The Port of Palm Beach is a full-service, diversified landlord port located in Riviera Beach, Florida. The port and its dozens of tenants are a powerful engine for economic development and job creation, employing more than 3,800 people in the South Florida region and the state.

The Port of Palm Beach consistently ranks as the fourth busiest container port among Florida’s 16 seaports and is an important distribution center for commodities shipped all over the world, especially to the Caribbean Basin. Operations include containerized, dry bulk, liquid bulk, break-bulk, Ro/Ro, and heavy-lift/project cargoes, with food being the port’s primary export commodity. In fact, almost 80% of all goods passing through the port are exported, making the Port of Palm Beach one of only 16 “Export Ports” in the country. In total, the port is responsible for processing more than $14 billion in commodities, or more than 2.8 million tons of cargo.

The port has three slips, 17 berths, and seven Ro/Ro ramps, and can accommodate vessels up to 700 ft long and 100 ft wide. The port is easily accessible from I-95, Florida’s Turnpike, and the Florida East Coast Railway (FECR), allowing for seamless, cost-effective cargo movement. The FECR provides twice-daily service to the port’s rail interchange. Offering the convenience of on-dock rail, the port owns and operates a locomotive and 6.5 miles of track. The industrial switching operation is capable of handling box, hopper, and double-stack rail cars, with 24/7 operations. Rail operations can accommodate 20-axle rail cars, with a 450-ton capacity. The port’s docks are a fifteen minute transit from the first sea buoy.

The Port of Palm Beach is the homeport of Margaritaville at Sea Paradise, which offers two, three, and four-night sailings to Grand Bahama Island and Nassau.

The port is an independent special taxing district, a subdivision of the State of Florida, governed by five elected commissioners. The Port of Palm Beach District has statutory authority to levy ad valorem millage taxes but has not done so in more than 48 years.

Goals & Objectives

  • Finalize long-term strategic goals
  • Sustainable revenue growth
  • Substantial completion of the PIDP by late 2025 / early 2026
  • Ongoing improvements to the port’s infrastructure

Current or Planned Investments

  • PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANT PROJECT
    Rebuilding of the rail yard to provide more flexibility for future growth. The expansion of the entrance road will allow tenants to use an automated system, improving today’s current manual operation.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded a $13M federal Port Infrastructure Development Grant to expand the intermodal rail facility
  • Completion of a $13M mini slip called Berth 17. The project gave us the ability to increase cargo volume and was specifically designed for the Caribbean trade vessels.
  • Development of Annex property once owned by the Florida Department of Transportation that was deeded to the Port for transportation usage. The 5.2 acres of land provides new secure storage space to our tenants and users.

Hinterland

Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Highlands, Glades, Hendry, Brevard, Indian River, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough and Orange Counties.

Trade Partners

Mission

Provide quality deepwater facilities to serve the diverse maritime shipping, rail, intermodal, and cruise markets; and facilitate economic development within Palm Beach County, the region, and the state of Florida.