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JAXPORT sets container, auto records through first three quarters of FY 2019

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) achieved a record number of container and auto moves during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019. During this time, JAXPORT moved nearly one million containers, a six percent increase over the same period last year. The port also moved nearly 535,000 auto units in this period, an increase of seven percent over the same time in FY18. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 ... [+]

JAXPORT generates more than 26,000 area jobs

Cargo activity through Jacksonville’s seaport positively impacts tens of thousands of jobs and supports nearly $31.1 billion in annual economic output for the region and state, according to a newly released study. The study, citing double-digit growth in the port’s total economic impact over the last five years, was conducted by ... [+]

JAXPORT on pace for record container, auto volumes

Through the first eight months of Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT’s) fiscal year 2018-2019, the port is on pace to achieve records in container TEU volumes and auto units. JAXPORT’s fiscal year began Oct. 1, 2018. Through May 2019, JAXPORT facilities have handled: • 896,795 TEUs, an 8 percent increase over the same ... [+]

AMPORTS expands acreage at JAXPORT

The Governing Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has approved two new long-term agreements with AMPORTS, one of the largest automobile processors in North America, significantly expanding the company’s lease space at the port in Jacksonville, FL. AMPORTS and its predecessor companies have operated at JAXPORT for more than 40 ... [+]

Flagler County Joins Northeast Florida’s Foreign Trade Zone

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) announces that Flagler County (FL) has joined Northeast Florida’s Foreign Trade Zone No. 64. The addition now allows any company within Flagler County to apply to the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Board for FTZ designation. It typically takes 30 days or less for approval after the ... [+]

JAXPORT unveils new logo and website at biennial logistics conference

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) unveiled its new brand today to more than 350 transportation industry professionals from across North America at the JAXPORT Logistics and Intermodal Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. JAXPORT reimagined its brand with a new logo, new website and updated social media, positioning the Florida port ... [+]

Dozens of massive Caterpillar Excavators move through JAXPORT

More than 120 Caterpillar Excavators and related parts recently moved through one of two specialty Ro-Ro berths at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The Excavators, each weighing an average of 24 metric tons, totaled more than 6 million pounds of cargo. The high and heavy equipment was imported by U.S. flag ... [+]

Experts Offer Ocean Carrier Alliance Insights during 2019 JAXPORT Conference

JAXPORT has announced the list of speakers for the Update on Ocean Carrier Alliances panel at the 2019 Logistics & Intermodal Conference scheduled for April 29 –May 1 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. • Dave Arsenault – Chief Strategy Officer, Direct Chassis Link ... [+]

$25 million state-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment moves through JAXPORT

Highly trained stevedores recently moved state-of-the-art cancer treatment equipment worth $25 million through JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The proton therapy equipment, which was unloaded in three pieces, is en route to the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville where it will be used to provide an advanced form ... [+]

JAXPORT sets container volume record for third consecutive year

JAXPORT’s public seaport terminals achieved record growth in container volumes, recording double-digit growth during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018. JAXPORT moved nearly 1.3 million TEUs, a 23% increase over 2017. JAXPORT has set container volume records the past three years. When combined with the containers handled through private terminals, ... [+]

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