Fernandina | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Location | Nassau County, Florida |
Coordinates | 30°40′52″N 81°27′44″W / 30.68111°N 81.46222°W |
UN/LOCODE | USFEB[1] |
Details | |
Operated by | Ocean Highway & Port Authority of Nassau County[2] |
Owned by | Nassau County, FL |
Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
No. of berths | 3[2] |
Draft depth | 36 ft.[2] |
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The Port of Fernandina is located on Florida's Atlantic coast.[3] It is used for terminal service for pulp and paper as well as steel exports, machinery, auto parts, chemicals, beverages, chemicals, building materials and food products. Container lines from the port serve routes to Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Aruba, Curaçao and Bermuda.[3]
A deepwater port on Amelia Island has been used by traders and as a base for combatants going back several hundred years.