The Maritime Trade Development staff attracts new business, assures customer satisfaction, and enhances the Port's image locally, regionally, nationally and abroad.  This department also oversees maritime marketing and trade development as well as general business operations.

The Port of San Diego offers easy access and efficient services for the shipping industry including:

• Two major ocean cargo terminals
  - Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal
  - National City Marine Terminal
• Close proximity to highways
• Uncongested freeway access via I-5, I-8 and I-15 to
  - Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino counties
  - Imperial Valley, Arizona, Southwest U.S.
• Close proximity to Mexico
  - Tijuana maquiladora industries - 15 miles
  - Mexicali - 135 miles
• On-dock rail service
• 24-hour gates
• Foreign Trade Zone designation in progress