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SeaPort Manatee reports record fiscal 2024 activity
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SeaPort Manatee is reporting record cargo activity for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. At a meeting today [Tuesday, Nov. 19] of the Manatee County Port Authority, the maritime trade hub for Southwest and Central Florida also released a study showing the seaport’s annual economic impact has reached nearly $7.3 billion.

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SeaPort Manatee welcomes two more eco-efficient mobile harbor cranes
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SeaPort Manatee is furthering its ship-to-shore cargo-handling capabilities with addition of two new Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes at the maritime trade hub for Southwest and Central Florida and beyond.

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Enter The Port

All visitors must proceed to the Access Control Center located at the SeaPort Manatee North Gate, 1705 Piney Point Road, Palmetto, FL 34221
Coordinates: 27°38’01 “N 82°33’41*W

About The Port

Located in Southwest Florida, at the entrance to Tampa Bay, SeaPort Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanded Panama Canal, with 10 40-foot-draft berths serving container, bulk, breakbulk, heavylift, project and general cargo customers. SeaPort Manatee generates more than $7.3 billion in annual economic impact while providing for more than 42,000 direct and indirect jobs, all without benefit of local property tax support.


SeaPort Manatee is one of Florida’s largest and fastest growing ports, handling a variety of cargos.

Bulk

  • Mobile harbor cranes equipped with clam-buckets and grabs
  • 40 feet deep water draft

Break-Bulk

  • Mobile harbor cranes with a lift capacity of 120 tons each, 165 tons combined

Containers

  • Seven container spreaders
  • Fast, efficient truck turn times
  • Closest US port to the Panama Canal

Project

  • Seven mobile harbor cranes

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