East Coast Ports

Canada

Port of Halifax
Halifax Port Authority
P.O. Box 336, Ocean Terminals
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P6

Access: On-dock double-stack rail access; direct access to
Trans-Canada highway system; direct and connecting air freight
and passenger services to national and international destinations through Halifax International Airport.
Primary Cargo Shipped: Bulk (crude oil, refined petroleum products, gypsum), containers.
Depth: Minimum channel depth 60 ft.
Major Shipping Destinations: Europe, Mediterranean, and Asia
Major Shipping Lines: ACL, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Sealand, NYK, Oceanex, P&O Nedlloyd, SPM Container Line, Zim.
Special Services: Full-service port, bunkering/fuel barge, ship building and repair, fresh water, surveyors, customs on-site, on-dock rail access, Missions to Seafarers, etc.
Tonnage (TEUs): Total port = 13.9 million metric tonnes; Container = 548,404 TEUs
Intermodal Connections: Excellent intermodal rail, truck, water and air connections; daily departures to/from all major inland destinations.

Port of Montreal
Port of Montreal Building, Wing No. 1
Cité du Havre
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3C 3R5

Primary Cargo: Containerized and non-containerized general cargo, dry bulk, liquid bulk.
Depth: 37 ft. (The channel can accommodate all types of vessels, including container carriers of up to 3500 TEUs.)
Major Shipping Destinations: North Europe and Mediterranean; links to over 100 countries around the world; a leader on the North Atlantic container market.
Major Shipping Lines: Canada Maritime, Canadian Caribbean Line, Cast, Federal Atlantic Lakes Line (Falline), Hapag-Lloyd, Lykes Lines, Maersk Sealand, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), NYK Line, Oceanex, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, Senator Lines.
Special Services: Full-service port; more than 100 berths, numerous transit sheds including a temperature-controlled warehouse, and open spaces for non-containerized and dry bulk cargo; some berths equipped with ramps to accommodate roll-on-off vessels; grain terminal; port-operated railway network and cruise terminal.
Tonnage (TEUs): Total = 18.7 million tonnes; Containerized =9.4 million tonnes (1,054,603 TEUs)
Intermodal Connections: Rail and road links lead to all parts of North America; dockside rail access with no intermediate transshipment to carry containerized and other types of cargo to and from Ontario and U.S. markets; 25+ trucking companies move containerized cargo to and from markets in Quebec, Ontario and U.S. Northeast.

Connecticut

Port of Bridgeport
P.O. Box 9411
New Haven, CT 06534-0411

Access: I-95
Primary Cargo Shipped: Refrigerated cargo, general cargo, automobiles.
Depth: 33 ft.
Major Shipping Destination: Caribbean
Major Shipping Lines: Isabella Shipping, Lauritzen/Cool, Seatrade
Special Services: Refrigerated warehousing

Port of New Haven
P.O. box 9411
New Haven, CT 06534-0411

Primary Cargo Shipped: Steel, lumber, metals, project cargo.
Depth: 36 ft.
Major Shipping Lines: Van Ommeren /Clipper, SAGA Forest Carriers, Canfornav, FedNav, Columbus Line, CSAV
Intermodal Connections: P&W, CSX

Port of New London
P.O. Box 9411
New Haven, CT 06534-0411

Primary Cargo Shipped: Forest products, metals, project cargo.
Depth: 35 ft.
Major Shipping Lines: SAGA Forest Carriers, Gearbulk, Star Shipping, Canfornav
Intermodal Connections: NECR/CN

Florida

Port Everglades
Broward County's Department of Port Everglades
1850 Eller Dr.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

Access: Direct access to I-595 and I-95, international airport 1 mile away.
Primary Cargo Shipped: Petroleum, cement/clinkers, aggregate, steel/coils/rebar.
Depth: 43 ft.
Major Shipping Destinations: Caribbean, Central and South America
Major Shipping Lines: Auto Marine, Columbia Coastal Transport, CMA CGM, Crowley Liner Services, Dole Ocean Liner Express, Evergreen America, Frontier Liner Services, Hybur Shipping, Independent Carrier alliance, King Ocean Service, Maersk Sealand, SeaFrieght Line, Sea-Star Line, Solymar, Tecmarine Lines, Tropical Shipping
Special Services: 44,00 sq. meters warehouse space, 100 hectares open storage, refrigerated warehouse.
Tonnage: 3.9 million tons and 621,421 TEUs in 2001

Jacksonville Port Authority
2831 Talleyrand Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32206

Access: I-95, I-10, I-75, three Class I Railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, FEC)
Primary Cargo Shipped: Containers, automobiles, forest products, metals, liquid bulk, dry bulk, refrigerated.
Depth: 38 ft. (40 ft. in 2003 when dredging project is completed)
Major Shipping Destinations: Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, Bahamas
Major Shipping Lines: Alianca Lines, APL, Columbus Line, Crowley American Transport, Crowley Liner Services, CSX Lines, HSAC Logistics, HUAL N-A, K-Line, Maersk Sealand, Mediterranean Shipping, Mitsui, NYK Bulkship, NYK Line, P&O Nedlloyd, Pioneer Lines, Sea Star, Star Shipping, Trailer Bridge, Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
Special Services: Three marine terminals owned by JAXPORT include docks and wharfs, cranes, warehouses, and paved open storage areas.
Tonnage (TEUs): Containers 698,903 and autos 579,924 in 2001.
Intermodal Connections: Strategically located at the Southeastern corner of the United States with easy access to three major railroads and three interstate highways.

Port of Miami
1015 North America Way, FL 2
Miami, FL 33132

Access: Air, rail and truck hubs link Miami to the rest of the United States.
Primary Cargo Shipped: Tiles, stone, cement; fruits, vegetables (refrigerated); apparel; textiles; beverages; paper products; metal products; lumber, wood.
Depth: 42 ft.
Major Shipping Destinations: Latin America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia
Major Shipping Lines: Alianca, APL, Cagema, CCNI, CMA-CGM, CSAV, Columbia Coastal Transport, Columbus Line, Contship Containerlines, COSCO, Crowley American Transport, Deppe Line, Ecuadorian Line, Great White Fleet, Gued's Lines, Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, Italia Line, K-Line, Cia. Libra de Navegacao, Lykes Lines, Maersk Sealand, Mediterranean Shipping, Montemar Maritima USA, Norasia Lines, OOCL, P&O Nedlloyd, Seaboard Marine, Senator Line, TMM Lines, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines, Yang Ming Lines, Zim Inter Americas Services
Special Services: 10 gantry cranes, refrigeration, 3.3 miles marginal berth space, 300 acres secured staging areas, 4300 feet lineal berthing for articulated and side-ramp loading vessels, 3.22 miles trackage on port.
Tonnage (TEUs): 8.68 million tons and 980,743 TEUs in 2002
Intermodal Connections: Air, rail and truck hubs link Miami to the rest of the United States
Major Projects for 2003: The Board of County Commissioners recently approved a $171 million capital improvement program that includes 37 projects covering cargo operations, passenger terminals, and rerouting auto and truck traffic. Projects underway or planned include dredging the ship channel, an off-site container transfer facility and building a new access tunnel to the port.

Georgia

Port of Savannah
Georgia Ports Authority
P.O. Box 2406
Savannah, GA 31402-2406

Major Shipping Lines: 43 shipping lines listed on website.
Tonnage: 10.8 million tons in fiscal year 2002
Major Projects for 2003: Savannah harbor expansion project. Container Berth 8.

Maine

Port of Portland
City of Portland Dept. of Transportation and Waterfront
40 Commercial Street
Portland, ME 04101

Access:  1 ½ miles to I295, 2 ½ miles to the Maine Turnpike
Primary Cargo:  Containerized cargo, wood pulp, frozen fish, decorative items, miscellaneous machinery parts,
miscellaneous paper products
Depth:  35' M/W
Major Shipping Lines:  Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Sealand
Special Services:  US Customs on-site.

Maryland

Port of Baltimore
Maryland Port Administration
World Trade Center
Baltimore, MD 21202

Access: I-95, I-395, I-695
Tonnage: 30 million tons
Intermodal Connections: CSX Intermodal and Norfolk Southern

Massachusetts

Port of Boston
Connelly Terminal
Massachusetts Port Authority
1 Harborside Drive, Suite 200S
Boston, MA 02128-2909

Access: Dedicated truck route to interstate highways (2 miles); truck route to CSX rail yard 8 miles (20 minutes)
Primary Cargo Shipped: paper, lumber, hides, household goods, empty containers, beer and wine, store merchandise, fish, furniture, footwear.
Depth: Conley berth dredged to 45 feet
Major Shipping Destinations: Asia, Europe
Major Shipping Lines: MSC, COSCO, Hapag Lloyd, Hanjin, ACL, Evergreen, K Line, Yang Ming, Maersk CMA-Cgm
Special Service: 384 Reefer outlets, fumigation on-site upon request, customs, agriculture, APHIS on-site, real-time container tracking.
Intermodal Connections: 8-mile truck route to CSX rail yard

New Hampshire

Port of Portsmouth
Division of Ports and Harbors
P.O. Box 369
Portsmouth, NH 03802-0369

Access: half mile to I-95, rail on site
Primary Cargo Shipped: General and bulk
Depth: 35 ft. MLW
Major Shipping Destinations: Worldwide
Major Shipping Lines: All
Special Services: 52,000 sq. ft. of transit sheds, 7 acres paved laydown

New York

Port of Albany
Albany Port District Commission
Administration Building - Port of Albany
Albany, New York 12202

Access: quarter mile from interstate, daily rail delivery into port from CSX and CP Rail.
Primary Cargo Shipped: Grains, power-generating equipment, road salt, scrap iron.
Depth: 31 ft. @ MLW (fresh water)
Major Shipping Destinations: Northern Europe, South America, Far East
Major Shipping Lines: Jumbo Navigation, Rickmers Line, Intermarine, Columbia Coastal Transport.
Special Services: Warehousing, bulk bagging, crating, on-site customs and USDA.

Port of New York and New Jersey
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
225 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003

Access: Excellent access to major highways and bridges.
Primary Cargo Shipped: Waste paper, plastic products, machinery.1
Depth: Federal channels maintained to a depth of 35 to 45 feet below MLW (mean low water).
Major Shipping Destinations: Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Latin America.
Major Shipping Lines: All major lines and alliances.
Special Services: Over 9.5 million square feet of flexible warehousing and distribution space and terminals that handle containerized, breakbulk, liquid, drybulk, project cargo and heavy lift..
Tonnage: 3.7 million TEUs
Intermodal Connections: Three Class 1 railroads (Canadian, Pacific Railway, CSX, and Norfolk Southern), on-dock rail service.

North Carolina

Port of Wilmington
N.C. State Ports Authority
P.O. Box 9002
2202 Burnett Blvd.
Wilmington, NC 28402

Access: Easy access to I-95 and I-40, CSX rail service daily
Primary Cargo Shipped: Woodpulp, chemicals, metal products, forest products, food products, furniture
Depth: 38 ft., mean low water
Major Shipping Destinations: Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Japan German, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium.
Major Shipping Lines: Yang Ming Line, Hanjin Shipping Co., United Arab Shipping, Natl. Shipping of Saudi Arabia, "k" Line, Cosco North America.
Special Services: Export packaging company on-site, cold storage, chemical storage, covered sprinklered storage, dedicated steel coils warehouse, dedicated forest products warehouse, U.S. Customs across from port, foreign trade zone.
Intermodal Connections: Piedmont Triad Terminal (Greensboro), Charlotte Inland Terminal (Charlotte).

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
3460 N. Delaware Avenue 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Access: Immediate access to I-95, I-76, and I-676. On dock rail for CP Rail, CSX, and Norfolk Southern.
Primary Cargo Shipped: #1 cocoa port in USA, #2 steel port in USA, major fruit port, meat, paper, containers.
Depth: 40 ft. channel
Major Shipping Destinations: South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia, Northern Europe.
Major Shipping Lines: P&O Nedlloyd, Maersk, Columbus Lines, Crowley American Transport, CSAV, Lykes Lines, Bertling Line, Oldendorff.
Special Services: 4,000,000 sq. ft. of on-dock covered storage; 1,000,000 sq. ft. of on-dock temperature controlled storage; 500,000 sq. ft. of dock-side refrigerated warehousing; USDA, FDA, customs inspections; three Class 1 railroads.
Intermodal Connections: Three Class 1 railroads (CP Rail, CSX, Norfolk Southern), two class 1 intermodal transfer facilities.

Rhode Island

ProvPort, Inc.
#35 Terminal Road
Suite 200
Providence, RI 02905

Access: 1 mile from I-95. From North or South on I-95, take exit 18
And follow the signs to ProvPort.

Primary Cargo: Bulk and break bulk commodities.
Intermodal Connections: ProvPort and the Providence and Worcester railroad offer the Northeast's only true intermodal on-dock rail service with connections to all major national lines providing rail service anywhere in the contiguous U.S. and Canada. With our on-dock loop system and three (3) spur link locations, ProvPort offers direct vessel to rail loading minimizing re-handling, re-handling costs and delivery time. In addition, our three warehouses all feature adjacent rail spurs for convenient loading dock accessibility.


Port
of Davisville
30 Enterprise Dr.
North Kingstown, RI 02852

Access: Minutes from I-95, rail access to Class I carriers, airport with 8000 ft. runway
Primary Cargo Shipped: Automobiles, seafood products
Depth: 29 ft.
Major Shipping Destinations: Japan, German, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela
Major Shipping Lines: NYK, K-Line, Mitsui, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Special Services: Paved lay-down acreage, on dock rail, available 24/7.
Intermodal Connections: Freight rail project (upgrades on schedule)
Major Projects for 2003: New highway connection is on schedule.

South Carolina

Port of Charleston
P.O. Box 22287
Charleston, SC 29413

Access: Less than 1 mile to highway, 10 minutes to rail
Primary Cargo Shipped: Containers
Depth: 40 ft. (45 ft. by 2004)
Major Shipping Destinations: 150 countries
Major Shipping Lines: 17 of the world's top 20
Special Services: Shipper-directed transloading
Tonnage (TEUs): 1.5 million TEUs
Intermodal Connections: Immediate interstate access, CSX and NS Rail base.

Virginia

Virginia Port Authority
600 World Trade Center
Norfolk, VA 23510
Access: I-64, I-664, I-564, CSX Rail, Norfolk Southern
Primary Cargo Shipped: steel, project cargo, containers, breakbulk cargo, paper
Major Shipping Lines: 70 shipping lines listed on website
Special Services: World's largest container cranes, refrigerator hook-ups, fumigation facilities.

 

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