The extra depth meant there was less surge while the boats were loading or unloading than there would be at other locations. Bard chose Point Hueneme as the site of a wharf to take advantage of the naturally occurring depth of a submarine canyon. Coast Survey Map has inset of Point Hueneme before the harbor was built History Įuropean immigrants began farming on the Oxnard Plain in the 1860s but the area was isolated due to the difficult overland routes.

Navy has over 4,500 feet (1,400 m) of berthing space for various ship platforms for use by tenant commands of NBVC: Port Hueneme and transient government contract/military shipping. As a shared port between NBVC and the Oxnard Harbor District, the U.S. The commercial port operations have five deep-water berths. The District does not perform cargo handling operations as the companies shipping through the port take responsibility in cooperation with the port district. The port owns a railroad line through Port Hueneme and south Oxnard that is operated by the Ventura County Railroad and connects nationally to the Coast Route of Union Pacific. The port has a direct highway connection to the nationwide freight network which raises the status of the port and gives it access to more federal funding resulting in a competitive advantage. This includes providing support services for the offshore oil industry in the Santa Barbara Channel. General cargo includes household goods and oversized cargo. Bulk cargo and automobiles are specialties of the port and distinguishes it from much larger ports. The modern port continues this legacy as a dominant port for agribusiness ( fruit and other produce), liquids, fresh seafood and vehicles. The original wharf was built to serve the new farmers on the Oxnard Plain and became the largest grain shipping port south of San Francisco. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC). The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area.

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