b'32American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(GULFcontinued fromity with the largest leap. The30%.Butofallthecargosnew agreement adds approxi- operationsforthearea.The page 30) value of the fiscal 2023 yachthandled, concentrate & citrusmately10.5acresofvehicleagreementswereapproved thenewfive-yeardeal,24shipmentstotaled$73mil- juice was the big winner. Instorage area and 33,000 squarewith AJAX Paving Industries Citrosuco vessels call a yearlion. Steel was also up hittingFY2023concentrateandfeet of warehouse space for aofFlorida,LLC,Redwing areanticipatedatSeaPort71,488 tons, a 198% increase. citrusjuicetallied980,624vehicle-processingcenteronTerminals, LLC, and Pangaea Manatee, generating an esti- Othernoncontainerizedtons compared to 153,657 inHookers Point. This will pro- Florida,LLCtoexpandthe mated$3millioninannualgoodsenjoyingsubstantialFY2022a 538% increase. vide a total of 30 acres of ter- handling of a variety of aggre-revenueforManateeCoun- advancesatSeaPortMana- Stillthereallybignewsminal space dedicated for newgates,includinglimestone, tysseaport.Theboostinteeinthepastyearincludefor Port Tampa Bay could wellvehicle storage.granite, and crushed concrete, trade and revenue will have aphosphaterock,flyashandbethelandmarkleaseagree- Port Tampa Bay Presidentcementitiousproducts,and lasting impact on the region,construction aggregate, whilementmadeinFebruarywithand CEO Paul Anderson saidseveral others. AJAX Paving enabling SeaPort Manatee toan 11% increase in moves ofTradepointAtlantic.Trade- ofthenewleaseagreement,Industries of Florida is a pri-furtherinvestininfrastruc- fruitsandvegetableshelpedpoint Atlantic, which operatesPort Tampa Bay continues tovatelyownedcompanywith ture to meet the demands ofkeep the ports containerizeda 3,300-acre global multimodaldiversify its lines of businessmorethanforty-twoyears an ever-growing market.cargo tonnage similar to thatlogisticshubandindustrialandwecelebratetheexpan- ofexperienceinpavingand Juice products have longin the preceding record fiscalcenter in the Port of Baltimore,sion of our Ro/Ro capabilitiesroadconstructionbuilding beenamajorimportatSea- year at 1,341,149 tons. Mea- was looking for an opportunityinpartnershipwithGlovis.Floridas highways and infra-PortManatee,saidCarlossuredin20-foot-equivalenttoexpandoutsideitsexistingGlovisisaprovenleaderinstructure.AJAXcurrently Buqueras,SeaPortManateescontainer units, SeaPort Man- footprint and Tampa providedautomobilelogisticsandthisoperateseightasphaltplants executivedirector,andthisateescontainerizedcargoan ideal setting. newagreementdemonstratesinFloridaandsixasphalt historic agreement helps ensurethroughput of 167,385 TEUsPort Tampa Bays Boardtheirconfidencethattheplants in Michigan. The ports this flow continues for manyremainednearlydoubletheofCommissionersapprovedTampamarketwillcontinueboard approved a lease agree-years to come.ports fiscal 2020 TEU count.a lease agreement with Trade- to grow for years to come.ment with AJAX for ten acres And cargo has again beenWhileSeaPortManateespoint Tampafor35acresofof land at Port Redwing, with flowing well for SeaPort Man- breakbulk cargo sector saw thelandtobuildanewtrans- conveyor access to Berth 302 atee. Fiscal Year 2023 was a lotlargestincreaseinFY2023,loadwarehousedistributionfor the importation of aggre-like FY 2022. While numer- up 26.7%, to 1,023,307 tons,facility.Underthetermsofgate.RedwingTerminalsis ousU.S.portsareexperienc- whiledrybulkactivityrosea40-yearleaseagreement,the aggregates import division ingsignificantdownturnsof14.2%, to 2,558,515 tons. Tradepoint Tampa will design,of Blue Water Industries, LLC, as much as 20 percent or moreconstruct,andoperateana construction aggregates pro-intonnagecomparedwithp Ortt ampab ay approximately 500,000 squareducer. Formed in 2018, Blue fiscal2022volumes,SeaPortIn FY 2023, Port Tampafoot facility for the trans-load- Water employs more than 300 Manatee is staying the course,Baycontinueditsrecoveryingofcargobetweenoceanpeople throughout the South-maintaining its role as a pre- fromtheCOVID-19pan- containers,trucks,andraileastUnitedStates,includ-ferredgatewayforabroaddemictriggeredslumpwithcars. The new trans-load facil- ingSouthCarolina,Florida, rangeofkeycommodities,many segments of the portsity will be located on HookersNorthCarolina,Tennessee, said Carlos Buqueras, SeaPortdiversecargomiximprov- PointadjacenttotheportsAlabama,Mississippi,and Manateesexecutivedirec- ing.Taketheall-importantcontainerterminal,whichVirginia. Blue Water currently tor. For the 12-month periodcruiseshipbusiness,foritself is also being expandedPaul Anderson, Port Tampa Bayownsandoperates20rock endedSept.30,SeaPortexample. In 2023 cruise shipwithadditionalpavedstor- President & CEO quarries and five sand mines. Manatee reported total cargocallswere249comparedtoage,cranes,andanewgateWiththedeal,GlovisProducts include crushed lime-tonnageof11,017,670tons,184 and passengers a whop- complex, as well as the portsis expected to bring at leaststone, rip rap, gravel, concrete makingitthesecond-busiestping 1,214,057 compared toon-dock cold storage facility.70,000vehicleseachyearand asphalt sand, gabbro, and fiscalyearintheManatee418,200169%increaseAnotherimportantagree- throughPortTampaBay.granite. The board approved a County ports history. and the port is well on its waymentwasreachedinMayThe10-yearleasecouldbelease with Redwing Terminals Cargo diversity is the keytobreakingthatnumberin2023withGlovisAmericasextended as there is the possi- for approximately 14.0 acres for SeaPort Manatee. ImportsFY2024.Butothersectors(see Top 100 North Americanbility of two additional exten- of land, with conveyor access ofAquilapowercatamarandid modestly well as bulkImporters chart). Tampa Bayssions of five years each.to Berth 302 for the importa-yachts for Clearwater, Florida- andgeneralcargowereBoardofCommissionersTheportwasalsobusytion of aggregate.And Port basedMarineMaxInc.,thecollectivelyup8%.InFYapproved a 10-year lease withnotching lease agreements forTampa andPangaea Florida, worldslargestrecreational2023containerizedthrough- Glovis America, the logisticsPortRedwingthebreak- (awhollyownedbusiness boat and yacht retailer, totaledput in FY 2023 was 217,110arm of South Koreas Hyun- bulkandbulkcargoportunitofPangaeaLogistics 237,122 tons in FY 2023, upTEUscomparedto178,637dai Motor Group, which willdevelopmentthe Port Com- Solutionsportterminaland from1,548tonsinFY2022,TEUs in FY2022, while con- significantly expand the portsmissionersapprovedthree(GULFcontinued on makingyachtsthecommod- tainerizednettonswasupautohandlingcapacity.Theseparate agreements to expandpage 38)LOCAL PORT | GLOBAL REACHPoweringTradeThrough EastNorthwest TerminalPhase TwoFlorida ExpansionComing 2026'