b'8American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(FORECASTcontinued from page 6) nearly$77millioninrevenueandeconomy.Thesenumbersnotonlycargoservicesandtheeffortsofthe and diverse array of companies servedparking generated another $13.8 mil- highlight our steady course of growthports cargo terminal customers.by our port. lion.DisneyCruiseLineopeneditsbutalsopositionustoachievenewPort Everglades is also experienc-As evidence of Richs accolades,second homeport at Port Evergladesheights this fiscal year. ing an increase in petroleum volumes, Containerizedcargorose7%overatthebeginningofthefiscalyear,AccordingtoMorris,theportwithenergyvolumesatPortEver-thepreviousyearwith1,087,112joiningCelebrityCruises,Princessanticipates setting a new cruise pas- glades remaining steady with almost TEUs and almost $41 million in rev- Cruises and Royal Caribbean Interna- sengerrecordinFY25withafore- 130millionbarrelsofthroughput, enue. Port Everglades also moved intotional with year-round sailing itiner- casted 4.4 million guests. whichtranslatesto5.46billiongal-the top 20 percent of ports worldwidearies, all of which contributed to theStatistics for Port Everglades con- lons of mainly gasoline, diesel and jet for operational performance, climbingports cruise growth. sistently rank the Port among the topfuel. While private companies operate in the rankings from 89 to 65, accord- Accordingtocruiseforecaststhree busiest cruise homeports in thethepetroleumterminals,PortEver-ing to the latest Container Port Perfor- at Port Everglades, the Ports cruiseworld, and it is also one of the nationsglades generates revenue from energy mance Index (CPPI) developed by thebusiness line is on course for a buoy- leadingcontainerportsandSouthproductsthroughdockandvolume World Bank and S&P Global Marketant fiscal year based on double-digitFloridasmainseaportforreceivingfees, which came to a total of approxi-Intelligence.Regionally,includinggrowthduringthefirstquarterofenergyproductsincludinggasoline,mately$45million.Portstatistics theUnitedStatesandCanada,PortFY25 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024). jet fuel and alternative fuels. In addi- also point out that petroleum products EvergladesclaimedtheNo.3spot,Theanticipatedsuccesscanbetion, more than 192,000 Florida jobsare trending upward as measured by uptwospotsfromthe2022report,attributedtomulti-daycruiseshipareimpactedbytheport,includingthebarrelsthataredeliveredto12 andremainsNo.1inFlorida.Con- callsthatincreasedby25percent,nearly11,000peoplewhoworkforcounties in Florida and five interna-tributingtothisimprovedperfor- with 235 calls compared to 188 callscompanies that provide direct servicestional airports.mance was the opening of the portsinthesameperiodofthepreviousto Port Everglades.SouthportTurningNorthExtension,year. The wave of growth is also seenHopingtoequalandsurpassitsP ort M iaMiwhich added five new berths, and theintheportscruisepassengertraf- success from FY24, Port EvergladesNot to be outshined by any sister commissioningofthreeadditionalfic, which is up by 27% to 1,349,313isalreadyofftoarunningstartinports in the Sunshine State, PortMiami super Post-Panamax container gantryguests versus 1,064,998 compared tothefirstquarterofFY25.Accord- has a new master plan that charts an cranes. Asanexampleoftheportsthe same period in FY24. The upticking to port statistics, Cargo tonnageambitious course for future growth, operational efficiencies, CMA CGM,inshipcallsandguestsresultedinandcontainerthroughputareupataccording to Port Director Bill John-a world leader in refrigerated oceanpart from Disney Cruise Line estab- PortEvergladeswithadouble-digitson,whoadded,Thankstoan transport, selected Port Everglades aslishinghomeportoperationsatPortgrowthduringthefirstquarterofimpressive roster of capital improve-the only American port of call on itsEverglades,joiningindustrylead- FY25 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024). Thementprojects,itisanticipatedthat new CEIBA Express service. ersCelebrityCruises,Crystal,Hol- portstotalcontainerthroughputincargo traffic will double over the next On the business of cruising, Portland America Line, Princess Cruises,TEUs is up by 12% to 285,335 TEUs,decade,whilethenumberofcruise Everglades set a new cruise passengerRitz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Royalcompared to 255,241 from the samepassengers is expected to grow along record for the Florida turnaround portCaribbeanInternational,Silverseaperiod in FY24. The ports container- withanexpanded offeringofcruise andwelcomedmorethan4millionCruises and Viking Cruises. ized cargo tonnage climbed by 11 per- brands and ships.embarkinganddisembarkingguestsJosephMorris,PortEvergladescent to 1,750,546 tons, compared toJohnsonpointedout,ThePort in FY24, a 39% increase over FY23.CEO and Port Director, said, While1,580,126 tons during the same periodof Miamis mission is to operate and Cruiseguestparkingrevenuealsowecontinuetonavigatetheyearin the previous year. furtherdeveloptheworldslead-increased by 46 percent, bolstered byahead,thisstrongfirstquarterisaMorris said, This marked increaseingcruiseportandthelargestcon-the ports new 750-space surface lot.promising indication of smooth sail- in volume reflects regional consumerstainerportintheStateofFlorida; Atotalof889shipcallsgenerateding for our customers and the broaderdemand, the appeal and value of our(FORECAST continued on page 10)EXPANDING CAPACITY TOFLORIDAS DISTRIBUTUION HUBTampa/Orlando I-4 Corridor: Over 550 million square feetExpanded terminal capacity with plenty of room for growthof distribution center space Multiple round-trip truck deliveries per day from Port to E-commerce, consumer goods, perishables distribution centersand building materials New and expanded container services with Central The fastest growing region in the fastest growing state America, South America, Mexico, and AsiaWWW.PORTTB.COM'