JAXPORT containerized cargo up 89% since 2013

A new report touts the economic benefits from the Florida port and underscores the importance of a harbor-deepening project to accommodate increasingly larger ships.

The port is estimated to have a $31.1 billion USD economic impact on the region and state in 2018, according to the study by Martin Associates released this week. Martin Associates also said 138,500 jobs across the state of Florida are related to cargo moving through JAXPORT.