We provide extensive reports of ship activities for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as Port Hueneme to the north and San Diego to the south. Check our REPORTS section to find a variety of ship information reports on schedules, arrival times, locations, etc., tailored to suit your needs. We also are partners with the United States Coast Guard in running the only public-private partnership VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE in the United States. Our VTS section will provide operating rules, important notices, user fees and, for those authorized, a real time picture of our vessel traffic situation. The Marine Exchange acts as the Secretariat for our local Harbor Safety Committee. You'll be able to find the latest HARBOR SAFETY PLAN for the Port Complex, as well as tug Bollard Pull information and recent safety notices by looking here. Check out our services tab for important elements of information about our Ports. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, email us: info@mxsocal.org. As the de facto ship operations center for Southern California, our goal is to provide the most up to date information available. We strive to keep you, our customers informed. We are open to suggestions on how we may improve our operation. Reach us HERE.
Welcome to the
Marine Exchange of Southern California
The Marine Exchange of Southern California is a ninety plus year old, non-profit organization dedicated to the development and efficient flow of maritime commerce throughout the region. Our records of ship arrivals and departures go back to 1923 in a string broken only by WW II. Since then, we have evolved into the Maritime Information Center for the Los Angeles - Long Beach Port Complex.
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The Marine Exchange provides a variety of other services including preparation of custom reports,
rentals of cell phones and our conference room, advertising on our web site,
and selling Port Handbooks which are updated yearly. Contact us for pricing!
A HISTORY OF THE MARINE EXCHANGE
When the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were established in the early 1900’s, W.H. Wickersham, an enterprising steamship agent and customs house broker, formed the Marine Exchange and Sailing Club of the Port of Los Angeles. He hired professional “lookouts” to monitor vessel movement throughout the ports from the newly built Warehouse 1 in the Outer Harbor. That information was sold to the maritime industry and replaced the old system of “runners” which were employed by each individual ship. By 1923, Wickersham’s venture was popular but losing money and he was ready to shut it down. The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce recognized the value of the professional lookout service and took over Wickersham’s operation as the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles.
In the early years, ships were detected using binoculars, communication was conducted via megaphone, signal flags and flashing light, and information was compiled on chalkboards and 3”x5” cards. Except during World War II when the U.S. Coast Guard was in charge of port operations (1942-1945), the Marine Exchange has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. It has kept a detailed record of every vessel arrival, departure, and shifts around the harbors from 1923 to the present.
MEET MARINE EXCHANGE THE TEAM!
Marine Exchange has the best and brightest in every field. This strong team is the backbone of everything we do.
General email: info@mxsocal.org
J.Kipling (Kip) Louttit
(CAPT, USCG-Ret)
Reid Crispino
(QMCS, USCG-Ret.)
Joyce Kaplan
Laurie Williamson
Debbie Chavez
Patrick Baranic
Executive
Director
310.519.3127
Fax: 310.832.2551
General
Manager
310.732.0676
Fax: 310.732.0645
Administrative Assistant/
Receptionist
310.519.3134
Accounting
Services Manager
310.519.3128
Fax: 310.241.0300
Maritime
Information Manager
310.519.3125
Operations/
Training Manager
310.732.5041
BEHIND THE SCENES
Accounting Services
GENERAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES INFORMATION
Fax:310.832.7238
Laurie Williamson
Accounting Services Manager • 310.519.3128
Cheri Apodaca
Accounting Services Assistant • 310.241.0301
Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)
GENERAL VTS INFORMATION
24 Hour Number: 310.832.6411
Fax:310.832.7238
Patrick Baranic
Operations/Training Manager • 310.732.5041
OSC Casey Robert, USCG
Coast Guard Director, VTS •ᅠ 310.732.1804
Maritime Information Service
GENERAL MARITIME INFORMATION
Fax: 310.833.9735
Debbie Chavez
Maritime Information Manager
310.519.3125
Porscha Abrons
Assistant Maritime Information Manager
310.519.3123
Patty Tlascuapan
Maritime Information Specialist
310.519.3124
Richard Palmer
Maritime Information Specialist
310.519.3135
Chie Morimoto
Maritime Information Specialist
310.732-0624
VTS Supervisors
Dan Larson (QMC, USCG-Ret.)
Mike Conner (QM2, USCG-Ret.)
Mitchell Reiter
Randy Young (BM1, USCG-Ret.)
OS2 Jon Adams, USCGR
Patrick Baranic
Mike Martin
Vessel Traffic Specialists:
Dave Katz
Hector Gallardo
Chie Morimoto
Matthew Kallenberg
OS1 Maxwell Stuckey, USCG
OS1 Nick Theriault, USCG
OS2 Kyle Kelsey, USCG
OS2 Brooke Lowell, USCG
OS3 Liam Stack, USCG
Marine Exchange of Southern California Board of Directors
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