Port Everglades

Port Everglades
Aerial shot of Port Everglades
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationBroward County, Florida
Coordinates26°5′10″N 80°6′55″W / 26.08611°N 80.11528°W / 26.08611; -80.11528
UN/LOCODEUSPEF[1]
Details
Opened1928
Operated byPort Everglades
Owned byBroward County, FL
Type of harbourNatural/Artificial
No. of berths44[2]
Draft depth44 ft.[2]
Chief Executive Officer/Port DirectorJonathan Daniels
Statistics
Vessel arrivals3,900 in FY2022
Annual container volume1,053,078 TEUs (7.3 million tons) in FY2022
Passenger traffic1.72 million (3.6 million estimated for FY2023)
Annual revenue$151.7 million in FY2022
Net income$53.9 million
Business activity$33 billion
Website
www.porteverglades.net
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise prepares to moor at Port Everglades
Maersk New York departing from Port Everglades
View from on board a cruise ship (Jan 2019)
View from on board a cruise ship

Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, located in Broward County. Port Everglades is one of South Florida's foremost economic engines, as it is the gateway for both international trade and cruise vacations. In 2022, Port Everglades was ranked the third-busiest cruise homeport, accommodating more than 1.72 million passengers.[3] Port Everglades' cargo sector has been climbed up the rankings based on its operational performance among 348 seaports in the world.[4]

The port is also one of Florida's main seaports for energy products including gasoline, jet fuel, and alternative fuels. The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products. Port Everglades distributes fuel to 12 Florida counties and supplies jet fuel to four international airports.

The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting enterprise fund of the Broward County government, with operating revenues of approximately $151.7 million in Fiscal Year 2022. The port does not rely on local property taxes for operations. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is approximately $33 billion annually. Approximately 216,000 statewide jobs are impacted by the port, including nearly 9,600 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades.

Port Everglades is the #1 seaport in Florida by revenue as well as one of the top container ports in the state. Port Everglades is consistently ranked among the top three multi-day cruise homeports in the world with 702 ship calls and 1.72 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2022, and the #2 petroleum port in Florida with 588 ship calls and 125.8 million barrels.[5]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (US) - UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Port Everglades, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Port Canaveral surpasses Miami as world's busiest cruise port". clickorlando.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Port Everglades Reaches New Operational Performance Heights". ajot.com. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Port Everglades is South Florida's Powerhouse Port" (PDF). Broward.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.