<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Seaport</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Figure 3.5 Geographical Grouping of <strong>Florida</strong>’s <strong>Seaport</strong>s North Atlantic South Atlantic Panhandle Central Gulf 3-8 <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Transportation December 2010
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Seaport</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Figure 3.6 <strong>Florida</strong>’s Port Throughput, FY 2008/2009 Cargo and Passengers <strong>Florida</strong> Total TEUs 2,712,804 Tons 104,786,544 Int'l Import 40% Int'l Export 17% Domestic 43% Cruise 12,702,633 Panhandle TEUs 41,820 Tons 1,549,772 Cruise 0 Central Gulf TEUs 63,295 Tons 46,085,102 Cruise 802,937 <strong>Florida</strong>’s port activity is regional and diversified North Atlantic TEUs 779,733 Tons 26,480,585 Cruise 3,436,209 South Atlantic TEUs 1,827,956 Tons 30,671,085 Cruise 8,436,487 Source: A Five-Year <strong>Plan</strong> to Achieve the Mission of <strong>Florida</strong>’s <strong>Seaport</strong>s, 2009/2010-2013/2014. Each group of ports serves national, statewide, and regional needs; handles key commodities and passenger services; has similar trade partners, and external competitors. • The South Atlantic, Central Gulf, and Panhandle ports mostly serve statewide and regional needs; however, the South Atlantic ports do serve national needs for some Latin American and Caribbean cargo. • The North Atlantic region, which includes the Port of Jacksonville, provides a larger portion of its service to national markets due to its geographic location and network of transportation facilities (Interstates and Class I railroads). While these ports serve statewide and regional needs, a significant percent is trucked or railed out of the State to the hinterlands. • The South and North Atlantic regions are home to the cruise industry’s leading facilities and function as national and global attractions. The Central Gulf region primarily supports a statewide and regional cruise market. The Panhandle is the only region not providing cruise service; it also is a rural part of the State with much smaller population centers. • Each region provides some level of container service; not surprising given the growth in this mode of transport and <strong>Florida</strong>’s reliance on consumer goods. Each region also provides bulk cargo service although in many cases to a lesser degree than containers. Port Everglades (South Atlantic), Port of Tampa (Central Gulf), and Port of Jacksonville (North Atlantic) provide the majority of fuel for their regions. Port Canaveral also recently built a new fuel facility, which will provide increased capacity in its region. <strong>Florida</strong> Department of Transportation 3-9 December 2010