Miami Dade County is the port authority for the Port of Miami, which contributes more than $17 billion and provides more than 176 thousand jobs (directly and indirectly) to the economy of South Florida.
Container Terminals on Dodge Island
View is looking west, with downtown Miami in left background.
Photo by James R. Tourtellotte
Boasting its position as the "Cargo Gateway of the Americas," the Port of Miami has trade relationships with over 100 countries and 250 ports across the world. In 2007, the Port of Miami handled about 4.4 million tons of imports and 3.5 million tons of exports. In 2008, over 7.4 million tons of cargo passed through the Port of Miami, including 828.3 thousand TEUs of containerized cargo. More than 1600 vessels called at the Port of Miami, including 20 major shipping lines and 789 cruise vessels, and more than four million passengers traveled through the port.
Gantry cranes
Port of Miami
Photo taken 24 July 2010.
Photo by Ines Hegedus-Garcia
For the past two years, China has been the Port of Miami's biggest trading partner. Among the port's top ten trading partners are countries in the Far East, Europe, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The Port of Miami continues to strive to expand its trade partnerships and to promote increased trade by continually improving port facilities and infrastructure.
Container Terminal
Port of Miami
Photo taken 21 September 2009.
Photo by Chuck Kramer
The Port of Miami works hard to prepare for the next generation of cruise vessels and to maintain its position as a world-class facility. With a major capital improvement program underway, two ultra-modern cruise terminals have already been completed. Each of them has state-of-the-art security features and amenities, including a one-stop federal multi-agency facility for processing international passengers. Partnering with the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Port of Miami offers a variety of pre- and post-cruise activities and many popular attractions.
Container ship docked at Port of Miami
Photo by Ines Hegedus-Garcia
The Port of Miami operates several modern container terminals. The Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company has served the Port of Miami for more than ten years, and it serves more than 30 carriers, handling over 500 thousand TEUs a year. Ocean transportation company Seaboard Marine has provided service between the US, the Caribbean, and Latin America since 1983. Today, it serves almost 40 ports in 20 countries. The private Seaboard Marine terminal covers over 28 hectares in the Port of Miami, and it operates 24 hours a day throughout the year.
South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT)
Photo by Urban
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