PortExpertise Competitors

Informa champions specialists working in academic and business-to-business markets, connecting people with knowledge to help them learn more, know more and do more. We’re a leading international events, digital services and academic knowledge business, headquartered in the UK and a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of public companies. We’re also home to a fantastic, inclusive community of over 14,000 colleagues across 30 countries, and a place where our colleagues have the freedom and flexibility to bring ideas to life, do work that makes a real impact and discover opportunities to grow. Our businesses include Informa Markets, Informa TechTarget, Informa Connect, Informa Festivals and Taylor & Francis, but if you work in one of the specialist markets we serve, you might also know us through our brands. In Pharma, Medical and Biotech, that includes WHX Dubai, CPHI and EBD; in Tech, Enterprise Connect, AI Summit, Black Hat and GDC; in Natural Products, New Hope Network, Vitafoods and Natural Products Expo; in Beauty & Aesthetics, China Beauty Expo and Premier Beauty; in Finance, SuperReturn International, Money20/20, Finovate and IGM; in Research and Advanced Learning, Routledge and F1000; and many more brands in more markets too.

With a fleet of 302 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has 15,200 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.7 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 133 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 24 marine terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. 4,400 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.

The Port of Long Beach is one of America’s premier seaports and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. Trade valued annually at more than $180 billion moves through Long Beach each year. More than 7.5 million container units were imported and exported in 2017 through the Port, making it the second-busiest seaport in the United States. Everything from clothing and shoes to toys, furniture and consumer electronics arrives at the Port before making its way to store shelves throughout the country. Specialized terminals also move petroleum, automobiles, cement, lumber, steel and other products. A major economic force, the Port supports more than 30,000 jobs in Long Beach, 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California and 1.4 million jobs throughout the United States. It generates about $16 billion in annual trade-related wages statewide. With the Green Port Policy guiding efforts to minimize or eliminate negative environmental impacts, the Port also is a catalyst for innovative environmental programs. Serving as a model for ports around the world, the Port of Long Beach pioneered such programs as the Green Flag Vessel Speed Reduction Program, Green Leases with environmental covenants and the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan. With these bold initiatives, the Port is dedicated to improving air quality more quickly and aggressively than has ever been attempted by any seaport, anywhere in the world. For these reasons and more, the Port is recognized internationally as one of the world’s best seaports and locally as a partner dedicated to helping the community thrive.