Four Florida Ports Rank among the Top 25 U.S. Ports for Container Transport

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Four Florida ports---Miami, Port Everglades, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville---rank among the top 25 U.S. ports for container shipments, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

George Livingston, chairman emeritus of NAI Realvest in Maitland and a longtime commercial and investment property analyst, said Florida’s ports play a leading role in economic activity and job growth.

“Florida’s biggest ports, Jacksonville and Miami, put us on the map for U.S. transportation of goods, and our smaller ports at Manatee and Panama City combine to rank Florida one of the most important shipping networks in the U.S.,” Livingston said. “This will be even more true when the widened Panama Canal opens

Livingston said expansion efforts currently under way will likely rank Port of Tampa among the nation’s top 25 ports by 2014. Ports at Mobile and Savannah also serve Florida residents and businesses, Livingston said.

“Port shipping for imports and exports rank Florida as a critical link in the U.S. chain of industry and commerce,” Livingston said.

For more information, contact:

George Livingston, Chairman Emeritus, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 glivingston@realvest.com

Patrick Mahoney, President, NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

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