Port Manatee | One of Florida’s largest and fastest growing seaports.

TAMPA BAY's first port of call

Port Manatee The right turn on Tampa Bay

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Port Manatee board elects Baugh to chair, picks two new commissioners as officers
Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a one-year term as chairwoman of the governing board of Port Manatee, which also has chosen its two newest members – Priscilla Whisenant Trace and Stephen R. Jonsson – and continuing member Charles B. Smith as officers.
Port Manatee opens expanded south gate
Offering enhanced capabilities for movement of oversized cargo, Port Manatee’s newly expanded south gate complex is now open..

To Enter The Port

All visitors must proceed to the Access Control Center located at the Port Manatee North Gate

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Port Manatee is one of Florida’s largest and fastest growing seaports,
handling a variety of cargos.

Bulk

Two mobile harbor cranes equipped with clam-buckets
40 feet deep water draft

Break-Bulk

Two mobile harbor cranes with a lift capacity of 100 tons each, 165 tons combined
New 10 acres intermodal yard

Containers

Fast efficient truck turn times
New Berth 12 and 14 open for business

Project

Two mobile harbor cranes, highest tandem lift capacity of any Florida port authority
70 acres ample laydown area

Why Port Manatee?

Located on South Tampa Bay, Port Manatee is regarded as the closest U.S. deepwater port to the expanding Panama Canal and offers superior intermodal connectivity, competitive rates and a prime location, with nearly 5,000 acres of surrounding green space ripe for development.