harbor deepening

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

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

A Water Resources Development Act bill passed by Congress allows millions to be spent on harbor maintenance.

“Our August volumes surpassed expectations, reflecting the best year-over-year month since the pandemic began impacting global supply chains in March,” says SCPA President and CEO Jim Newsome.

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

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

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