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Study: JAXPORT generates more than 26,000 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 Martin Associates, a widely recognized maritime research firm.

In the Jacksonville area, the study concludes that 26,282 people are employed in port-dependent...

https://container-news.com/study-jaxport-generates-more-than-26000-jobs/

JAXPORT provides up to 26,000 area jobs, report says

According to a new study by maritime research firm Martin Associates, the Jacksonville Port Authority’s cargo activity provides tens of thousands of jobs. The study focuses on impacts arising from marine cargo handled at the public and private marine facilities for 2018.

As demonstrated in the study, four types of impacts are measured:

  1. Jobs;
  2. Employee earnings;
  3. Business revenue;
  4. State and local taxes.

The study is based on data collected from interviews with and survey responses from 465 firms...

https://safety4sea.com/jaxport-provides-up-to-26000-area-jobs-report-says/

JAXPORT achieves new container and auto records

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved a record number of container and auto moves during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019. During this time, JAXPORT moved about one million containers, a 6% increase over the same period last year.

The port also moved approximately 535,000 auto units in this period, an increase of 7% over the same time in FY18. JAXPORT’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 – Sept. 30.

JAXPORT’s Asian container volumes also continued to increase, up by 8% so far in...

https://safety4sea.com/jaxport-achieves-new-container-and-auto-records/

JAXPORT and AMPORTS expand cooperation

The Governing Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) on June 18 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, Florida (USA).

AMPORTS and its predecessor companies have operated at JAXPORT for more than 40 years. JAXPORT’s Board approved two new leases with AMPORTS: one an extension of the company’s existing leased property at JAXPORT’s Blount...

https://container-news.com/jaxport-amports-expand-cooperation/

JAXPORT welcomes Carnival Ecstasy to Jacksonville

JAXPORT leadership welcomed the Carnival Ecstasy on May 16 to Jacksonville for the vessel’s inaugural sailing with a commemorative plaque presentation at the JAXPORT Cruise Terminal in North Jacksonville.

Carnival Ecstasy, which carries 2,056 passengers, is now sailing year-round out of JAXPORT’s Cruise Terminal. The ship replaces the Carnival Elation, which was previously home-ported in Jacksonville and now operates from Port Canaveral, Florida.

The Carnival Ecstasy offers four-and five-day...

https://container-news.com/jaxport-welcomes-carnival-ecstasy-jacksonville/

First small-scale waterside LNG terminal in the US now operational

On 16 May, JAX LNG, a liquefied natural gas facility located at Dames Point in Jacksonville, Florida, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the official start-up of the newly constructed plant. JAX LNG is the first small-scale LNG facility in the US with both marine and truck-loading capabilities.

The facility was constructed through a joint venture between Pivotal LNG and NorthStar Midstream (NorthStar).

Currently, the JAX LNG facility has the capacity to produce 120,000 gallons of LNG per...

https://safety4sea.com/first-small-scale-waterside-lng-terminal-in-the-us-now-operational/

Flagler County joins Florida’s Trade Zone

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) announced on May 23, 2019 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 Board accepts the application.

JAXPORT is the administrating agency for all users within Northeast Florida’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ No. 64). To add Flagler County,...

https://container-news.com/flagler-county-joins-florida-trade-zone/

JAXPORT Sets Port Record With Largest Container Ship To Call Jacksonville

JAXPORT sets port record with largest container ship to call Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) set a new port record today with the arrival of the ZIM vessel Kota Pekarang, the largest container ship to ever call Jacksonville. The 11,923-TEU (container) vessel is operated by ZIM on a service offered by the 2M Alliance, comprised of Maersk, MSC, Hamburg Süd and strategic partners HMM and ZIM.

Image Credit: jaxport.com

The Kota Pekarang, which transited the Panama Canal from Northeast Asia before reaching the U.S. East Coast, discharged and loaded...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/jaxport-sets-port-record-with-largest-container-ship-to-call-jacksonville/

Manufacturing thriving in Northeast Florida

JAXPORT’s article:

Some 1,500 manufacturing companies can’t be wrong. Those with solid business models are thriving across Northeast Florida in a wide variety of industries, planted in a region with exceptional transportation and logistics, served by a deep, energetic workforce.

Manufacturers provide 93 percent of Florida’s exports, according to the First Coast Manufacturing Association (FCMA). That level of activity puts JAXPORT to work. Exports provide an excellent counter-balance to the port’s...

https://container-news.com/manufacturing-thriving-northeast-florida/

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