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  Port Canaveral Location in USA | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location | Brevard County, Florida |
| UN/LOCODE | USPCV[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Operated by | Port Canaveral |
| No. of berths | 18[2] |
| Draft depth | 39.5 feet (12.0 m)[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 6 million tons |
| Passenger traffic | 4.07 million |
| Website Canaveral Port Authority | |
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Port Canaveral is a cruise, cargo, and naval port in Brevard County, Florida, United States. In 2022, the port has the busiest cruise terminals in the world with over 4 million passengers passing through it during the fiscal year.[3] Additionally, over 5.4 million tonnes of bulk cargo moves through each year.[4]
Primary cargoes include slag, salt, vehicles, containers, petroleum, heavy equipment, lumber, and aggregate.[5] The port has conveyors and hoppers for loading products directly into trucks and facilities for bulk-cargo containers. The channel is about 44 feet (13 m) deep.[6]
The port exports fresh citrus; bulk-frozen citrus juice stored in one of the largest freezer warehouses in the state; cement; and building materials. The port receives lumber, salt for water-softening, automobiles, and steel sheet and plate. It transships items for land, sea, air, and space.
On average, ten ships enter the port each day. This includes ships from cruise lines such as Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and more.[7][8]
- ^ "UNLOCODE (US) - UNITED STATES". service.unece.org. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Port of Port Canaveral, U.S.A." www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Port Canaveral surpasses Miami as world's busiest cruise port". .floridatoday.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Port Canaveral". portcanaveral.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "AAPA Seaports of the Americas - 2018 Membership Directory". nxtbook.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Waymer, Jim (April 5, 2010). "Transfer replenishes Brevard's beaches". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A.
- ^ "Port Canaveral". www.portcanaveral.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Peterson, Patrick (March 1, 2010). "Harbor pilots steer clear of rule change". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 14A. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
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