Blount Island

The 14,000-TEU One Stork on Tuesday became the largest container ship to call Jacksonville, Florida.

Trailer Bridge signed a $62 million lease agreement with the Jacksonville Port Authority to continue operating a Blount Island terminal through at least 2041.

“There’s tremendous opportunity for Florida-bound cargo,” says JAXPORT CEO Eric Green during his State of the Port address Tuesday.

JAXPORT says strong demand for vehicles and consumer goods contributed to a solid first fiscal quarter.

U.S. ports have seen “month-over-month strength across multiple business segments.”

“We’re able to reach virtually 100% of our customers in Florida overnight from Jacksonville, which was a real selling point for us,” says aftermarket auto parts retailer.

Ozzy Martinez had been transferring to a dredging vessel when he fell overboard near Blount Island in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, Florida, port this week also welcomed the largest LNG-powered ro-ro vessel on its maiden voyage to the United States.

Cause of blaze at the Blount Island Marine Terminal remains under investigation.

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The Florida port set records in 2019 and scored a harbor deepening funding win early in 2020.

Florida port CEO says inclusion in Trump’s budget “speaks volumes about the significance of this project.”

Cargo activity through the Jacksonville, Fla., seaport had a nearly $31.1 billion economic impact on the region and state in 2018.