Governor Scott breaks ground on Port Everglades ICTF

The new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at the Port will lead the way for Florida to attract new international business to the state through its seaports and support the creation of an estimated 135,000 jobs for Florida families. The announcement comes on the heels of the Governor’s commitment earlier this month (January) for US$36m of state funding for JAXPORT.

Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) CEO Jim Hertwig said, “The new ICTF will allow the FEC to deliver a superior transportation service between South Florida and the Southeastern US. [It] will be able to handle the additional cargo of larger ships that are coming out of Europe today and when the Panama Canal expansion is complete and beyond.”

Port Everglades CEO port director Steven Cernak said, “An ICTF on Port Everglades property will not only ensure our seaport remains competitive with other US East Coast gateways, but will give our port a cost and time-to-market advantage over many of these gateways.”