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Maritime Services
Historically, the
ocean and San
Diego's maritime
services have had a
major impact on the
region's economy. As
the last port before
entering Mexican
waters, sport
fishing boats,
commercial fishing
fleets and pleasure
craft depend on the
more than 200
companies that
provide repair,
maintenance care and
auxiliary equipment
to the vessels that
come to San Diego
annually.
While much of San
Diego's maritime
services are repair
and maintenance, the
city is also known
for shipbuilding.
NASSCO is one of
only five new
construction yards
in the country and
the only one on the
West Coast. Besides
fulfilling defense
contracts for Navy
auxiliary and
amphibious ships,
this company designs
and constructs large
commercial vessels
including cargo and
container ships,
freighters and heavy
oil tankers for the
Alaskan trade.
The Port of San
Diego and the Navy
have been dredging
the bay to give
larger cargo ships
access to the docks.
This will increase
the shipping
abilities of the
city's two marine
terminals and allow
businesses to use
our ports instead of
depending on those
in Los Angeles. As
more cruise ships
use San Diego as a
port, hundreds of
jobs will be created
to serve those needs
as well.
To learn more about
San Diego's other
main business, click
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