Jacksonville Port Terminal Opens

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Estimates are that TraPac’s new JAXPORT terminal will  generate nearly $1billion annually in local economic benefits from private sector wages, taxes and revenue earned by neighboring businesses. That's almost three times the proceeds generated by hosting Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005.

With its outstanding rail and highway access, as well as a cutting-edge container handling system capable of 800,000 TEU’s annually, TraPac Jacksonville is destined to become a first-string player in one of the fastest growing markets in the US, continued Ferrin.

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