Since its inception in 2005, BBC Andino Express Line has offered breakbulk'and shipper-owned container services for shippers from Houston to the West Coast of South America. This new service will enhance BBC's ability to service the South American marketplace and offer shippers a new alternative to current service providers by offering a call at the Port of Palm Beach. BBC has appointed Port Contractors, Inc. as stevedores and port agents for its Palm Beach operations. BBC Andino expects to use the Port's on-dock rail capability to market their new service. The Port's on-dock rail access puts the Port in a unique position to facilitate the expected growth of international trade to and from South Florida. Chairman Oppel said 'I am very proud of Port Director Manuel Almira and Director of Port Development Jarra Kaczwara for bringing this new line to the Port and hope this is just the beginning of expanded trade to and from South America through the Port of Palm Beach.
The Port of Palm Beach is a full-service, diversified port. The Port is located 80 miles north of Miami, Florida and 45 miles north of Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Berthing is 20 minutes from the first sea buoy to anchorage, with operating drafts of minus 33 feet mean low water, and has no aerial obstructions. The Port accommodates vessels up to 700 ft length overall, and 100 feet wide. The Port offers 6,560 linear feet of berthing space. The non-union labor force and easy access to I-95 and the Florida Turnpike allows for seamless, cost effective cargo handling. Port operations include containerized, bulk, breakbulk, ro/ro, and lo/lo cargoes; and is the only South Florida port with on-dock rail capabilities.
