Port of Palm Beach District Revenue and Competitors

The Port of Palm Beach is the fourth busiest container port in Florida and the eighteenth busiest in the continental U.S. In addition to intermodal capacity, the Port is a major nodal point for the shipment of bulk sugar (domestic usages), molasses, cement, utility fuels, water, produce and breakbulk items. The Florida East Coast Railway Company (FEC) services the docks and piers through the Port's industrial rail switching operations. We are the only port facility in South Florida operating a rail system with pier-side box, hopper and intermodal cars operating 24 hours a day. Located on Port property are six miles of trackage for intermodal transfers and handling. All essential federal agencies with oversight for international trade and passenger flow are located in the Maritime Office Complex (MOC). A Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #135) has been in operations since 1987. It encompasses several Port and private sector sites. There is one privately owned general purpose warehouse in Boca Raton, four privately owned warehouse sites in Martin County (near Stewart International Airport), the Port of Palm Beach Cold storage terminal and one 18,000 sq. ft. warehouse with five adjacent unimproved acres by the Port Executive Plaza (PEP). The Port District views its mission as a proactive endeavor in the regional international trade community. Port users are encouraged to maximize the total infrastructure capabilities of the Port District. The Board of Commissioners and the management team have addressed the marketability as well as the implementation of projects needed to bring the Port into the 21st century of port technology facilitating the export/import of goods from the county, region and state.