The Port of Los Angeles has released a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for a proposed Terminal Island Maritime Support Facility—a massive chassis support and container storage project in San Pedro.
The proposed Terminal Island Maritime Support Facility would be built on about 89 acres at 740 Terminal Way on Terminal Island. The site is framed by Navy Way to the east, Ferry Street to the west, Terminal Way to the south and State Route 47 to the north. An existing, vacant office building at 750 Eldridge Street which would be refurbished on the site to support operations.
Under the plan, the facility is intended to serve as a full chassis-support operation, providing maintenance and repair. The facility would also accommodate storage for empty containers on chassis. Within the footprint, about 73 acres would be usable for the storage loop area. The project calls for up to two office/welfare buildings, four 30-foot steel canopy structures, multiple restrooms and guard booths, as well as extensive stalls for chassis and parking for utility tractors and cranes. Support infrastructure would include appurtenant water and electrical systems, with a new Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) substation among the electrical improvements.
The facility would operate for up to 25 years under the required entitlements. During that time, it may be operated by a single company or by multiple operators or tenants. Much of the environmental analysis assumes a single operator would create the highest possible impacts.
The environmental analysis prepared by the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) considered air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and other hazards. The findings will be used to inform decision-makers and the public about environmental impacts, analyze project alternatives and establish mitigation measures.
The DEIR found that even after mitigation, the project would generate nitrogen oxide emissions that surpass South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) thresholds. The report points to this impact as significant and unavoidable.
Other impacts identified that can be mitigated to less-than-significant levels include impacts from hazards and hazardous materials. The LAHD recommends soil management and vapor intrusion monitoring to reduce soil, groundwater and soil vapor contamination. Greenhouse gas emissions, pollutants and energy uses were projected to have less-than-significant impacts with mitigation measures in place. The DEIR presents a “No Project” alternative and a “Reduced Project” alternative for lowered emissions and infrastructure requirements.
The port is asking for the community’s input through a Zoom meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Participants are not required to register in advance. Written comments will also be accepted through Oct. 30.
Once the public comment period closes, the Port of Los Angeles will review all feedback and prepare responses, potentially revising portions of the draft as needed. If the permitting and approval process moves forward without major delays, a plausible timeline has the Final EIR certified in early 2026. Construction and site preparation would begin soon after, with full operation projected to last up to 25 years once built and operational.
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