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Port Manatee advances $8.3 million dockside yard expansion

Port Manatee is advancing an $8.3 million project to nearly double the size of its dockside container yard.

Port Manatee welcoming energy-efficient Del Monte containerships

Port Manatee is now receiving imports of Central American fruit via the newest energy-efficient refrigerated containerships of longtime port tenant Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

Bellamy elected to one-year term as Manatee County Port Authority chairman

Port Manatee container trade surges 54.6 percent in fiscal 2020

Port Manatee’s dynamic containerized cargo trade continues to swell at a record pace, surging nearly 55 percent in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

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Port Manatee welcoming energy-efficient Del Monte containerships01/14/2021
Port Manatee is now receiving imports of Central American fruit via the newest energy-efficient refrigerated containerships of longtime port tenant Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
Bellamy elected to one-year term as Manatee County Port Authority chairman12/28/2020
PALMETTO, Florida – Manatee County Commissioner Reggie Bellamy has been elected to serve a one-year term as chairman of the Manatee County Port Authority, the…
Port Manatee celebrates 50 years as regional economic engine10/29/2020
Port Manatee is celebrating a half century as a powerful regional economic catalyst and global commercial hub, with today [Thursday, Oct. 29] proclaimed Port Manatee Day in recognition of the 50-year anniversary of the diverse port’s dedication.

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All visitors must proceed to the Access Control Center located at the Port Manatee North Gate, 1705 Piney Point Road, Palmetto, FL 34221

About The Port

Located “Where Tampa Bay Meets the Gulf of Mexico,” Port Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanded Panama Canal, with 10 40-foot-draft berths serving container, bulk, breakbulk, heavylift, project and general cargo customers. Port Manatee generates more than $3.9 billion in annual economic impact while providing for more than 27,000 direct and indirect jobs, all without benefit of local property tax support.

Port Manatee is one of Florida’s largest and fastest growing seaports, handling a variety of cargos.

Bulk

Three mobile harbor cranes equipped with clam-buckets
40 feet deep water draft

Break-Bulk

Three mobile harbor cranes with a lift capacity of 100 tons each, 165 tons combined
New 10 acres intermodal yard

Containers

Fast efficient truck turn times
Closest US port to the Panama Canal

Project

Three mobile harbor cranes, highest tandem lift capacity of any Florida port
70 acres ample laydown area

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