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Simply stated, Port Tampa Bay is the principal motor for international trade in the Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor market. Port Tampa Bay is the largest tonnage port and largest port in physical size in the State of Florida, which also has a very diverse portfolio. Therefore, whether you need to transport bulk cargo, break bulk cargo, or containerized cargo, Port Tampa Bay will be able to accommodate your needs.

To help Port Tampa Bay reach the world and get the merchandise to its desired international market or local FTZ No. 79 Zone Sites, the following shipping lines all have operations at Port Tampa Bay:

SHIPPING LINE (CONTACT)	E-MAIL	PHONE
Zim Integrated Shipping Services	sutton.bryan@us.zim.com	(813) 787-3875
Mediterranean Shipping Company	jsudler@msc.us	(212) 764-4800
Seatrade (Altamar Shipping)	info@altamarshipping.com	(813) 248-8235
MP Line (Sea Central Shipping)	info@seacentral.com	(813) 242-4700
NYK Line	john.odonnell@na.nyklike.com	(904) 757-6610
Atlanic Ro-Ro Carriers	info@arrcm.com	(201) 356-2300

Port Tampa Bay also has intermodal connectivity that serves the huge Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor market and beyond. For instance, CSX has rail lines that go directly to the berths at the Port and also has a nearby intermodal facility for merchandise that needs to travel by rail to its final destination (see Rail). In addition, Port Tampa Bay constructed the I-4 Connector, which is an elevated highway that provides unimpeded access from Port Tampa Bay to I-4, and vice versa, and ultimately to the entire U.S. interstate infrastructure (see Road).

In addition, operations concerning FTZ No. 79 and Port Tampa Bay are intricately intertwined. For instance, 295 acres at the Port, nearly the entire Hooker's Point peninsula, is a FTZ No. 79 Magnet Site. The following is a current list of active Zone Operators that have merged benefits the FTZ No. 79 program with their organizational operations at Port Tampa Bay.

Tampa Ship specializes in conversions, general repair, and overhaul of a wide range of vessels.
ASIG, Kinder Morgan, and Motiva Enterprise all have jet fuel distribution operations at the Port.
Ports America, the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, is the terminal operator at Port Tampa Bay.

Port Tampa Bay with its FTZ operations is a port on the move due to a consistently aggressive capital campaign that is building and upgrading terminal facilities to position the Port for anticipated growth coming in the future.

Feel free to contact us and see how FTZ No. 79 combined with the resources at Port Tampa Bay can provide a benefit to your company.

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