Florida Port - Freight Handling and Transportation

Daybreak Express serves freight to and from all of the Florida ports listed below. If you have freight transportation needs anywhere in Florida, give us a call.

Jacksonville

Located on Florida's north Atlantic coast, the Port of Jacksonville serves the state and nation as a southeastern focal point for the intermodal movement of commodities on the world market. Port activities are divided between those under the control of the Port Authority and those owned by private interests. Leading cargoes include containerized and roll-on/roll-off general cargo, automobiles, break-bulk cargoes, and dry and liquid bulk products, including petroleum and phosphate. It is a national gateway to Puerto Rico, handling the overwhelming majority of the volumes in that trade. But there are some services available to all the major trade lanes of the world, with extensive choices available to most major international markets. www.jaxport.com

Port Canaveral

Located on the mid-Florida Atlantic coast, Port Canaveral serves both cargo and cruise markets. Primary cargos are liquid (petroleum) and dry (cement and scrap steel) bulk products, and break-bulk, including lumber, salt, newsprint and frozen and fresh citrus. The port is one of the three busiest cruise ports in the world. An operating Foreign Trade Zone offers quadramodal transportation (sea, land, air, and space) and exports the most cargo by dollar value of any in the state. www.portcanaveral.org

Port Everglades

Located near Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Port Everglades ranks as one of the nation's leading container and cruise ports. It has the deepest harbor south of Norfolk, Virginia, and boasts excellent intermodal connections. It handles break-bulk and containerized cargo, as well as petroleum products, other liquid and bulk cargo, yachts and other boats, vehicles and equipment. With more than 30 cruise ships, this second-busiest cruise port in the world offers one-day, one-night, and a range of 3-night to 103-night cruises. The state's first operating Foreign Trade Zone, used by over 100 businesses, is at the port. The port also has the nation's second-largest non-refinery petroleum storage tank farm, serving 12 counties. It is close to I-95 and has rail connections via the Florida East Coast (FEC) railroad, which interfaces with the national carriers at Jacksonville. www.co.broward.fl.us/port.htm

Palm Beach

The Port of Palm Beach, a niche player in the South Florida container trades, serves as an important distribution center for cargo shipped through the larger ports for transshipment to small ports in the Caribbean and Central America. The port also handles liquid and dry bulk cargoes, including petroleum for two power plants, cement imports, and sugar and molasses exports. The Port of Palm Beach is the main port of Tropical Shipping. Cruises round out port operations. www.portofpalmbeach.com

Miami

The Port of Miami once known for its Caribbean and Latin American services, has become an important port for the Europe and Asia trades as well. Because of its location, Miami serves as a transshipment point for cargo moving between Europe and Latin America, and between Asia and Latin America. Miami is the world's busiest cruise port, with a fleet of more than 14 ships home ported, including the newest megaships. One of the country's fastest-growing container ports it also handles break-bulk and general cargo, automobiles, and heavy equipment. www.co.miami-dade.fl.us./portofmiami

Tampa

Tampa is a major bulk port, handling phosphate and cement. It is a gateway for citrus fruit charters and is a growing importer of steel. The Port of Tampa has break-bulk liner services to Mexico, Central America and the North Coast of South America, as well as container service that transships cargo at Zim's Kingston hub all over the world. www.tampaport.com

Port Manatee

Port Manatee, located on Tampa Bay, is a niche port in terms of its liner service options. The port is home to some carriers specializing in the Central America trade. Port Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the Panama Canal, Fresh Del Monte Produce's second largest U.S. port facility and the Southeast's leading forestry product import facility. www.portmanatee.com

Port of Pensacola

As Florida's most western port, Pensacola handles bagged agricultural products, cement, paper, aggregate, power plant and power generation equipment, animal feed and animal feed components, construction supplies and materials, and frozen cargo. www.portofpensacola.com

Port of Panama City

Long recognized as a load center for linerboard and wood pulp, the Port Panama City also handles lumber, steel, machinery, copper and dry and liquid bulk. The Port of Panama City is also recognized for one of the nation's most successful Foreign Trade Zones. FTZ 65 is a "manufacturing" hub covering more than 300 acres. www.portpanamacityusa.com

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