| Port Tampa Bay | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Tampa |
| Coordinates | 27°56′59″N 82°26′43″W / 27.949851°N 82.445255°W |
| UN/LOCODE | USTPA[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Operated by | Tampa Port Authority |
| Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
| Size | appx. 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) |
| No. of berths | 66[2] |
| Draft depth | 45.6 ft.[2] |
| Employees | 135 |
| President & CEO | Paul Anderson (since 2012) |
| Channel depth | 43 feet |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 3,093 (FY2015) [3] |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 37,374,290 (FY2015) [3] |
| Annual container volume | 56,742 TEUs or 487,410 net tons (FY2015)[3] |
| Passenger traffic | Cruise passenger traffic: 867,114 (FY2015) [3] |
| Main exports | Phosphate, fertilizer |
| Main imports | Petroleum products, steel |
| Water-borne cargo value | $4.51 billion (2014) |
| Website www | |
Port Tampa Bay, known as the Port of Tampa until January 2014,[4] is the largest port in the state of Florida and is overseen by the Tampa Port Authority, a Hillsborough County agency. The port is located in Tampa, Florida near downtown Tampa's Channel District. The port directly accesses Tampa Bay on the western coast of the Florida Suncoast, and is approximately 25 sea miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The port district includes parts of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Old Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough River. The port serves container ships, tank ships, and cruise lines.
As of 2023, Port Tampa Bay ranks 24th in the United States by total trade in cargo tonnage.[5] It is the largest, most diversified port in Florida, has an economic impact of more than $15.1 billion, and supports over 80,000 jobs.[3][6] Cargo shipping includes bulk and tanker ships, as well as roll-on/roll-off ships and container cargo ships. The port additionally operates ship repair facilities. Currently connected to major Asian container ports, with global connections, the port is focused on growing its container trade. Millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements are underway or in the planning phase.
- ^ "UNLOCODE (US) - UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Port of Tampa, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Port of Tampa Bay Official Information". Port Tampa Bay.
- ^ "Port of Tampa gets new name: Port Tampa Bay". Tampa Bay Times. 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Waterborne tonnage for principal U.S. ports and all 50 states and U.S. territories; Waterborne tonnages for domestic, foreign, imports, exports and intra-state waterborne traffic". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Volume 2006". American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved 2009-01-27. [dead link]