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“The mission of Port Manatee is to be a powerful catalyst of countywide economic growth and hub of trade-related activity, by developing diversified and competitive deepwater shipping facilities and conducting maritime-related activities in a profitable and environmentally responsible manner.” |
- Adopted in open session, June 19, 1996 |
Manatee County Port Authority 2008
Port Manatee Staff
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| Port Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the Panama Canal, providing shippers with speedy access to Pacific Rim markets and their expanding transportation needs. |
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| Port Manatee is among Florida’s largest deepwater seaports. It is Fresh Del Monte Produce’s second largest U.S. port facility and is the Southeast’s leading forestry product import facility. |
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First Vessel In Port: M/V Fermland, 576 feet-long,
delivered 2,000 tons of Korean plywood to VanPly, Inc. on Aug. 7,
1970 (84 days before the port's dedication).
Longest Vessel in Port: M/V Chandos, 849 feet-long,
delivered 246,387 barrels of Rumania oil to Florida Power & Light
in June 1986.
Widest Vessel in Port: M/V Vicki I, 139 feet-wide, delivered 400,495 barrels of no. 6 oil for Florida Power & Light on June 5, 1998.
- Fiscal year 2006 Tonnage: 9.3 million
- Approximate Number of Full-time Port Manatee Employees: 84
- Estimated Number of On-Port Employees: 1,100
- Number of Manatee County Jobs Supported by Port Manatee: 22,484*
- Port Manatee's Total Annual Economic Impact on Manatee County:
$2.3 Billion*
* Economic Impact Analysis of Port Manatee, Economics Research Associates, Table II-1, April 2003
| Linear Feet of Dedicated Dock Space: |
6,702 |
| Total Acreage: |
1,100 |
| Estimated Acreage Available for Development: |
500 |
| Miles of Port-Owned Railroad Track: |
8 miles |
| Total Square Feet of Warehouse Space: |
937,000 |
| Square Feet of Chill Space: |
202,000 |
| Square Feet of Frozen Space: |
30,000 |
| Container Lot Size: |
20 Acres |
| Reefer Plugs: |
168 |
| Port Manatee Harbor Channel Length: |
2.9 miles |
| Port Manatee Harbor Channel and Harbor Depth: |
40'+ 2' MLW |
| Port Manatee Harbor Channel Width: |
400' |
| Turning Basin Length: |
1,300' |
The flow of traffic heading into Port Manatee is now a lot easier thanks to the opening of the new $2.5 million state-of-the-art Access Control Center. Located at the port's north entrance, the 8,100-square-foot building is equipped with customized features to streamline surveillance, visitor screenings and identification badge authorization. The center's design, featuring multiple drive-through lanes, an intercom system and pneumatic tubes for transferring files promotes efficiency as security demands on U.S. seaports increase. |
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