Past Event - The Seaports of Los Angeles

How did our two ports become the focus of supply chain issues and what are their prospects for the future? That and other questions about the importance of our seaports will be the topics of our next virtual presentation when our member  Dr. James Fawcett takes us down to the waterfront.

About 40% of all marine freight entering the US comes through the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, influencing an estimated 900,000 jobs in the region. We’ll dive down and explore with Dr. Fawcett some of the why’s and how’s of this important industry.

Dr. James (Jim) Fawcett is the Director of Marine Science & Policy Outreach for the USC Sea Grant Program, an organized research unit of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. Now in its 50th year at USC, Sea Grant is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to expand our knowledge of…