Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
Figure 3.4 Cruise Passenger Embarkations and Debarkations
by Port in FY 2008/2009
1%
6%
26%
Port FY 08/09 Total
Miami 4,110,100
Canaveral 3,250,775
Everglades 3,139,820
Key West 863,767
Tampa 802,937
Palm Beach 349,800
Jacksonville 185,434
Total 12,702,633
Percent of
Total
Cruise
Passengers
7%
3%
25%
32%
Source: A Five-Year Plan to Achieve the Mission of Florida’s Seaports, 2009/2010-2013/2014.
3.2 Functional Characteristics
While part of a system, Florida’s seaports are very diverse in nature. Some are
located inside urban population centers mainly serving their regional population
while others are outside the urban core. Some of the “rural” ports serve
markets outside their local area. Some control all on-port activities while others
are surrounded by private marine terminals. Some function as “landlord” or
“tenant” ports leasing land to private tenants to operate, while others are
managed as “operating” ports. Six operate under a local government port
authority, one as a special district, and seven are part of a county or city
government. All of Florida’s seaports work with their host communities to plan
for economic development surrounding their facilities. For example, Manatee
County recently adopted an economic port development overlay on land near
Port Manataee; the City of Port St. Joe recently revised its land use element to
plan for future growth of the port and the surrounding area; and Palm Beach
County is working to support development of an intermodal logistics center.
3-6 Florida Department of Transportation
December 2010