Florida

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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
Port Tampa Bay looks to capitalize on direct Asia connections in 2020

Port Tampa Bay looks to capitalize on direct Asia connections in 2020

15 Jan 2020
Port Tampa Bay believes 2020 will be a big year with an expansion of its container terminal, three weekly trans-Pacific vessel calls, and a major push to win cargo owners in the Interstate 4 corridor by selling the value of short hauls to maximize hours of service.
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Barge services in Florida, Virginia get USDOT funds
07 Jan 2020
Ports in Florida and Virginia will receive $1.6 million in federal grants to bolster barge services designed to improve freight delivery times and alleviate traffic congestion on roadways.
SFCT readies electric cranes at Port Miami
03 Jan 2020
Six new electric-powered rubber tire gantry cranes have arrived in Port of Miami’s APM terminal, key equipment meant to reduce carbon emissions and noise.
JAXPORT breaks ground on $239 million terminal upgrade
22 Nov 2019
JAXPORT expects terminal upgrades and a dredging project will attract larger vessels and more volumes when work is complete in 2023.
JAXPORT expansion gets federal funding boost
07 Nov 2019
JAXPORT received a $20 million grant from the USDOT, which will fund a portion of the $238 million cost of expanding the Blount Island terminal in Jacksonville as part of a long-term plan to drive more traffic and larger containerships to the port.
US truckload carriers slam revenue brakes
29 Oct 2019
US motor carriers blamed “an oversupply of truckload capacity” for greater-than-expected pressure on earnings in the third quarter.
Manitoulin Global Forwarding buys Demark Global Logistics
08 Oct 2019
Canadian forwarder Manitoulin adds to its US holdings, expanding its global logistics network.
JAXPORT gets $35.3 million toward dredging
30 Sep 2019
The state of Florida has appropriated $35.3 million dollars to deepen the Jacksonville Harbor to 47 feet along a 11-mile stretch to the Blount Island terminal by 2023.
Storms nudge US truckload spot rates upward
27 Sep 2019
An analysis of pricing in 115 spot truckload lanes by JOC.com indicates a sequential monthly increase in September, with rates rising 4.46 percent on average across those lanes.
Florida freight lockdown extends to Georgia, Carolinas
03 Sep 2019
Freight operations are suspended in much of Florida as Hurricane Dorian passes on its way toward the Georgia and Carolina coasts.
Hurricane Dorian accelerates Florida’s freight flow
30 Aug 2019
Businesses rush to position goods and assets in Florida as rail and trucking operations race against the clock ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s landfall.