Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
Figure 3.3 Container Movement by Port in FY 2008/2009
Millions of TEUs
1%
2%
28%
Port TEUs (2009)
Miami 807,069
Everglades 796,159
Jacksonville 754,352
Palm Beach 209,928
Tampa 48,788
Panama City 41,820
Fernandina 24,582
Fort Pierce 14,800
Manatee 14,507
Canaveral 799
Total 2,712,804
Percent of
Total
Container
(TEUs)
2%
1%
0%
1%
8%
29%
30%
Source: A Five-Year Plan to Achieve the Mission of Florida’s Seaports, 2009/2010-2013/2014.
Passengers
Along with freight movement, seven of Florida’s seaports offer passenger service
for single- and multi-day cruises. In fiscal year 2008/2009, Florida’s cruise ports
handled over 12.7 million passengers. Figure 3.4 presents passenger traffic by
port. Port of Miami is the largest home-based cruise port handling nearly a third
of all cruise passenger in Florida. Port Canaveral and Port Everglades follow at a
close second and third, respectively, with the three together representing nearly
83 percent of all cruise passengers. Florida’s top three cruise ports dominate the
national and international cruise industry. This is illustrated by ongoing
investments in infrastructure and industry commitments. For example, Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. decision to homeport the world’s two largest cruise
ships – “Oasis of the Seas” in December 2009 and the “Allure of the Seas” in
December 2010 – at Port Everglades is anticipated to make it the largest cruise
operation in the world. Other ports, including Key West, Tampa, Palm Beach,
and Jacksonville handle the remaining passenger movement in Florida.
Florida Department of Transportation 3-5
December 2010