b'FEBRUARY 14 - MARCH 13, 2022FLORIDA PORTS 17Following a devastating September earthquake in Haiti, relief supplies are loaded on a Seacoast Shipping vessel on the Miami River.(ENJOYcontinued fromTheport,whichcontin-page 16) uestocountTropicalShip-water,foodandotherreliefping as its leading tenant, is supplies from its Miami Riverproceedingwithdevelop-terminal. mentofastrategicmaster plan to provide development P oRTe VeRgLadeS options for optimizing cargo The largest infrastructurethroughputandexpanding project in the 94-year historymegayacht berthing.ofBrowardCountysPort(ENJOYcontinued onAt Broward Countys Port Everglades, the $471 million Southport container terminal expansion project is advancing Evergladeshaspassedthepage 20) toward projected late 2023 completion.75-percent-completemilestone, as the $471 million endeavor to expand the Southport con-tainerizedcargoareaison targettobefinishedinlate 2023. The undertaking, which is generating more than 3,000 construction jobs, is the cor-nerstone of a comprehensive $3billion,20-yearmaster/vision plan.By lengthening Southports existingturnaroundareato 2,400feetfrom900feet, theportiscreatingaddi-tionalberthingtobeserved byagrowingcontingentofx MARKS super-post-Panamaxship-to-shoregantriesoperatingon extended crane rails.Threeofthebignew cranes, costing $13.8 million each, were commissioned in early 2021, and the port has ordered three more such unitsTHE SPOTforlate2023delivery.The cranesarecapableofload-ing and unloading ships with containers stacked nine high from the deck and can reach 22containersacrosstotheFOR UNMATCHED EFFICIENCIESouter ship rail.P oRT ofP aLMb eaCh FOLLOW THE MAP TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA,The Port of Palm BeachWHERE YOULL DISCOVER:is embarking on a $26 million project to significantly boostA congestion-free harboritsrailcapabilities.WithaWorldwide ocean carrier servicesU.S.DepartmentofTrans-portationPortInfrastructureBerth, terminal and truck capacityDevelopmentProgramgrant covering half the cost, the port40 daily trains and 100+ trucking firmsis adding five intermodal rail tracks, building new entrance144 million sq. ft. of industrial spacegates and installing radiationFind the U.S. port youve been seeking at the portalmonitorsinaneffort aimed at more than doublingcrossroads of the nations rail and highway theportsannualrailtrafficnetwork, and seamlessly connect your cargo capacitytonearly100,000and your customers today.TEUswhiletakinganesti-mated29,000trucktripsa year off highways. Also, the ports existing rail system is undergoing a track upgrade.Other projects getting under waythisyearincludeware-housereplacements,anew cementterminalanda$2.9 millioncontaineryardforti- JAXPORT.COMficationentailingreplacing+1 (800) 874-8050asphalt with roller-compacted concrete.'