About The Marine Exchange

The Marine Exchange of Southern California is an over one-hundred-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.

Read about Our History.

The Marine Exchange maintains a continuous 24-hour service, and utilizes a state-of-the-art, comprehensive, computerized database system to provide vital statistics and information on ships calling at the four major ports in Southern California: Port Hueneme, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Diego; and the marine oil terminal at El Segundo.

Offerings and Services

• 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.
• The only public-private partnership Vessel Traffic Service in the United States: providing operating rules, important notices, user fees and, for those authorized, a real time picture of our vessel traffic situation.
• The Latest Harbor Safety Plan for the Port Complex, as well as tug bollard pull information and recent safety notices.

If you can't find what your're looking for, contact us. 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.