Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
Figure 3.8 compares Florida port throughput with “direct competitor” port
cargo throughput. Florida’s Atlantic coast ports are competitive with respect to
overall tonnage; and competitive but lagging with respect to containers. The
Port of Savannah alone handles nearly as many containers as Florida’s ports
combined.
Florida’s Gulf coast ports handle around one-half the tonnage and one-third the
TEUs of their competitors. The tonnage numbers are skewed by the fact that
competitors include several huge coal and petroleum centers; and the TEU
numbers should not be a concern because the absolute numbers are fairly small
and this is a rapidly growing market for all Gulf ports.
Figure 3.8
Florida Port Throughput (FY 2008/2009) versus Direct
Competitors (CY 08 Tonnage, CY 09 TEUs)
TEUS and Tonnage
Mobile, Pascagoula, Gulfport
TEUs 311,170
Tons 103,367,891
Charleston, Georgetown,
Savannah, Brunswick
TEUs 3,537,865
Tons 59,015,902
SC and GA ports handle more
TEUs: tonnage about equal
MS and AL ports lead in
containers and bulk tonnage
Florida Gulf
TEUs 105,115
Tons 47,634,874
Florida Atlantic
TEUs 2,607,689
Tons 57,151,670
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (tons) and American Association of Port Authorities
(TEUs).
A Five-Year Plan to Achieve the Mission of Florida’s Seaports, 2009/2010-
2013/2014.
3-14 Florida Department of Transportation
December 2010