Florida Seaport System Plan - SeaCIP

Florida Seaport System Plan
• Moving Forward. In anticipation of very strong future growth, the Port of
Jacksonville identifies a number of emerging concerns and conditions that
could become critical unless they are adequately addressed. At all three
facilities, the likelihood of larger cargo and passenger vessels will generate
the need for marine improvements and related berth and crane
improvements. Gate congestion, truck and rail access needs, and local
congestion and impacts could become more significant. Land availability
and the financing of needed improvements will continue to be important
issues. Completion of the 158-acre TraPac Container Terminal and
development of the 90-acre Hanjin Container Terminal (to be completed by
2014) represent significant on-port investments by the Port of Jacksonville
and its private partners. These terminals will rely on improvements to
waterside and landside connectors. The Port is working through the
established U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process to become approved to
deepen to 50 feet; the port continues to work with FDOT and the region’s
railroads to improve roadway and rail connectors.
Port Manatee
• Throughput. 8.3 million tons; and 14,507 TEUs.
• Anticipated Growth. For Fiscal Year 2013/2014, Port Manatee anticipates
handling 19.7 million tons, and 58,028 TEUs.
• Strengths to Build On. Port Manatee is a growing port serving important
niche markets. It reports good capabilities across the board, in terms of
waterside performance, terminal capacity and performance, landside access,
and market connectivity, with a limited number of critical constraints. It
offers good access to the Tampa and Orlando metropolitan areas, with the
potential to expand its handling of containerized traffic serving these
markets.
• Constraints. Terminal facilities for container handling (cranes and yard
equipment, open storage, and structures) and ability to finance needed
improvements were identified as current constraints.
• Moving Forward. Port Manatee anticipates that the ability to finance
needed improvements will remain an issue, and with anticipated
improvements to container operations, land availability for container and
non-container cargo will be an emerging constraint. Anticipated
improvements will also address a number of concerns, including berth
depths, navigational restrictions, terminal facilities, truck, and rail access.
Florida Department of Transportation 4-4
December 2010