Frequently Asked Questions

1. Q: How many cargo shipping lines call Port Everglades home?
   A: Port Everglades has rapidly established itself as one of the world's premier cargo ports. More than 30 shipping lines maintain that the fastest and most strategic course for their cargo is through Port Everglades.
   
2. Q: How many tons of cargo moves through Port Everglades each year?
   A: As the 12th leading container port in the United States, Port Everglades receives more than 25 million tons of containerized cargo, petroleum, dry bulk and break bulk annually.
   
3. Q: How is Port Everglades addressing cargo security?
   A: Port Everglades is committed to securing its cargo facilities and has invested heavily in security enhancements over the past few years. As part of the recent $44.8 million capital improvement program, the Port recently opened a $2.4 million Security Operations Center which fully addresses Homeland Security requirements as well as four Access Control Points and Port-wide fencing and barriers. In addition, the Port now has a permanent container X-ray screening area that creates a faster and more efficient flow of goods to and from the Port.
   
4. Q: What are some of the key imports and exports at Port Everglades?
   A: Some of the key imports coming into the Port are: fruit and vegetables, gasoline, aviation fuel, ceramic and mosaic tiles, cement, apparel, and beer. Key exports leaving the Port include: grocery products, fabric, building materials, paper, poultry, lumber, automobiles and fuel.
   
5. Q: What are some advantages for importers and exporters choosing Port Everglades?
   A: The first of its kind and the largest in Florida, Port Everglades' Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #25) is a critical component to the bottom line for those in the import/export business. The value of goods moving through the Foreign-Trade Zone is expected to pass the $285 million mark in 2007. Companies operating within FTZ #25 enjoy improved cash flow, avoid paying duty, receive lower tariff rates, have reduced insurance costs, receive upgraded quality control with the elimination of custom clearance delays
   
6. Q: Why should companies doing business in Central America, South America and the Caribbean consider Port Everglades?
   A: As one of the most accessible deep-water seaports in the Western Hemisphere, Port Everglades' FTZ #25 provides 22.7 acres of secure, fenced-in and illuminated cargo space activated by U.S. Customs with a cost-cutting and time-saving computerized inventory control system. The Port's FTZ #25 also offers 388,600 square feet (36,102 square meters) of warehousing space with 24-hour access as well as fast-in, fast-out routes to major highways, an international airport and direct rail lines.