Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
Figure 3.6 Florida’s Port Throughput, FY 2008/2009
Cargo and Passengers
Florida 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
Florida’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 Plan to Achieve the Mission of Florida’s Seaports, 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 Florida’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.
Florida Department of Transportation 3-9
December 2010