PRESS KIT – Port of Hueneme History

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0:04 – the port traces its humble beginnings to
0:06 – 1871
0:08 – and Thomas Bard who envisioned a
0:10 – commercial harbor capable of providing
0:13 – easy transport for local products
0:16 – the original 1500 foot long bard's wharf
0:20 – opened up new growth opportunities in
0:23 – both imports and exports for the
0:26 – community in Ventura county
0:28 – in the 1930s the port received its
0:31 – official status when the state of
0:33 – California authorized the creation of
0:35 – the Oxnard Harbor District and the first
0:38 – port commissioners were appointed under
0:40 – the leadership of Richard Bard the
0:43 – father of the port
0:45 – on May 5th
0:46 – 1937 the port made history when a bond
0:50 – issued for its construction at a sum of
0:53 – 1.75 million dollars was fully
0:55 – subscribed within 15 minutes making it
0:59 – the first time a port would be
1:01 – constructed without a cent of federal
1:03 – government money
1:04 – December 7
1:06 – 1941 the attack at Pearl Harbor signals
1:10 – the entry of the United States into
1:12 – World War II and a very different
1:14 – chapter in the life of the port
1:17 – in March 1942 the US Navy took
1:20 – possession of the port by imminent
1:22 – domain for use during this time of great
1:25 – national need moving more than 7.5
1:29 – million tons of military-related cargo
1:32 – after the war the government and the
1:34 – port began a strong tradition of joint
1:37 – use and partnership as the port began
1:39 – rebuilding its mission of economic
1:42 – prosperity through commerce
1:44 – the port saw the first car import arrive
1:47 – in 1977
1:49 – initiating its first major expansion
1:52 – since the war
1:54 – Del Monte tropical fruit company chose
1:57 – the port for its west coast operations
1:59 – in 1979 attracting more fruit importers
2:03 – and exporters making Hueneme one of the
2:06 – nation's busiest fresh produce ports
2:10 – today the port of Hueneme is one of
2:12 – California's busiest seaports and is now
2:15 – a top 10 US port in auto and fresh
2:19 – produce
2:20 – some of the additional markets the port
2:23 – serves include general cargo bulk
2:25 – liquids and fish
2:28 – handling over 11 billion dollars in
2:31 – cargo value annually translates into
2:33 – more than 2.2 billion dollars in
2:36 – economic impact and over 20 000 trade
2:39 – related jobs
2:41 – the port of Hueneme is a legacy of global
2:45 – reach
2:46 – a future for generations
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