The port facility encompasses six square miles on mostly landfill. It was recognized in 1994 as the number-one container port in the United States. Four of the port's seven container terminals provide on-dock rail facilities, and the other three are served by the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, a few miles away. Cosco operates out of berths J232-J234 which are operated by International Transportation Service. There is space for storing 12,800 TEU containers on ground, including 384 reefer outlets, and there are 4,000 TEU chassis slots.
Rail service is available directly on the pier.
Ltd. Maersk operates its own leased facility at berths J266-J270 in the Port of Long Beach. The berths are solely dedicated to handling cargo in containers with grounded and chassis operation. On the pier are three 40-ton rubber tired gantry cranes. Rail service is available on the dock. The Yang Ming Line has four weekly sailings that serve destinations all around the Pacific Rim and the Middle East including Micronesia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and Korea.