FLORIDA International Terminal (FIT), located at port Everglades-Fort Lauderdale, is being upgraded by its operator SAAM.
The project involves the construction of a modern terminal with new facilities, including a gatehouse with eight lines that will double its capacity to receive and ship containers, a new connection bank for refrigerated cargo, and agricultural inspection platforms for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), reported Maritime Logistics Professional.
All of these infrastructure investments are accompanied by a plan to increase security for associates and cargo, and other continual improvements in terminal operations.
FIT's CEO, Klaus Stadthagen, was quoted as saying, "These investments are part of our long-term development plan to continue positioning FIT as one of South Florida's main cargo terminals."
The terminal is currently equipped with 15 container cranes, 10 forklifts with varying lifting capacities and 26 pieces of equipment for moving containers to and from the dock. The port also uses a state-of-the-art operating system.
The Florida International Terminal handled 202,000 TEU in 2016. Its main customers are Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, Sealand, Yang Ming, NYK, ZIM, and CMA-CGM/APL.