SeaPort Manatee

SeaPort Manatee
SeaPort Manatee
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Location
Country	United States
Location	Manatee County, Florida
Coordinates	27°38′01″N 82°33′41″W / 27.6336443°N 82.5614858°W
UN/LOCODE	USPME
Details
Opened	August 7, 1970
Operated by	Manatee County Port Authority
Owned by	Manatee County
Type of harbour	Natural/Artificial
Size	1,100 acres (4.5 km2)
No. of berths	10
Draft depth	40 ft
Employees	85
Executive director	Carlos Buqueras
Cranes	4
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	11 million
	Website; www.portmanatee.com

SeaPort Manatee is a county-owned deepwater seaport located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico at the entrance to Tampa Bay in northern Manatee County, Florida. It is one of Florida's largest deepwater seaports and also regarded as the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the Panama Canal.^[4]^[5] The port handles a variety of bulk, breakbulk, containerized, and heavy-lift project cargoes.

SeaPort Manatee generates more than $5.1 billion in annual economic impact while supporting more than 37,000 direct and indirect jobs, all without the benefit of ad-valorem taxes.^[6]

^ "UNLOCODE (US) - United States of America (The)". service.unece.org. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "History - Port Manatee". Manatee County Port Authority. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Port of Port Manatee, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ "About Us - Port Manatee". Manatee County Port Authority. Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ Moore Jr, Michael (December 23, 2019). "Manatee County Port Authority elects Commissioner Priscilla Whisenant Trace as chairwoman". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
^ "Port Facts". SeaPort Manatee. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[Locode-1-1] "UNLOCODE (US) - United States of America (The)". service.unece.org. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[PortManateeHist-2] "History - Port Manatee". Manatee County Port Authority. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[fap-1-3] "Port of Port Manatee, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[PortManatee2-4] "About Us - Port Manatee". Manatee County Port Authority. Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[SHT-5] Moore Jr, Michael (December 23, 2019). "Manatee County Port Authority elects Commissioner Priscilla Whisenant Trace as chairwoman". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.

[:1-6] "Port Facts". SeaPort Manatee. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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