newport Beach is the busiest port in the world. Cross-Pacific trade dwarfs cross-Atlantic trade. Huh? Newport Beach? If you mean the Port of Los Angeles, which is next to Long Beach, but is actually in San Pedro, you're not even close. It's not even the busiest in America. Measured by tonnage: Busiest port in the world is Ningbo-Zhoushan, China. Busiest American port is South Louisiana (#14 worldwide).[0] Measured by containers: Busiest port in the world is Shanghai, China. Busiest American port is Los Angeles (#17 worldwide).[1] Measured by transshipments: Busiest port in the world is Singapore. Busiest American port is Los Angeles (#17 worldwide).[2] [0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_ports_by_cargo_tonnage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_ports_by_cargo... [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_container_ports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_container_port... [2]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_transshipment_ports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_transshipment_...