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Connecting Commerce Florida Seaports FLORIDA SEAPORTS: CONNECTING COMMERCE Port of Fernandina The Florida Ports Council (FPC), Port of Pensacola Port Panama City is a nonprofit corporation that JAXPORT serves as the professional association for Florida’s 15 public seaports and their management, providing leadership Port of Port St. Joe through a collective voice in the areas of data and research, state and federal advocacy, and marketing and communication. Port Canaveral Port St. Pete Port Tampa Bay Florida’s network of seaports is one of the state’s greatest economic assets, positively affecting every region and every resident. Whether moving over a Port Manatee hundred million tons of cargo annually or millions of cruise passengers, Florida’s Port of Fort Pierce seaports generate and support a vast array of commerce and the FPC believes Port of Palm Beach a strong, strategic, public/private partnership between Florida’s ports and state Port Everglades and local government will enable our diverse seaports to continue their vast economic contributions to every region of our state. PortMiami Port of Key West 502 East Jefferson Street | Tallahassee, Florida 32301 | flaports.org FLORIDA SEAPORTS: Connecting Commerce FLORIDA PORTS SUPPORT… VITAL ECONOMICS Waterborne international trade moving through Florida’s $40 billion $117.6 billion in $4.2 billion in seaports was valued at $83.2 billion 900,000 in personal total economic local and state in 2017, 55% of Florida’s income activity tax revenue representing DIRECT AND total international trade. INDIRECT JOBS INVESTMENTS LOGISTICS Florida’s warehousing and distribution 43% Over the next 5 years, Florida ports plan to invest center sector increased from $3.3 billion Growth in e-commerce to enhance and modernize freight and the logistics industry 1995 to 2015 with no indication of infrastructure, ensuring domestic and global has placed ports in the position slowing down. competitiveness. to move more goods faster, farther, and cost effectively. TOURISM DRIVER Florida broke records in 2017 with 16.1 million visitors of all US cruisers traveling through one Florida is home to the sail through a of the state’s seven Florida port. cruise ports. 3 BUSIEST 62% cruise ports in the world. FLORIDA WELCOMED THE LARGEST CRUISE SHIP IN THE WORLD IN 2018. ACCESS TO CONSUMERS CONNECTIVITY Florida Florida’s multimodal ranked freight delivery seventh network allows among the for growth nation’s 21 million 117 million 1,100 35 percent in cargo tonnage top residents in visitors new residents growth in and the value in exporting Florida annually per day population by cargo. 2030 states in 2017. INCREASING CAPACITY Draft 39 feet Maximum length of Panamax Vessel 965 feet A new Panamax vessel can carry 12,500 TEUs; Florida’s premier geographical previous Panamax ships could only hold 4,500. Florida has invested billions of dollars location makes it a to modernize facilities and increase gateway for trade channel depths, enabling us transiting the Draft to accept these larger vessels. Maximum length of NEW Panamax Vessel 1,200 feet Panama canal. 49 feet Port Canaveral | Port Everglades | Port of Fernandina | Port of Fort Pierce | JAXPORT Port of Key West | Port Manatee | PortMiami | Port of Palm Beach | Port Panama City Port of Pensacola | Port of Port St. Joe | Port St. Pete | Port Tampa Bay 502 East Jefferson Street | Tallahassee, Florida 32301 | flaports.org .
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