• Largest markets in the Southeastern US - 8 million people within 100 miles
• Global container service connections
• New terminal with 3 gantry cranes and plenty of room for expansion
• Distribution center gateway to Florida - truck cost savings of over $1000 per container by using the Port of Tampa

Tampa Bay Market

Reaching 8 million people with 100 miles, Tampa Bay is one of the largest markets in the Southeast U.S. As the geographic center of the state, located halfway between Miami and Jacksonville, The Tampa region is also an expanding distribution center gateway for the State of Florida & the Southeast

• 5,742 Square Miles
• 4 Million Residents
• 8 Million People within 100 Miles
• 1.9 Million Labor Force
• 13th Largest U.S. Media Market

Florida Profile

Florida is one of the fastest growing states in the country and the Central Florida region, centered on the Tampa-Orlando I-4 corridor, is one of the fastest growing areas of the state. Florida's rapidly expanding population is forecasted to overtake New York, making it the third largest state after California and Texas.

New Terminal Facilities with Room to Grow

• Served by a 43 feet (13 meters) deepwater channel, 2100 feet (640 meters) of berth and three gantry cranes
• Phased expansion now underway to increase from today's 25 acres (10 hectares) to 140 acres (57 hectares), berth extension and acquisition of additional cranes.

Executive Shippers' Council

• Over 100 key importers and exporters located within 100 miles of Tampa who control > 200,000 TEUs/year and who are keen to support carriers who call Tampa direct
• Serving the Central Florida market via Tampa results in truck cost savings of $1000 per container versus using more distant and congested ports
• Potential Tampa local market > 500,000 TEUs within a competitive truck drive

Executive Shippers Council Membership Profile

Air Conditioning Ducts, Airport Equipment, Aluminum Products, Amusement Park Items, Animal Byproducts, Animal Feed, Apparel, Appliances, Asphalt in Drums, Beer, Beverages, Brick/Stone & Masonry, Brush & Broom Products, Cement, Chemicals, Citrus Pellets, Closet Accessories, Diary Products, Dough Blend, Electric Supplies, Feed Supplements, Fertilizer, Foodstuffs, Frozen Seafood, Frozen Juice Concentrate, Furniture, Garlic, General Merchandise, Giftware/Baskets/Pottery, Grocery Products, Handicrafts, Hardware, KD Boxes, Light Bulbs, Lumber, Marble Slabs & Tile, Medical Supplies, Metal Studs, Non-hazardous Chemicals, Office Furniture Products, Olive Oil, Olives, Orange Juice, Ornamental Plants, Packaging & Displays, Paper, Paperboard, Pasta/Coffee/Glassware, Peppers, Packaged Lube Oil, Plastic Cutlery, Plastic Resin, Plastics, Plywood, Poultry, POVs (Privately Owned Vehicles), Restaurant/Food Supplies, Rice, Stainless Steel Sinks, Steel Rope on Rolls, Sulphate, Tile, Tobacco & Equipment, Toiletries/Sundries, Tupperware, Used Auto Parts, Vegetables, Wood Products

Expanding Distribution Center Gateway

Companies such as Rooms to Go, Southern Wines & Spirits, Lowes, Wal-Mart, Havertys, Pepsico, Bealls, United Natural Foods, Kane's Furniture, VF Image Wear, Ace Hardware, SYSCO/International Food Group, Corvest, Publix and Perry Ellis are among firms that have recently constructed and/or expanded distribution centers in the region.

The latest examples of capacity expansion plans include Rooms To Go Furniture's plans to add an additional 700,000 square feet, bringing its total to 3.2 million square feet, and Premier Beverage's plans to building up to 1.5 million square feet. Over 40 million square feet of new DC capacity has recently been announced for the Tampa region.

CSX is planning to develop an Integrated Logistics Center at Winter Haven in Polk County - 50 miles due east of the Port of Tampa. Phase I will include a 300 acre container and vehicle rail terminal and Phase II, a 950 acre distribution center park.