Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers); on-terminal improvements (some
under construction, some partially funded, some unfunded); and access road
and parking improvements.
Port Everglades
• Throughput. 21.2 million tons; 796,159 TEUs; and 3.1 million passengers.
• Anticipated Growth. For Fiscal Year 2013/2014, Port Everglades
anticipates handling 28.3 million tons, 1.2 million TEUs, and 4.3 million
passengers.
• Strengths to Build On. Port Everglades is one of the largest container ports
in the South Atlantic and the second largest in Florida. It is Florida’s third
largest bulk port, and is particularly important in supplying Florida’s east
coast with petroleum and-related products. It also is Florida’s third largest
cruise port by volume. Port Everglades reports good access to its key
markets, good compatibility with adjoining land uses, and great near-dock
rail potential – all of which are important strengths.
• Current Constraints. Under current conditions, significant constraints are
fairly limited, relating only to passenger access and parking and the ability
to fund needed improvements.
• Moving Forward. Future conditions will create additional pressures,
related to air draft requirements of next generation container vessels,
additional terminal structure and storage needs, increased landside access
congestion, and increased regional growth (making it more difficult to reach
critical markets). Planned improvements (pending authorization and
funding of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging program) will
significantly upgrade channel, turning basin, and berth depths, resulting in
acceptable conditions. Port Everglades is moving forward with the
Southport Turning Notch expansion project which will significantly
increase cargo berthing capacity by adding a minimum of four additional
berths. The development of a near-dock intermodal container transfer
facility at Southport and the proposed long-term development of a
passenger people mover between the port and nearby Fort Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport would improve highway and rail access
conditions. The remaining unaddressed constraints appear to be: 1)
availability of funding for needed improvements; and 2) impacts of overall
metropolitan and regional growth on port access and market connectivity.
Port of Fernandina
• Throughput. 0.507 million tons; and 24,582 TEUs.
• Anticipated Growth. For Fiscal Year 2013/2014, Port of Fernandina
anticipates handling 1.1 million tons, and 60,000 TEUs.
Florida Department of Transportation 4-2
December 2010