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USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
2017 PORT UPDATE
• Jacksonville achieved record growth in containers, vehicles and overall tonnage during 2017.
The Asian container trade continues to be the fastest growing segment with a 19% growth
over 2016.
The Puerto Rican container business also grew more than 10% over 2016.
• JAXPORT handled almost 700,000 vehicles in 2017, which will maintain its position as one of
the busiest vehicle handling ports in the United States.
• JAXPORT is set to begin construction of 100 acres on Dames Point Terminal, which will
increase the vehicle handling capacity by 25%.
• JAXPORT's board of directors approved the start of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening
project, allocating the first phase of port funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
construction that is scheduled to start in early 2018 and will take the river to a 47-foot depth.
