Port of Jacksonville

Port of Jacksonville
The port of Jacksonville
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationJacksonville, Florida
Coordinates30°22′51″N 81°33′52″W / 30.38083°N 81.56444°W / 30.38083; -81.56444
UN/LOCODEUSJAX[1]
Details
Operated byJacksonville Port Authority
No. of berths13[2]
Draft depthmax 47 feet[2]
Air draft175 feet (for terminals located upstream of the Dames Point Bridge)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals1,567
Annual cargo tonnage10,032,869
Passenger traffic90,241
Annual revenue$61.2 million
Website
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Port of Jacksonville

The Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) is an international trade port on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. JAXPORT is the largest port by volume in Florida, and the 14th largest container port in the United States.[3] It carries about 18 million short tons of cargo each year[4] and has an annual economic impact of over $31 billion, including 138,500 jobs across the state of Florida related to cargo moving through the port.[5] It handled 1,338,000 containers, and is the second largest handler of vehicles in the United States with 696,500 in 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "Unlocode (US) - United States". service.unece.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Jacksonville technical specifications". www.jaxport.com. Jaxport. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Bureau of Trade Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jaxport Annual Report 2018/2019" (PDF). 2019. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Jaxport Annual Report 2018/2019" (PDF). 2019. p. 5.