Del Monte Terminal Port of Hueneme, California

The Port of Hueneme is the largest banana port on the west coast, second in volume in North America only to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware. The banana and fresh fruit trade favors small niche ports that are not subject to the delays and congestion of the larger ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach or  New York/New Jersey, but are still close to the major population centers. Del Monte was the first major fruit tenant at Hueneme, beginning a weekly service in 1978. The company operates a refrigerated terminal on the dock as part of its Western Distribution Center.