Port of Los Angeles

The Port is a department of the City of Los Angeles and is often referred to as the Los Angeles
Harbor Department. The Port is operated and managed under a State Tidelands Trust that grants
local municipalities jurisdiction over ports and stipulates that activities must be related to
commerce, navigation and fisheries. A five-member Board of Harbor Commissioners are
appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council to provide direction and
create policy for the Port.