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USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS 56 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T PORTS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Southeast Florida Employers Port Associa on Chuck Maravolo, Secretary/Treasurer PORT OF MIAMI (PortMiami) PortMiami continues to register container growth by servicing larger vessels carrying larger cargo volumes. The port's ongoing capital improvement programs address the needs of the trade industry and allow the port to remain firmly positioned as a leading Global Gateway for international freight. • PortMiami supports more than 220,000 direct jobs in Miami-Dade County and the surrounding areas. • User-related and indirect jobs springboard PortMiami's total employment impact to more than 320,000 jobs. • The total value of economic impact created by cargo containers moving via PortMiami throughout the State of Florida is $34 billion dollars. • Total economic activity from all of PortMiami's cargo and cruise operations is more than $41 billion dollars annually. CARGO TERMINAL GATE RELOCATION AND YARD CONSOLIDATION PortMiami will complete electrical upgrades and infrastructure improvements within 14 acres of its marine cargo terminal, and to convert the terminal from a manual top-pick yard operation to a more efficient and environmentally-friendly e-RTG operation. This project will afford the cargo terminal more operational efficiencies and improved infrastructure, including new paving, grading, and drainage. MARINE CARGO TERMINAL ROADWAY ACCESS PortMiami has relocated the primary access road leading to the truck gates for Terminal Link and POMTOC. The total cost for the roadway project was approximately $16.6 million dollars. The project scope included roadway realignment, new paving, utility work, and the removal and installation of new drainage equipment. ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA EMPLOYERS PORT ASSOCIATION (SEFEPA) The mission of SEFEPA is to establish and carry out programs to promote and maintain good relationships between its management members and labor in the Southeast Florida Ports of Miami, Port Everglades and Port Canaveral.