Location: 300 Tampa Bay Way, Palmetto, FL 34221 Latitude 27° 38'3" North Longitude 83° 33'30" West closest US deepwater seaport to Panama Canal Foreign Trade Zone 169
Driving Distance to (from) Charlotte County: 60 miles
Contact Information: T - (941)722-6621 F - (941)729-1463
Total Acreage: 1,100
River, Lake or Ocean: Ocean - Tampa Bay
Channel Depth: 40' + 2' MLW
Channel Length: 2.9 miles
Turning Basin: Yes, 1300 ft. diameter, width 400 feet at toe of slope
Barging Facilities: None
Linear Feet of Dedicated Dock Space: 6,315
Warehouse Space: 781,000 square feet
Chill Space: 202,000 square feet
Frozen Space: 30,000 square feet
Mobile Harbor Container Crane: Gottwald GHMK 6407 crane, 257 feet tall
2009 Tonnage: approx. 9 M tons
Highways Serving Port: I-75, I-4, US Highway 41
Railways Serving Port: Connected with CSX Transporation-Rail Service with 2 switch engines & 9 miles of standard guage track, 20 switches, 9 crossings, 300-car capacity
Maximum vessel width: Panamax
# of Freight Forwarders Serving Area: Thirty-three (33)
# of Import/Export Brokers Serving Area: Twelve (12)
# of International Courier Firms Serving Area: All Major Couriers
Other Pertinent Information: The fourth largest seaport in the state, it boasts of the speediest outward shipping (average of 65 mph) due to absence of traffic gridlock in the general area
Website: http://www.portmanatee.com

Location: 1015 N. America Way 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33132
Driving Distance to (from) Charlotte County: 189 miles
Contact Information: T (305) 371-7678 F (305) 347-4843
Total Acreage: 518
River, Lake or Ocean: Ocean
Channel Depth: 42 feet
Channel Length: N/A
Turning Basin: 42 feet (Central Turning Basin)
Barging Facilities: Yes
Linear Feet of Dedicated Dock Space: 6,100 feet
Warehouse Space: N/A
Chill Space: 50,000 square foot on-dock; 1,000,000 square foot off-dock
Frozen Space: N/A
2008 Tonnage: 7.4 tons cargo
Highways Serving Port: N/A
Railways Serving Port: 3.22 miles on port. Served directly by the Florida East Coast Railway
Website: www.miamidade.gov/portofmiami

Location: 300 Second Avenue S.E,, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; Long 80° 38.00' W
Driving Distance to (from) Charlotte County: 77 miles
Contact Information: T - (727) 893-7329 or 800-782-8350
River, Lake or Ocean: Ocean - Tampa Bay
Turning Basin: Yes
Warehouse Space: 30,000 square feet
Highways Serving Port: I-75, I-275, I-10, US Highway 41
Other Pertinent Information: Also a recreational port with 250 ft transient dock, 610 wet slips, ship's store, shopping area, etc.
Website: http://www.stpete.org/port/

Location: 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL; Lat 27'36"N longitude 82' 45"
Driving Distance to (from) Charlotte County: 90 miles
Contact Information: T- (813) 905-7678 F - (813) 905-5109
Total Acreage: 2,500
River, Lake or Ocean: Ocean - Tampa Bay
Channel Depth: 43 feet
Turning Basin: Yes - two
Barging Facilities: Yes
Linear Feet of Dedicated Dock Space: 5,504
Warehouse Space: 585,000 square feet (including 233,000 s.f. of temperature controlled dockside warehouse space--largest in North America).
Tonnage: 43 M tons per year
Highways Serving Port: I-75, I-275, I-10 and US Highway 41
Railways Serving Port: In-facility rail tracks (both East and West sides of Hookers Point) and connection to CSX
# of Freight Forwarders Serving Area: Thirty-Six (36)
# of Import/Export Brokers Serving Area: Most Major Courier Companies
Other Pertinent Information: Handles nearly half of the state's total seaborne cargo tonnage--it is Florida's largest port
Website: http://www.tampaport.com/