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North American East Coast Regional Market Shares. Source: Individual Ports
Mid-Atlantic Ports Pick Up Market Share

Press Releases

Worldwide Terminals Fernandina - Port of Fernandina, Florida closes on $2 million bridge financing
US Ports
ZIM's M/V Arsos arrives in Miami, part of ZIM's Canada Florida Express Service
Zim Integrated Shipping Services
Port Manatee awarded federal grant to support emergency operations
Port Manatee
The Suddath Companies designated as one of Northeast Florida’s fastest-growing private companies
Logistics Providers
JAXPORT Board of Directors elects new officers
Port of Jacksonville
Containers for world’s first LNG-powered container ships arrive at JAXPORT
Port of Jacksonville
IATA's 71st Annual General Meeting commences
International Air Freight
FECR and PortMiami meet with Panama Canal officials
Port of Miami
400 new ambulances head to Mid East via JAXPORT
Jacksonville Port Authority
Port Tampa Bay partners with USF in maritime research
Port of Tampa
JAXPORT begins service as Volkswagen’s Southeastern U.S. distribution hub
Port of Jacksonville

Tampa port lands another Asian container service

19 Feb 2019
CMA CGM will begin calling Port Tampa Bay in May with its PEX3 service, the second major weekly Asian string to visit the central Florida port in 2019.
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New Canaveral crane recovers fallen rockets
14 Feb 2019
CEO Capt. John Murray tells JOC.com the port aims to be the transportation hub for central Florida’s commercial space industry.
Port Tampa Bay credit Port Tampa Bay.
Tampa’s new Asia service advances Florida effort to regain cargo
05 Dec 2018
The new service highlights a state-wide effort to attract cargo destined for Florida but that moves through other gateways.
Port Panama City.
Port Panama City operations recover amid hurricane repairs
13 Nov 2018
The port's primary facilities at the west terminal sustained relatively minor damage; it was a "mixed bag," the port's executive director said, including lost doors, canopies, and skylights, and some damage to the port's container terminal.
Flooded streets in Florida.
Port Panama City picking up the pieces after Hurricane Michael
15 Oct 2018
Hurricane Michael damaged many of the buildings at Port Panama City, but its docks, cranes, and equipment made it through the storm, according to a statement released by Director Wayne Stubbs on Monday.
Hurricane Michael track.
Hurricane Michael delivers suckerpunch to Southeast US shippers
11 Oct 2018
Storm damage reached from Florida into the Carolinas on Thursday and severed the I-10 east-west route. The likely outcome is higher costs and lengthy detours.
Port of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
US Gulf Coast ports close ahead of Hurricane Michael
09 Oct 2018
The US Coast Guard has declared Condition Yankee for the eastern US Gulf of Mexico ports including Panama City, Pensacola, Mobile, Pascagoula, and Gulfport. Under that status, ports are closed to inbound and outbound traffic.
Hurricane Florence.
Hurricane Florence weakens, shifts path toward Carolina ports
13 Sep 2018
The hurricane headed for the Carolinas as of Thursday, with the ports of Savannah and Virginia having reduced exposure.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.
Hurricane Florence promises US cargo delays, higher truck rates
10 Sep 2018
Whether shippers moving goods through the US Southeast and Mid-Atlantic see delays and elevated truck rates for days or for weeks largely hinges on exactly where Hurricane Florence makes landfall and with how big of a wallop.
Port of Mobile.
Tropical Storm Gordon — Sector Mobile ports open, restricted draft varies
05 Sep 2018
Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall late Tuesday evening near Pascagoula with winds of approximately 70 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center reported.
Port of Jacksonville.
Auto traffic through US ports grows amid tariff pressure
20 Aug 2018
Roll-on, roll-off cargo flowed smoothly through US ports during the first half of 2018, and the involved ports are moving forward with planned, needed investments. Further, the immediate years ahead look promising, provided the trade tension winds die down.