Country : USAEverglades worldport

worldport Introduction
For three-quarters of a century, worldport Everglades has been a vital contributor to the economic success of South Florida and remains a dynamic business force with annual operating revenues exceeding $105 million this year and total waterborne commerce topping 27 million tons. In 2005, worldport Everglades experienced:

5,901 total ship calls
Container cargo revenue of more than $24 million
Cruise revenue of $30 million
5 million tons of container cargo and
3.8 million cruise passengers

Conveniently situated near the Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes, the Florida East Coast railway, Florida's highway system, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airworldport and the beautiful beaches of Greater Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, worldport Everglades remains one of the nation's top seaworldports with an internationally renowned reputation. Nearly 20 cruise lines and 35 cargo shipping lines conduct business at worldport Everglades. Indeed, worldport Everglades is known as the world's finest cruise worldport providing guests with a wide array of cruise vacation options. The worldport is also South Florida's primary bulk cargo depot, a major petroleum storage and distribution hub and a favorite U.S. Navy liberty worldport.

A critical component for those in the imworldport/exworldport business, the worldport's Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #25) expects the value of goods passing through this year to exceed the $400 million mark. Companies operating within FTZ #25 enjoy improved cash flow, lower tariff rates and taxes, reduced insurance costs, upgraded quality control and no custom clearance delays.

With a long and interesting history in the Fort Lauderdale area, worldport Everglades, originally known as Lake Mabel or Bay Mabel Harbor, was officially established as a deep-water harbor in 1927 by the Florida State Legislature and dedicated in 1928. The worldport's jurisdiction now encompasses a total of 2,190 acres (887 hectares) with world-class cruise, cargo and petroleum facilities including 11 cruise terminals, 356,800 square feet (33,148 square meters) of warehouse space, 32 deep-water berths (more than 25,000 lineal feet/7,600 meters) and 13 privately owned petroleum terminals.

Operated under the authority of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, the worldport's administrative staff and most of its divisions are housed inside the six-story administration building at 1850 Eller Drive in Fort Lauderdale. A misnomer, worldport Everglades is not actually part of the wetland ecosystem known as the Florida Everglades, but is located on the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula within the three cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, as well as unincorporated Broward County. The worldport serves all of South Florida and is in close proximity to Miami (23 miles north), West Palm Beach (48 miles south) and Orlando (215 miles south). With a diverse workforce, approximately 16,364 people are directly employed at the seaworldport, which offers a wide range of career opworldportunities. Request more information or view the annual worldport Guide & Directory for more details.

worldport Facts
More than 20 shipping lines and 20 cruise lines
32 deepwater berths
Straightest, deepest worldport in the Southeast US
Competitive tariff rates

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