A delegation from the Port of Long Beach, Calif., which includes Mayor Robert Garcia, will visit Cambodia, Singapore, and Vietnam for nine days, exploring investment and economic development opportunities. The port is the country’s second-busiest seaport.
The delegation will meet with representatives from global shipping company Ocean Network Express while in Singapore and while in Vietnam and Cambodia will work to establish working relationships with government and industry leaders.
While in Cambodia, the delegation will also meet with representatives from the United States Embassy and with government officials representing commerce, economics, transportation, and tourism.
“The continued economic growth of Cambodia and Vietnam creates a strong potential for increasing trade through the Port of Long Beach,” Tracy Egoscue, Long Beach Harbor Commission president, said. “We are looking forward to building new alliances and strengthening existing relationships with our partners in Southeast Asia.”
Outside of Cambodia, Long Beach has the world’s largest concentration of Cambodians.
Garcia will renew the sister city relationship between Long Beach and Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh. The relationship was first established in October 1993. Both cities agreed to promote international goodwill as well as to exchange ideas and improve trade relations between the two cities and countries.