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Conceptual rendering of new Cruise Terminal 3. See page 14.
Message from the Chairman------4
Message from the CEO------5
A Year of History------7
Port Snapshot------7
The World’s Best Cruise Port------10 CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY Building Today for the Cruise Ships of Tomorrow------14 445 Challenger Rd., Ste. 301 A Growing Flow of Cargo------16 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 Phone: 321-783-7831 Seaport a Sought-After Location------20 Fax: 321-784-6223 1-888-767-8226 A Destination for Families------24 portcanaveral.com
Stewards of the Environment------26 CONNECT WITH US: www.portcanaveral.com Standing Watch------28
Space Port Aims Higher------29 facebook.com/portcanaveral twitter.com/portcanaveral America’s Defenders------31 youtube.com/portcanaveral
Canaveral Port Authority Leadership------32 ©2019 Canaveral Port Authority
Directory of Tenants, Subtenants and Maritime Services------35
Look for this camera symbol throughout this directory. It identifies several photos taken by amateur photographers and submitted for Port Canaveral’s 65th Anniversary Photo Contest. Winners were named at the Port’s anniversary celebration in November 2018. CRUISE at portcanaveral.com
Why are we gushing with excitement?
Port Canaveral is home to Disney Cruise Line.
We’re proud to call this enchanting port home sweet home to Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy—two fantastical ships filled with magic and fun for everyone!
Contact your Travel Agent or visit disneycruise.com to discover more.
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Land closest to Port Canaveral cruises. Savvy travelers fl y right to Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB) for their Florida vacations. It is the closest airport to Port Canaveral’s magical Delta.com cruises, 72 miles of sparkling Atlantic beaches, and NASA’s remarkable EliteAirways.com Kennedy Space Center. Plus, it’s an easy drive to Orlando Port Canaveral is home to Disney Cruise Line. AA.com family theme parks like Walt Disney World and FlyPorter.com We’re proud to call this enchanting port home sweet home to Universal Studios. MLB is truly in the center of it all. Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy—two fantastical ships filled with magic and fun for everyone! Best of all, you can get there on airlines you love. For more information, visit MLBair.com Contact your Travel Agent or visit disneycruise.com to discover more. @FLYMLB
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Final Port Canaveral Directory Ad, Dec. 2018 DCL-17-55418_Port Canaveral Brand Annual Dir Ad_SCM.indd 1 1/23/17 4:08 PM MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD
In November 2018, Port Canaveral marked its 65th In March 2019, we broke ground for a new cruise anniversary. The history of the Port’s tremendous terminal to homeport Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi success is rooted in its continuous commitment to Gras, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered the Port community and embracing its role and cruise ship to be homeported in North America. MICAH LOYD responsibility in helping to grow the economy. Chairman It was the official beginning of a new cruise Canaveral Port Authority Port Canaveral has tailored its growth deliberately terminal and a “rebirth” of Port Canaveral’s Cruise Board of Commissioners and strategically. Our investments in harbor Terminal 3 – our original cruise berth with note- and landside infrastructure improvements and worthy historical significance as one of the Port’s increasing capacity have been guided by our first cruise terminals. mission to serve as Central Florida’s premier maritime gateway for cruise travel and tourism. The future of the cruise industry is bright and rapidly transforming worldwide with larger, more We have a significant role and responsibility sophisticated ships carrying more guests, cleaner in building and sustaining a strong economy operating ships using LNG for fuel, and state- throughout the Port District. To do this successfully, of-the-art technology and security to ensure we must have partners like our cruise lines, cargo safety and an overall quality cruising experience. terminal operators, and the small business owners We are proud to play an important role in this operating in the Port that are committed to growth growing industry, providing cruise guests with a and continuously invest in their future, as well first-class experience. as ours. Building the new cruise terminal, as well as all other construction projects underway or completed at Port Canaveral are investments in building our community and growing our regional economy. Building a strong economy also takes leadership from local government leaders to ensure that private companies can and will invest and operate successfully in our region. Timing is critical, but the opportunity is great. Port Canaveral is ready for what the future holds.
4 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD WORLD-CLASS GATEWAY FOR COMMERCE
At the dedication of Port Canaveral on November The Port’s Strategic Master Plan, adopted last 4, 1953, U.S. Senator Spessard Holland declared year by the Canaveral Port Authority Board of that the new facility was “our nation’s port for Commissioners, was a vision of possibilities for Port inner and outer space.” Canaveral and provided a “look ahead” at options and opportunities to consider over the next three CAPTAIN JOHN W. MURRAY Sixty-five years later, Holland’s declaration rings true. Port Director and decades. Chief Executive Officer Port Canaveral has grown from a small, manmade Our principal focus, nevertheless, is rooted in our port with limited commercial operations to a responsibility to ensure we have the facilities and world-class gateway for cruises, cargo and new capabilities to support our present and future frontiers in space. growth. In 2018, Port Canaveral marked its 65th year of As business growth demands are anticipated, we operation. We look back with pride at the many remain measured and fiscally responsible in our accomplishments that have transformed this Port development planning. We will strive for strong into what we are today – the world’s second-busiest organic growth through sound budgeting and cruise port, Florida’s third largest by revenue, a strategic planning, and will continue to protect our strategic port for international commerce and, foundations of success while positioning the Port more importantly, a significant economic driver for to meet future demands. the local and regional economy. In 2019 and looking beyond to 2020, the many In Fiscal Year 2018, the Port reached a historic important improvement and expansion projects in high for total revenue with more than $100 million the Port’s five-year capital improvements plan aims earned from Port operations, with revenue derived to boost our capabilities and capacity in cruise from cargo operations exceeding $10 million for and cargo operations. However, as we prepare for the first time in the Port’s history. The more than what the future holds, we continue to be focused 4.5 million multi-day cruise passenger movements on meeting the needs of our business lines today, through our Port was another record achievement while exceeding the expectations of our customers last year. and guests. Looking ahead, it’s important for Port Canaveral Our valued partnerships with stakeholders, tenants to keep pace with an increasingly complex global and the surrounding community, combined with marketplace. Managing our resources to ensure the dedication and hard work of our employees we deliver economic value and opportunities for ensure that the Port’s future remains bright. our business partners and stakeholders, as well as preserving social and environmental benefits for our surrounding communities are priorities.
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Seaport Canaveral Corp. is proud to be part of the Florida community and its Space coast. We partner with Port Canaveral to meet the current and future energy needs on Land, Water, Air and in Space. With a state-of-the art fuel storage terminal and a safety minded, efficient and ambitious team, we are ready for the future and beyond.
6 PORT CANAVERAL 2017/2018 DIRECTORY 65TH ANNIVERSARY
A YEAR OF HISTORY PORT SNAPSHOT > Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Port Canaveral had a lot to celebrate during its 65th > Age: 65 years old – dedicated on Nov. 4, 1953 anniversary year and much to look forward to in 2019. > Size: 1,500 acres Florida’s third-largest Port finished the 2018 budget year with record numbers from all operations. For the first time in its history, the Port surpassed $100 million in > Channel Length: Seven nautical miles total revenue, earning $103.75 million in Fiscal Year 2018 for an increase of 5.9 > Channel Depth: - 46 feet percent from $98.01 million in the previous budget year. Operating revenue reached $101.72 million. The FY ‘18 figures are $8.44 million above last year’s reported > Channel Width: Averages 500 feet revenues of $93.28 million, a 9 percent increase from last year and a 120 percent > Job Impact: More than 20,000 direct jump from FY ‘08, when operating revenues totaled $46.1 million. jobs a year*
> Business Lines: Cargo, cruise, real estate and recreation
> Cruise: World’s second-busiest, multi-day cruise port with seven dedicated terminals serving four homeported cruise lines, port-of-call visits and casino cruises
> Cargo: Eleven multi-purpose cargo berths, two post-Panamax cranes, a new LHM 600 mobile harbor crane-the largest in the U.S and has the heaviest lift capacity in the state of Florida at 154 tons plus an outreach of 18-containers across; more than 375,000 square feet of enclosed dry dockside warehousing, 280,000 square feet of chill/freezer warehousing; one petroleum tank farm and a 16-acre auto processing terminal
> Real Estate: On-port leases plus an inland logistics center in Titusville
> Recreation: Jetty Park, a 45-acre beachfront public recreational park with 4.5 acres of beach, the 1,200-foot-long Malcolm E. McLouth Fishing Pier and a camp- ground; public boat ramps at Rodney S. Ketcham Park and Freddie Patrick Park; Exploration Tower, a 22,000-square-foot, seven-floor facility featuring exhibits, interactive play, event space, a theater, gift shop and café
> Highway Access: Interstate 95, State Road Visit youtu.be/edyLNe78UqE 528, State Road 401 to view Port 65th Anniversary Video > Air Access: Four international airports and Port Canaveral was officially dedicated on November 4, 1953. one regional airport within an hour’s drive
> Rail Access: Freight within 10 miles The Port’s growing diverse cargo portfolio also exceeded $10 million in revenue in FY ’18 for the first time, rising by 18 percent from FY ’17. Cargo tonnage in 2018 *Source: 2015 Economic Impact Study by Martin & Associates rose to 6,404,944 tons, a 6.9 percent increase over the previous year, and ship calls jumped to 491 from 400 in FY ’17. continued on next page
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A YEAR OF HISTORY continued from page 7
More cruise guests than ever launched Victory Casino Cruises also sails twice daily, in FY ’18. Cargo contributed about 10 multi-day vacations at Port Canaveral year-round. Victory’s passenger numbers percent. Land leases, recreation, and in FY ‘18, as the number of passenger push the Port’s passenger total above miscellaneous and non-operating sources movements at the world’s second- 4.8 million. provided the remaining 15 percent. busiest cruise port, based on multi- Nine cruise ships from partners Port Canaveral’s strong 2019 continues passenger movements, rose by 327,489 Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise with a new lineup of cruise ships calling to 4,568,431, a 7.7 percent increase over Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal the port home, the largest mobile harbor last year. Port CEO Capt. John Murray Caribbean International call the Port crane in the United States going into attributed the increase to three factors: home, offering 3- to 14-day year-round operation, and numerous capital projects the first-ever cruises from the Port to and seasonal itineraries. More than under way. Cuba aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s 20 cruise ships stop at the Port during Sun; Royal Caribbean International’s As the economy continues to improve, seasonal voyages to and from mid- Enchantment of the Seas replacing its Port Canaveral’s cruise and cargo Atlantic and Northeast U.S. ports. sister ship, the smaller Majesty of the operations should grow and evolve in Seas; and the Carnival Sunshine making Overall, cruise operations provided about 2019 and 2020. The Port is welcoming the Port its permanent homeport. 75 percent of Port Canaveral’s revenue more cruise passengers and newer
Disney Fantasy Inaugural Call — by Dennis Huff Dredge — by Stephen B. Robinson
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and larger vessels this year. To handle finalized a Strategic Vision Plan that Cargo Berth 8 into a multi-purpose those additional guests, Port Canaveral provides a 30-year vision for the Port’s berth capable of accommodating heavier is planning more than $48 million in future. Crews deepened the Port’s West cargo, including space components. renovations to Cruise Terminals 8 and 10, Turning Basin to a federally authorized As Port Canaveral prepares for its next as well as the biggest capital project in depth of – 43 feet, at a cost of $7.5 65 years, the Canaveral Port Authority the Port’s history: construction of a $163 million. At the Port Canaveral Logistics remains committed to measured and million Cruise Terminal 3, which in 2020 Center in Titusville, RUAG Space USA, financially responsible development, will become the home port of Carnival a leading product supplier for the space strong organic growth through sound Cruise Line’s newest and most innovative industry, expanded its facility to 46,600 business planning, adding value and cruise ship, the 180,000-ton Mardi square feet, and regional distribution providing support to its business partners, Gras. The 6,500-passenger vessel will company Ralph’s Transfer leased 63,300 and protecting its foundations of success be the first cruise ship in North America square feet of space at the center. The Port while positioning the Port to meet the powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). recently completed more than $85 million challenges of the future. in improvements at its cruise terminals, For the Port, 2018 was a year of major upgraded and reconditioned North Cargo achievements. The Canaveral Port Authority Piers 1 and 2, and is transforming North
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “Eagle”— by Jill Bazeley Exploration Tower — by William Taylor
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THE WORLD’S BEST CRUISE PORT
Port Canaveral is a truly unique port, the 1980s. Victory offers 5- and 6-hour HIGHLIGHTS offering millions of cruise ship passengers cruises along the Space Coast. a stress-free and convenient way to begin their vacations. Located only 45 miles Cruise Terminal 5, originally built in the CRUISE east of Orlando and its popular theme 1990s, was renovated in 2016 at a cost REVENUE parks, the Port is easily accessible, with of $46 million. The upgraded two-story * terminal now handles a passenger load UP % uncongested highways and digital signage 7 along State Road 528 and Interstate 95. of 3,500, features updated interiors and $77.7M redesigned internal spaces for smoother Four major cruise lines – Carnival Cruise flow of passengers and baggage, and Line, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise connects to a new 1,050-space parking Line and Royal Caribbean International garage by a pedestrian bridge. – homeport some of the world’s most luxurious and innovative cruise ships at Cruise Terminal 6 opened in 2012, just 11 Port Canaveral. Victory Casino Cruises months after groundbreaking. The facility also offers twice-daily trips from the Port, features a two-story atrium, energy- > 4.5 million multi-day which is a popular stop for many port-of- efficient design, fast-luggage handling passenger movements call ships. areas and passenger boarding bridges. in 2018 Six ultra-modern cruise terminals annually Cruise Terminal 8 was built exclusively • Norwegian Sun sailings to Cuba serve more than 4.5 million passengers, and specifically for Disney Cruise Line, • Enchantment of the Seas replaced which started sailing from the facility Majesty of the Seas who sail on 3- to 14-day cruises to tropical destinations in the Bahamas, Eastern, in 1998. Disney bases its two largest • Carnival Sunshine upgraded from ships, the Dream and the Fantasy, at the seasonal to year-round Western and Southern Caribbean. Cruise Terminal 1, the Port’s newest terminal, 4,397-passenger facility, which recently received $2 million in upgrades. > Historic 25-year opened in 2014. Built at a cost of $111 agreement reached with million, the 186,986-square-foot facility is Cruise Terminal 10 recently underwent a Carnival Cruise Line one of the most innovative new terminals $35 million renovation that expands the in the world, able to accommodate • Includes Carnival investments facility by 29,000 square feet and enables in cruise terminal the largest cruise ships now sailing and the terminal to handle 5,500-passenger • $163M Cruise Terminal 3 providing simultaneous embarkation and cruise ships. • Largest single project in Port history debarkation. • Required to accommodate In November 2018, the Port welcomed Carnival’s largest ship Victory Casino Cruises operates out of the world’s largest cruise ship as Royal (6,500 passengers) Cruise Terminal 2, which was one of the Caribbean International’s Symphony of the • Under construction, delivery in 2020 Port’s first terminals when it opened in Seas made its historic first North American • First LNG powered cruise ship in North America
* compared to 2017
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Farewell Carnival Sunshine – by Carrie McLaren
10 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY port of call. The massive cruise vessel returned to the Port, joining Norwegian’s On May 6, 2019, Royal Caribbean’s arrived at the Port’s Cruise Terminal 1 4,100-passenger Epic, which arrived Harmony of the Seas replaced the from Malaga, Spain, with nearly 5,500 November 10, 2018. The 1,936-passenger 6,296-passenger Oasis of the Seas. cruise guests and 2,200 international Sun will be based at the Port and will Harmony, with a maximum capacity crew members. The Symphony visited once again offer its popular cruises. of 6,687 passengers, debuted in 2016. the Port to clear customs and undergo In May 2018, the Sun became the first Royal Caribbean’s 4,252-passenger a required U.S. Coast Guard port state passenger ship from the Port to travel Mariner of the Seas also replaced the control inspection, before heading on to to Cuba. 2,730-passenger Enchantment of the Seas. its new home at Port Miami. On May 12, 2019, Carnival Cruise Line’s And on November 23, 2019, the recently The Port is featuring a new lineup of 2,130-passenger Elation replaced Carnival’s refurbished 3,963-passenger Norwegian cruise ships in 2019. On April 12, 3,002-passenger Sunshine which left on Breakaway will replace the Epic. 2019, the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Sun May 17th.
HOMEPORTED HOMEPORTED SHIPS PORT-OF-CALL CRUISE LINES CRUISE LINES > Carnival Breeze – 3,690 passengers > AIDA Cruises > Phoenix Reisen > Carnival Cruise Line > Carnival Elation – 2,130 > Azamara Club Cruises > P&O Cruises > Disney Cruise Line > Carnival Liberty – 2,974 > Carnival Cruise Line > Princess Cruises > Norwegian Cruise Line > Disney Dream – 4,000 > Celebrity Cruises > Regent Seven Seas Cruises > Royal Caribbean International > Disney Fantasy – 4,000 > Crystal Cruises > ResidenSea Cruises > Victory Casino Cruises > Norwegian Epic – 4,100 > Cunard Cruise Line > Disney Cruise Line > Royal Caribbean > Norwegian Sun – 1,936 International > Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines > RCI Harmony of the Seas – 6,687 > Salen Cruises > Hapag-Lloyd Cruises > RCI Mariner of the Seas – 4,252 > Silversea Cruises > Holland America Line > TUI Cruises COMING SOON > Norwegian Cruise Line > Norwegian Breakaway, Nov. 23, 2019 > Oceania Cruises > Carnival Mardi Gras, Oct. 15, 2020
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Ultra-modern cruise terminals annually serve more than 4.5 million passengers, who sail on 3- to 14-day cruises to tropical destinations in the Bahamas, Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean or enjoy daily gaming cruises.
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Cruise Terminal 1 opened in 2014. Built at Victory Casino Cruises operates out of Cruise Cruise Terminal 5, originally built in the 1990s, a cost of $111 million, the 186,986-square- Terminal 2, which was one of the Port’s first was renovated in 2016 at a cost of $46 million. foot facility is one of the most innovative new terminals when it opened in the 1980s. The upgraded two-story terminal now handles terminals in the world, able to accommodate the Victory offers 5- and 6-hour cruises along a passenger load of 3,500, features updated largest cruise ships now sailing and providing the Space Coast. interiors and redesigned internal spaces for simultaneous embarkation and debarkation. smoother flow of passengers and baggage, and connects to a new 1,050-space parking garage by a pedestrian bridge.
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Cruise Terminal 6 opened in 2012, just 11 Cruise Terminal 8 was built exclusively and Cruise Terminal 10 recently underwent a $35 months after groundbreaking. The facility specifically for Disney Cruise Line, which million renovation that expands the facility by features a two-story atrium, energy-efficient started sailing from the facility in 1998. Disney 29,000 square feet and enables the terminal to design, fast-luggage handling areas and bases its two largest ships, the Dream and the handle 5,500-passenger cruise ships. passenger boarding bridges. Fantasy, at the 4,397-passenger facility, which recently received $2 million in upgrades.
Some 1,175,967 cruise guests passed through Cruise Terminal 1 in 2018.
On May 6, 2019, Port Canaveral welcomed two massive cruise ships to their new homeport. Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas replaced the 6,296-passenger Oasis of the Seas, and Royal Caribbean’s 4,252-passenger Mariner of the Seas replaced the 2,730-passenger Enchantment of the Seas.
With a maximum capacity of 6,687 passengers, the Oasis- class Harmony debuted in 2016. Harmony is the second- largest cruise ship in the world, surpassed only by her newer sister Symphony of the Seas, which made its debut in 2018.
One of Royal Caribbean’s Voyager-class cruise ships, Mariner launched in 2003. In early 2018, the cruise ship underwent a six-week, $120 million refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain, that added new entertainment venues, restaurants, stateroom enhancements and activities that include a virtual reality trampoline experience, The Perfect Storm waterslides, laser tag and an escape room.
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BUILDING TODAY FOR THE CRUISE SHIPS OF TOMORROW
Port Canaveral has launched the largest In August 2018, the Canaveral Port single construction project in its 65-year Authority Board of Commissioners CT3 FEATURES: history. gave the final go-ahead for the project, > 186,986-square-foot, two-story approving a long-term agreement with cruise terminal. Ground floor A $163 million, state-of-the-art cruise Carnival, the world’s largest cruise line has a 10,000-bag lay-down terminal will replace the recently and the Port’s oldest cruise partner. The area, and a fully compliant CBP demolished Cruise Terminal 3 on the Port’s new 25-year agreement, which began facility. Second floor has a state- south side, just west of Jetty Park. The September 1, 2018, and replaced an of-the-art check-in area with new Cruise Terminal 3 will be the home agreement set to expire in 2019, includes 17 check-in kiosks, 10 counters, port for Carnival Cruise Line’s newest four additional five-year extension options. 1,200 general seats and 500 and most innovative cruise ship Mardi VIP seats Gras. With a maximum capacity of 6,500 Carnival’s first ship in its new extra-large guests, the vessel, under construction at “XL Class” of vessels, the Mardi Gras will > 691,596-square-foot, six-level Meyer Turku in Finland, will be the first be part of the company’s green cruising ground transportation with North American-based cruise ship to be platform. The vessel will run on liquefied parking garage above with 1,793 spaces powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). natural gas, the world’s cleanest-burning fossil fuel. The gas is cooled to minus > Ground transportation area The two-story, 186,986-square-foot terminal, 260 degrees Fahrenheit and becomes an for 30 buses and personally an upgraded berth, roadway upgrades odorless, colorless liquid that’s more easily owned vehicles and an adjacent covered parking garage transportable. with room for about 1,800 vehicles will > Stand-alone bag drop building be completed in time for the 180,000-ton With more LNG-fueled cruise ships planned cruise ship’s expected arrival in October in the future, Port Canaveral will build > 215 employee parking spaces 2020. The first shipment of steel pipes to infrastructure to enable those ships to > Service/provisioning area be used to anchor a new bulkhead wall at refuel at the Port. separate from passengers the site arrived in late November 2018. > Price of terminal/bag drop building/service area/roadway: $74,453,631
> Price of garage: $29,535,932
14 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY The ship’s new terminal will feature Mardi Gras will be more than 6 1/2 times XL ship will start construction in 2020 a futuristic design inspired by rocket the size of its namesake, which weighed and be delivered in 2022 to mark the gantries at nearby Kennedy Space Center. 27,000 tons. 50th anniversary of Carnival’s founding. Demolition of the old Cruise Terminal The vessel’s name was revealed to a At a space-themed ceremony in March 3, one of the Port’s first cruise terminals nationwide audience at the end of 2019, the Canaveral Port Authority previously used for single port-of-call the December 5, 2018, broadcast of and Carnival officially broke ground for vessels, began in April 2018 and was the popular TV game show “Wheel construction of the Cruise Terminal 3 completed a few months later. of Fortune.” complex, dubbed “The Launch Pad”. Port Authority commissioners and the Port’s Carnival looked to its past for the Mardi The Mardi Gras’ arrival in 2020 will leadership team joined Carnival executives Gras’ name, bringing back the name of coincide with the 30th anniversary for the ceremonial groundbreaking at the the line’s first cruise ship, which entered of Carnival’s first cruise out of Port project site as NASA’s “Spaceperson” service in 1972 and popularized cruise Canaveral. Carnival currently bases three planted a Carnival Cruise Line flag on a vacations in the United States. The new other cruise ships at the Port. A second simulated lunar landscape.
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A GROWING FLOW OF CARGO
A leading world-class gateway to Central dry dockside warehousing, 280,000 HIGHLIGHTS Florida and Orlando, Port Canaveral serves square feet of freezer warehousing, a a region that’s home to more than 2.5 petroleum tank farm, and a 16-acre million residents and a tourist destination automobile processing terminal. CARGO for more than 72 million visitors. From REVENUE the Port’s central location, every major As the economy grows, so does the Port’s * cargo business. The Port’s expanding UP Florida market is within a three hour 18% drive. Another 85 million consumers are diverse cargo portfolio saw double-digit $ 10.2M accessible by road or rail. increases in Fiscal Year 2018 revenues, rising by 18 percent from FY ’17 to an Designated as Foreign Trade Zone 136, all-time high of $10.15 million, the first which offers cost savings for imports, time the Port has topped the $10 million exports and manufacturing, Port Canaveral mark. More than 6.4 million tons of cargo has the facilities and equipment to passed through the Port’s 10 berths in 2018, accommodate container, breakbulk, roll-on/ a 6.9 percent increase over the previous roll-off, heavy lift, project and bulk cargoes. year. And cargo tonnage is expected to > Central Florida’s growth Both union and non-union stevedoring climb another 2.7 percent in 2019. driving cargo throughput firms are permitted at the Port, which does business with more than 30 world trading To accommodate more cargo as part of an > 491 ship calls in FY ‘18 partners. Major imports are cars and trucks, overall infrastructure improvement plan vs. 400 in FY ‘17 fertilizer, granite, limestone, lumber, paper to maximize existing bulkhead space, the products, perishables, petroleum, salt and Port recently modernized North Cargo > More than 6 million tons slag. Top exports are cars and trucks, juice Piers 1 and 2, adding new concrete decks, • Lumber up 91% concentrate, perishables, petroleum, salt marine fenders, bollards and concrete • Newsprint up 68% and slag. curbs. During construction, two adjoining • New autos up 59% piers remained fully functional to ensure • Aggregate up 29% To handle that cargo, the Port offers uninterrupted operations at Seaport • Salt up 20% 10 multi-purpose cargo berths, the Canaveral’s fuel storage plant and fueling largest mobile harbor crane in the United station, and Morton Salt’s distribution * compared to 2017 States, two post-Panamax cranes, more facilities. GLF Construction Corporation than 370,000 square feet of enclosed of Miami completed the eight-month, $4 million project in June, days ahead of schedule.
16 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY Work is progressing on a three-phase, of the bulkhead wall and should be revenue. Cargo tonnage reached 2 million $17.9 million project to transform finished in Spring 2020. tons. Through January 31, salt tonnage North Cargo Berth 8 on the Port’s was 113,097 tons in FY ‘19, a 24.5 north side into a multipurpose berth Construction also is planned at North percent increase, and lumber rose 79.4 that will be able to handle heavy and Cargo Berth 4, which is scheduled for a percent to 117,333 tons. But tonnage oversized cargo, including commercial $34 million upgrade by 2022. was down 1.8 percent for granite/rock, spacecraft components and midsized In January 2019, the Port welcomed the 2.6 percent for petroleum, 7.4 percent port-of-call cruise ships. NCB8, designed largest shore-based mobile harbor crane for slag, 9.1 percent for newsprint and and engineered as a multimodal/ in the United States. The 302-foot-tall 14.2 percent for new autos. intermodal berth that will provide flexible Liebherr LHM 600, with an 18-container capacity and capability to handle more In FY ’18, cargo ship calls rose to 491 reach, is capable of handling heavy as compared to 400 in FY ’17. From diverse commerce, should be ready to cargo that includes space components. accommodate cargo by mid-2020. FY ’17 to FY ’18, the amount of cargo Purchased for $6.2 million with help tonnage increased to 6,404,944 tons, a Crews from Orion Marine Group of from a $2.7 million Florida Department 6.9 percent jump. Cargo tonnage rose Tampa constructed a 900-foot-long of Transportation seaport grant, the 91 percent for lumber, 68 percent for bulkhead wall and a concrete relieving crane received certification fromnewsprint, 59 percent for new autos, 29 slab poured over 413 concrete piles. This the Occupational Safety and Health percent for aggregate material and 20 construction combination will enable Administration (OSHA) and currently is percent for salt. NCB8 to support weights of 2,000 in service. A $6.3 million Port project will increase pounds per square foot, a requirement These improvements come as the Port is for accommodating oversized cargo. roadway capacity for the Port’s north side experiencing unprecedented demand for cargo roads, provide new intersection For the project’s second phase, crews bulkhead space. Cargo volume growth will add a 120-foot-long pier extension signals for public safety and cargo throughout 2019 depends largely on traffic control, and revise the existing that will enable NCB8 to service larger continued growth in Central Florida’s cargo vessels and cruise ships up to north side cruise roadway network to economy, and from October 1, 2018, to 850 feet long. The third phase involves January 31, 2019, the Port totaled 116 continued on next page upland paving and high-mast lighting cargo ship calls and $2.6 million in cargo installation on about five acres east Roll-On/Roll-Off
MAJOR WORLD TRADING IMPORTS PARTNERS Cars/Trucks Argentina Japan Fertilizer Aruba Lithuania Granite Ascension Mexico Limestone Island The Lumber The Netherlands Paper Products Bahamas New Zealand Perishables Bahrain Norway Petroleum Canada Panama Salt Slag Chile Portugal Colombia Russia Salt MAJOR Costa Rica South Korea EXPORTS Curacao Spain Cars/Trucks Germany Sweden Juice Concentrate Greece Turkey Perishables Guadeloupe United Petroleum Guatemala Kingdom Salt Honduras U.S.A. Sand India Venezuela Slag Italy
Salty Sunrise– by Jennifer Coley
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relieve congestion and improve cruise such as aerospace parts, truck and rail operations. The project was funded in transport, stevedoring, processing and HIGHLIGHTS: part by a $4.46 million Florida Department inspection services. > South Cargo Pier 3 pavement of Economic Opportunity grant. Roadway rehabilitation ($619k) work is scheduled for completion in GT USA, the U.S. division of UAE-based Fall 2019. Gulftainer, operates the state-of-the- > North Cargo Piers 1 & 2 art Canaveral Cargo Terminal on the upgraded and Additionally, an $8.2 million investment port’s north side. GT USA offers two reconditioned ($4M) in wayfinding and new directional and berths capable of accommodating up to > North Cargo Berth 8 electronic signage throughout the Port 4,000-TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) under construction ($17.9M) and along State Roads 528, 401 and A1A Panamax vessels, a 40-foot draft, two will improve traffic navigation to cruise post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes able • Multi-purpose berth terminals and cargo piers. Partially funded to handle 40.6 metric tons and move up by a $3.2 million Florida DEO grant, the to 40 containers per hour, two straddle • All heavy cargo, including space components wayfinding and signage project is slated carriers, and 20 acres of terminal space. to be finished by mid-Summer 2019. > Mobile harbor crane Lehigh Hanson Cement Company’s Port purchased ($6.2M) Cargo tenants are also experiencing Canaveral Slag Plant and Terminal doubled business growth and expansion. its Port business. Morton Salt’s production • Improves Port’s capability Ambassador Services Inc. (ASI), at the site at the Port saw a solid rise in cargo and adds flexibility Port offers the Southeast’s largest tonnage in 2018. The company recently waterfront refrigeration and freezer completed a 45,000-square-foot expansion • Operational in Q1 2019 storage, with 280,000 square feet of and modernization of its Port facilities that refrigerated warehouse space that included a food-grade production line to provides 13 different temperature augment its industrial products. zones. Additionally, ASI offers handling of commercial cargo, bulk and break Seaport Canaveral Corp., a petroleum bulk, including lumber, vehicles, terminal and tank farm with 24 tanks military, fertilizer, slag, salt, perishables, capable of storing 3 million barrels of disaster relief supplies, newsprint, wood pulp, minerals, and specialty cargoes
See Port map for cargo pier and berth locations — Page 22
18 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY refined products, completed a $2 million Slag Newsprint expansion project that allows 10 trucks to fuel up at the same time. The project helps meet increasing demand for fuel, as about 40 percent of the fuel for Central Florida is distributed through the Port. AutoPort Canaveral, LLC, a Delaware- based vehicle processing company, also saw a big leap in new auto tonnage. The company began its Port operation Containers Lumber in 2016. In the future, the facility hopes to mirror its Delaware operation by performing vehicle processing and domestic upfits for auto manufacturers. In late 2017 and early 2018, Autoport also benefited from the arrival of the first auto imports to arrive directly from Asia and the first post-Pamanax vehicle carrier to call on the Port. Port Canaveral’s expanding diverse cargo Petroleum Vehicles portfolio saw double-digit increases in Fiscal Year 2018 revenues, rising by 18 percent from FY ’17 to an all-time high of $10.15 million, the first time the Port has topped the $10 million mark.
Perfect Port – by Michael Dobson
GATEWAY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA 19 REAL ESTATE at portcanaveral.com
SEAPORT A SOUGHT-AFTER LOCATION
Strategically located on the east coast of Two commercial seafood distributors are Central Florida, Port Canaveral provides a based at the Port: Wild Ocean Seafood HIGHLIGHTS: convenient gateway to thriving consumer Market and Seafood Atlantic. Wild Ocean > Titusville Logistics Center markets in Florida and the Southeast. It’s specializes in premium, wild-caught Florida about a three- to four-hour drive from seafood. Seafood Atlantic is a combination • RUAG aerospace expanded the Port to reach most of Florida, and a seafood market and restaurant and is to 46,600 sq. feet drive of eight hours or less to most of the in the process of a $600,000 facility Southeast. expansion and upgrade. • Ralph’s Transfer, a regional distribution company, leased To support its growing container and Ambassador Services Inc. and 4 Crew 63,300 sq. ft cargo business, the Port has obtained Seafarers Express at Port Canaveral have several distribution and warehousing sites planned expansions, as did RUAG Space > Rising Tide Tap & Table with direct access to the seaport, major USA and ROB Inc at the Port Canaveral restaurant opened at The Cove highways and rail lines. Logistics Center in Titusville. The Port also welcomed Flexboat USA Holdings and the > Gator’s Dockside restaurant As one of the few seaports in Florida with UPS Store as new tenants. development-ready land, Port Canaveral opened at The Cove is home to more than 225 tenants and Two of the Port’s marinas are upgrading subtenants in a variety of businesses. The and expanding their facilities: Harbor > Junkanoo Island Kitchen and Cove restaurant district welcomed three Square Marina is scheduled for a $1.3 Rum Bar opened at The Cove new restaurants: Rising Tide Tap & Table, million in marina upgrades and Port > Water’s Edge Bait and Tackle Gator’s Dockside, and Junkanoo Island Canaveral Yacht Club is committing $1.3 Kitchen and Rum Bar. million to facility and dock expansions. Shop and Cafe opened at Freddie Patrick Park adjacent Water’s Edge Bait and Tackle Shop and to public boat ramps Cafe opened adjacent to the Freddie Port Canaveral is a place to work and a home to a variety Patrick Park boat ramps, which are free of businesses, but it’s also a destination where visitors and open to the public. can play, shop, dine and dance.
See Directory of Tenants and Subtenants — Page 35
20 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY For Logistics Center Leasing contact: Scott Shepard, CCIM at (321) 783-7831 ext. 261
GATEWAY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA 21 Daytona International Airport Distances to Key Markets
Atlanta, GA Miami, FL (436 miles/703 km) (183 miles/295 km) 95 Birmingham, AL Nassau, The Bahamas 1 (507 miles/817 km) (314 miles/505 km) Orlando Sanford International Charleston, SC Orlando, FL Airport (310 miles/499 km) (31 miles/50 km)
Charlotte, NC Raleigh, NC SR 401 (471 miles/757 km) (522 miles/840 km) Orlando Freeport, The Bahamas Richmond, VA (Restricted 528 Orlando (171 miles/275 km) (653 miles/1053 km) military) International Port 17 18 Airport Canaveral Jacksonville, FL Savannah, GA 16 26 1 (140 miles/226 km) (254 miles/410 km) A1A 95 Knoxville, TN Tampa, FL Orlando Melbourne (560 miles/901 km) International Airport (123 miles/198 km) 19 25 West 20 Middle Air Force Trident 15 Turning Turning (Restricted military) Basin Basin 24 Basin 21 SR 401 14 22 23
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Maritime Center
1 Jetty Park Campground 7 South Cargo Pier 2 14 Cruise Terminal 10 20 North Cargo Berth 6 & Beach 8 South Cargo Pier 3 15 Cruise Terminal 8 21 North Cargo Berth 5 2 Boat Ramps & Parking 9 South Cargo Pier 4 16 Cruise Terminal 6 22 North Cargo Berth 4 A1A 3 Cruise Terminal 3 N (under construction) 10 Cruise Terminal 1 17 Cruise Terminal 5 23 North Cargo Berth 3 4 Cruise Terminal 2 11 The Cove District 18 North Cargo Berth 8 24 North Cargo Berth 2 (new) 5 South Cargo Area 12 Exploration Tower 25 North Cargo Berth 1 Cruise Cargo Recreation 19 North Cargo Area 6 South Cargo Pier 1 13 Marina District 26 Petroleum Terminal 22 Terminals Berths Sites Daytona International Airport Distances to Key Markets
Atlanta, GA Miami, FL (436 miles/703 km) (183 miles/295 km) 95 Birmingham, AL Nassau, The Bahamas 1 (507 miles/817 km) (314 miles/505 km) Orlando Sanford International Charleston, SC Orlando, FL Airport (310 miles/499 km) (31 miles/50 km)
Charlotte, NC Raleigh, NC SR 401 (471 miles/757 km) (522 miles/840 km) Orlando Freeport, The Bahamas Richmond, VA (Restricted 528 Orlando (171 miles/275 km) (653 miles/1053 km) military) International Port 17 18 Airport Canaveral Jacksonville, FL Savannah, GA 16 26 1 (140 miles/226 km) (254 miles/410 km) A1A 95 Knoxville, TN Tampa, FL Orlando Melbourne (560 miles/901 km) International Airport (123 miles/198 km) 19 25 West 20 Middle Air Force Trident 15 Turning Turning (Restricted military) Basin Basin 24 Basin 21 SR 401 14 22 23
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Maritime Center
1 Jetty Park Campground 7 South Cargo Pier 2 14 Cruise Terminal 10 20 North Cargo Berth 6 & Beach 8 South Cargo Pier 3 15 Cruise Terminal 8 21 North Cargo Berth 5 2 Boat Ramps & Parking 9 South Cargo Pier 4 16 Cruise Terminal 6 22 North Cargo Berth 4 A1A 3 Cruise Terminal 3 N (under construction) 10 Cruise Terminal 1 17 Cruise Terminal 5 23 North Cargo Berth 3 4 Cruise Terminal 2 11 The Cove District 18 North Cargo Berth 8 24 North Cargo Berth 2 (new) 5 South Cargo Area 12 Exploration Tower 25 North Cargo Berth 1 Cruise Cargo Recreation 19 North Cargo Area 6 South Cargo Pier 1 13 Marina District 26 Petroleum Terminal Terminals Berths Sites RECREATION at portcanaveral.com
A DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES
When U.S. Representative Mario Diaz- camping options, from rustic sites for tents Balart (R-Miami) toured Port Canaveral in to full RV hook-ups and air-conditioned HIGHLIGHTS: September 2018, he commented to Port cabins. A picnic pavilion equipped with > Rodney S. Ketcham Park officials, “I heard you were different. I just grills and tables, a sand volleyball court refresh ($124k) didn’t know how different.” and a children’s playground are available for daily visitors and events such as family > Water’s Edge Bait and With more recreational opportunities than reunions or company picnics. Tackle Shop and Café ($640k) any other port in Florida, Port Canaveral provides a place to play as well as work. A two-story beach pavilion houses a > Purchased 9.6 acres of Brevard retail store and a restaurant with an air- County property at Jetty Park For beachgoers, anglers and campers, Jetty conditioned indoor dining area and open- ($863k) - Total of 45 acres Park on the Port’s south side remains one air rooftop seating. of Brevard County’s premier destinations. The 45-acre park – now totally owned The Port recently acquired a 24,000-pound by the Port since July 2018, after the ship’s anchor that is on permanent display Canaveral Port Authority completed the at Jetty Park. The14-foot-tall and 10-foot- purchase of 9.61 acres of county-owned wide anchor was placed on a reinforced land on the park’s southern edge – offers concrete pad near the snack pavilion and 4.5 acres of ocean beach with year-round outfitted with a plaque honoring all Port lifeguard protection and designated areas employees, past and present. for swimming and surfing. A 1,200-foot- long paved and lighted pier attracts Boaters can launch their watercraft from fishermen and spectators seeking great boat ramps at Freddie Patrick Park near views of cruise ships and rocket launches Jetty Park or at Rodney S. Ketcham Park from nearby Kennedy Space Center and on the west end of the Port’s south side. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Freddie Patrick Park offers eight slips, car and boat trailer parking, two pavilions, A campground just a seashell’s throw restrooms, fish-cleaning tables and a boat- Snapper Season with my son – by Robert Guarino from the beach offers visitors a variety of rinsing station. Rodney S. Ketcham Park
Visit portcanaveral.com/ Recreation/Jetty-Park-Beach-Pier for camping reservations
24 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY features a doublewide boat launch, car and trailer parking, and covered picnic tables and restrooms. Both parks are open to the public at no charge. A Port landmark that can be seen from a distance by approaching visitors is the Exploration Tower. The seven-story structure, with a curved design that resembles a sail or a ship’s hull, offers spectacular views of the Port and surrounding area from two observation decks. The Exploration Tower also features a 72-seat theater, café, gift shop and about 5,550 feet of exhibit space. Exhibits inside the tower range from sea-life sculptures created from recycled materials to an interactive map of Port Canaveral and Central Florida history. Nightlights (Exploration Tower) — by Dennis Huff At The Cove, a special district on the Drive and Mullet Road. Construction of Port’s south side, guests can dine and the 160,000-square-foot parking lot, dance at waterfront restaurants while accessible parking spaces, ramps, and cruise ships and cargo vessels sail past. “turtle-friendly” lighting was completed Three new dining destinations have in February 2019, two months ahead of recently opened; Rising Tide Tap & schedule, at a cost of $1.2 million. Table, Gator’s Dockside, and Junkanoo The Port hosts special events throughout Island Kitchen and Rum Bar. the year, from July 4 fireworks to charity To meet growing demand from events, concerts and street festivals. Its businesses at The Cove, the Port added location just south of Kennedy Space 337 parking spaces to the area’s original Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force 225 parking spots between Glen Cheek Station provides visitors with spectacular views of rocket launches. Surfer — by Kathy Minute
Visit portcanaveral.com/ Recreation/Exploration-Tower for latest event schedule
New parking lot at the Port’s Cove district more than doubled the area’s original parking availability.
GATEWAY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA 25 ENVIRONMENT at portcanaveral.com
STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
As Port Canaveral grows, so does its Management Plan in 1992. One of those commitment to protecting and preserving strategies, the federally funded Canaveral HIGHLIGHTS: the unique environment that supports the Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project, is > Port Canaveral sponsored a federal Port and the surrounding community. To implemented about every six years to project that transported 1.4 million maintain, and when necessary restore, restore beaches to pre-inlet conditions. cubic yards of sand to approximately the crucial balance of physical conditions However, the one-two punch of Hurricane 3.5 miles of beach south of the that enables the Port to carry out its many Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017 made inlet at a cost of about $18 million. functions, the Canaveral Port Authority it necessary to hasten the latest dredging The project was fully funded and sponsors, directs and participates in project. numerous environmental initiatives. managed by the U.S. Army Corps The project was fully funded and managed of Engineers. This is the fifth such From December 2018 to May 2019, the by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, project since 1995, and is completed largest sand bypass project in the Port with additional funding provided by the about every 6 years. area in more than two decades moved Canaveral Port Authority and the Florida about 1.4 million cubic yards of sand Department of Environmental Protection. > Canaveral Port Authority partnered from the shoreline north of Port Canaveral The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing with Florida Power & Light (FP&L) to to approximately 3.5 miles of beaches and Brevard County provided logistical install five “Solar Trees” with a total south of the inlet, from Jetty Park to a support. of 42-panels in public areas at Jetty quarter mile south of the Cocoa Beach Park and around Exploration Tower. Pier. As part of the $18 million federally In 2018 and early 2019, Port environ- The trees feed renewable energy authorized project, the dredge Charleston mental staff also initiated a new visitor back into the local grid. Several offer pumped sand and seawater through an education program aimed at protecting charging stations for small personal underwater pipeline onto beaches. wild dolphins swimming in surrounding electronic devices. waters. Port staff installed dozens of When the man-made inlet was first adhesive-backed placards that caution > The Port expanded its program opened, the new inlet interrupted the visitors not to feed, tease or harass to protect sea turtles through a southerly drift of sand along the shoreline, dolphins or other marine animals, or face partnership with a local nonprofit causing sand to build up on the inlet’s north fines of up to $100,000. group, the Sea Turtle Preservation side and erode on the south. To counter the problem, Port Canaveral became the Port Canaveral also teamed with the Sea Society (STPS). The Port provides Turtle Preservation Society and the Brevard a designated parking space for first deep-water port in Florida to devise a plan to minimize or reverse its impact County Sheriff’s Office to speed up one of the STPS rescue trucks, response times to sick or injured sea turtles as well as a shed located at Jetty on nearby beaches, initiating the Inlet Park stocked with rescue supplies and equipment. Turtle at Freddie Patrick Park Boat launch — by Kathy Minute Dolphin at Play— by Susan Petracco
Sea Turtle Preservation Society rescue vehicle on call at Port’s Maritime Center speeds up response time to sick or injured sea turtles found in north Brevard County.
26 26 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY by basing one of the society’s rescue trucks program in 2016. The Port was recertified at the Port. A Chevrolet Silverado adorned in 2019. The voluntary initiative is for Port with brightly colored images of sea turtles agencies, ship owners, and operators and parked near the Port’s Maritime of marine terminals and shipyards Center enables rescuers transporting the throughout the United States and endangered sea creatures from the Port to Canada. Green Marine’s initiative reviews the Brevard Zoo, Florida Wildlife Hospital and evaluates seaports’ environmental & Sanctuary or other sites for treatment programs with the aim of surpassing to reduce response times by 45 minutes federal and state regulatory requirements. or more. Port staff also installed signs Performance categories include invasive instructing people what to do and whom aquatic species, greenhouse gases, air to call if a sea turtle, or other wildlife, is pollutants, spill prevention, stormwater accidentally hooked or entangled. management, community impacts and Clean energy-producing “Solar Trees” at Exploration environmental leadership. Tower. The structures provide shade while offering visitors In April 2018, Port Canaveral partnered a plug in and charge station for their personal devices. with Florida Power & Light’s SolarNow program to install 42 energy-producing solar panels atop five solar “trees” at key locations around the Port. Generating zero emissions energy, three solar trees near Exploration Tower and two at Jetty Park allow visitors to plug in and charge their devices, while also providing much- needed shade. The trees also have signage providing education on renewable energy. The Port also oversees several ongoing environmental programs, including beach clean-ups, water quality monitoring, lagoon remediation education, air pollutant reduction, studies and removal of invasive species, and endangered species protection, education and training.
Such initiatives helped the Port Authority The dredge vessel Charleston relocated 1,400,000 cubic yards of sand from the shoreline north of Port Canaveral become the 100th participant to join the to approximately 3.5 miles of shoreline south of the inlet. This Phase V of the ongoing Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Green Marine environmental certification Bypass Project ran December 2018 through May 2019.
GATEWAY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA 27 SAFETY at portcanaveral.com
STANDING WATCH
A major responsibility of the Canaveral the department’s Columbia Road training Port Authority is to protect what’s on Port facility. Firefighters from CFR and nearby HIGHLIGHTS: property, as the Port’s easy accessibility departments also are training to handle > Preparing for the arrival to visitors makes public safety a critical any emergencies that might occur when of cruise ships powered by priority. The Port partners with numerous ships powered by liquefied natural gas liquified natural gas (LNG) partners, including the Department of (LNG) arrive at the Port. CFR is reviewing Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and all equipment that may be needed during > Coordinating traffic flow for Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard an LNG fueling emergency, hiring extra July 4 fireworks and major and private security firms to deter crime staff, and visiting other LNG fueling sites rocket launches and terrorism. around the country and learning from fire > Improving the Port’s departments at those locations about LNG Three departments cover daily operations safety precautions. cybersecurity and drone at the Port: the Port’s Public Safety detection/interdiction programs Department, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Recently, several CFR staffers traveled to > Working with Brevard EOC and Office (BCSO) and Canaveral Fire Rescue the Panhandle region to assist communities area partners to improve port (CFR). The Public Safety Department devastated by Hurricane Michael. coordinates with other team members, emergency preparedness and The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office resiliency following disasters develops security plans for restricted Port sites and monitors and maintains gates, operates a Canaveral Precinct that includes locks, surveillance cameras and other Port Canaveral. Since 2014, BCSO has security equipment. contracted with the Port Authority to provide law enforcement and security Canaveral Fire Rescue operates stations services at the Port. Marine units conduct on Port property at 8970 Columbia Road landside and waterside patrols, K-9 teams and 680 Magellan Road. Manned by paid regularly sweep terminals and cargo areas members and volunteers, CFR provides fire and deputies respond to incidents that and non-transport advanced life support range from cruise guests who lose keys or emergency medical services. Members luggage to sea turtle rescues. handle medical issues of Port users and respond to fires, small spills and rescues, Canaveral Fire Rescue provides firefighting and and practice firefighting techniques at non-transport advanced life support emergency medical services.
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Marine units conduct landside and waterside patrols.
28 PORT CANAVERAL 2019/2020 DIRECTORY SPACE at portcanaveral.com
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster returns to Port Canaveral aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You.
Space X Falcon 9 Launch 9/10/18 — by Paul Lombardi
HIGHLIGHTS: SPACE PORT AIMS HIGHER > SpaceX successfully launched Port Canaveral has played a key role in SpaceX leases a 53,360-square-foot- 21 rockets in 2018, breaking America’s space program since its start. building on the Port’s north side to the previous record of 18 set process and refurbish reusable Falcon In 1961, vessels homeported at the in 2017. 9 boosters. The space agency plans to Port retrieved the Mercury capsule build a 67,000-square-foot hangar on • Fifteen launches from Kennedy flown by astronaut Alan Shepard, the 2.17 nearby acres to expand operations Space Center or Cape first American in space. In 1965, the as its launch schedule picks up. Canaveral Air Force Station Canaveral Lock opened, connecting the Port to the Banana River and In Titusville, RUAG Space USA, a leading • Launchs include 20 providing passage for huge Saturn product supplier for the space industry, Falcon 9 rockets and rocket components to launch facilities is the first tenant in the Port Canaveral 1 Falcon Heavy rocket at Kennedy Space Center north of Logistics Center. Work at RUAG’s the Port. During the shuttle program, 23,800-square-foot Titusville factory > SpaceX expands fleet of reusable solid rocket boosters retrieved includes the manufacturing of satellite vessels at Port Canaveral. at sea were towed through the Port and structures and hardware components • Vessels include: autonomous returned to KSC. for global communications company spaceport drone ship Of OneWeb, which aims to produce 900 Today, the nation’s premier space Course I Still Love You, low-Earth orbit satellites that will provide seaport has expanded its position as support vessel GO Quest, broadband internet service worldwide. commercial companies prepare space rocket nose cone-catching missions and forge new ties with the In March 2019, SpaceX launched vessel GO Ms. Tree, and Port. SpaceX berths its autonomous the first orbital test flight of the Crew recovery vessels GO Navigator spaceport drone ship Of Course I Still Dragon spacecraft to the International and GO Searcher Love You at the Port and sends it out Space Station. Just days after the > Port Canaveral makes to sea as a landing pad for Falcon 9 launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that carried worldwide headlines during boosters after a launch. Visitors line the unmanned capsule into orbit, the SpaceX’s historic Demo- the channel to watch reusable boosters rocket’s first stage was returned to the 1 mission — the first return to the Port via the drone ship. In Port after landing on Of Course I Still commercial spacecraft February 2019, the company recently Love You out in the Atlantic Ocean. built to carry humans. moved its rocket nose cone-catching The first commercial spacecraft built to vessel Mr. Steven, recently renamed GO carry humans splashed down later in the Ms.Tree, and its eye-catchingly huge net Atlantic Ocean and was brought to the from Los Angeles to the Port. Port aboard GO Seacher.
GATEWAY TO CENTRAL FLORIDA 29 LICENSED STATE FEDERAL PILOTS