Cargo Facilities
Port Canaveral: Your Gateway for Efficient Cargo Operations
Port Canaveral is a vital hub for cargo activities, strategically positioned to serve a rapidly growing region. With seamless access to major highways and rail connections, state-of-the-art facilities and 24/7 berth availability, the port is optimized to help businesses lower costs and unlock new opportunities. Whether handling containers, heavy lift items or bulk cargo, Port Canaveral provides advanced equipment, secure storage options and expert services tailored to diverse operational needs. Contact us today to discover how we can support and enhance your cargo operations.
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Cargo Operations
Cargo operations are a priority for Port Canaveral, serving a region with an economy that continues to diversify and a population growing at a rate three times the national average. We continue to enhance and expand our facilities to leverage our location near Central Florida’s bustling I-4 corridor and the abundance of distribution and manufacturing shippers in short reach of our terminals.
Cargo operations are a priority for Port Canaveral, serving a region with an economy that continues to diversify and a population growing at a rate three times the national average. We continue to enhance and expand our facilities to leverage our location near Central Florida’s bustling I-4 corridor and the abundance of distribution and manufacturing shippers in short reach of our terminals.
Berths
Cargo operations are a priority for Port Canaveral, serving a region with an economy that continues to diversify and a population growing at a rate three times the national average. We continue to enhance and expand our facilities to leverage our location near Central Florida’s bustling I-4 corridor and the abundance of distribution and manufacturing shippers in short reach of our terminals.
North Cargo Facilities
NCB8 799 Snapper Road
South Cargo Facilities
Container
Port Canaveral’s container berths are supported by two Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbor cranes, . Our container berths encompass 20-acres of terminal space, state-of-the-art security and gate systems, video monitoring, straddle carriers, a reach stacker and options to accommodate 100+ reefer plugs.
Port Canaveral's Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbor cranes, have a certified max lift capacity of 154 tons, an 18-container reach and the ability to handle bulk cargoes.
Port Canaveral specializes in handling heavy lift cargoes, including large space components that are integrated into government and commercial space launch missions. The Port handles unique heavy lift project cargo transfers, such as satellites, rocket boosters, large cryogenic cooling tanks, and yachts, which are efficiently offloaded from cargo vessels onto specialized transporter units using one of the Port's two mobile harbor cranes.
Port Canaveral offers highly knowledgeable and experienced union and non-union stevedores, modern handling equipment and more than 300,000+ square feet of enclosed, dry and secure dockside warehouses to load, unload and store a variety of breakbulk cargoes. Each cargo receives the attention of experts who customize their approach to handling the varied goods, which has historically included steel, boats, frozen juice concentrate, lumber, wood pulp, newsprint, perishables, automobiles, heavy equipment and project cargoes.
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Project
With unique local aerospace programs, a diverse manufacturing community and a growing regional population, project cargoes through Port Canaveral range from specialized industrial machinery, aerospace components to massive defense-related items. Port Canaveral’s two Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbor cranes are available to handle your project cargo needs.
Bulk
Nearly four million tons of dry and liquid bulk cargo are handled annually at Port Canaveral, including petroleum, aggregates, salt and slag. Facilities feature a 2,800-foot aggregate conveyer system with a discharge rate of 2,200 tons per hour.