Statistics according to Port Everglades show that:

The Port’s location at this global crossroads for trade also makes it extremely attractive for imports and exports – more than $18 billion worth.

Port Everglades is the #1 Seaport in Florida by Revenue, the #1 Container Port in Florida. Port Everglades was also the #2 Multi-Day Cruise Port in the World with 877 ship calls and 4 million passengers in 2015, and the #2 Petroleum Port in Florida with 564 ship calls and 112.3 million barrels.^[4]

Port Everglades has rapidly established itself as Florida’s leading seaport for containerized cargo. We’re at the epicenter of a region that thrives on trade and tourism. It’s the perfect hub and point of entry for companies that conduct business in Central America and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and the Far East.

In FY2016, Port Everglades exceeded one-million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units, the industry’s standard container measurement), for the third consecutive year, reporting a total of almost 1.04 million TEUs and maintaining its status as Florida’s number one container port and the 11th leading container port in the United States, serving more than 150 ports and 70 countries.