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The Dames Point Marine Terminal is JAXPORT's newest marine facility. The terminal is situated alongside the harbor's main shipping channel.

TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point

(gate entrance)
9834 New Berlin Road
Jacksonville, FL 32226
Ph: (904) 696-4900

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From North:

  • Take I-95 South to exit 354-A (US-1 South / Martin Luther King Jr Expressway East).
  • Follow Martin Luther King Jr Expressway East to Phoenix Avenue exit.
  • At bottom of exit ramp, turn left onto Phoenix Avenue.
  • At the first traffic light, turn right onto 21st Street.
  • Continue to the dead end at Talleyrand Avenue, and turn right onto Talleyrand Avenue.
  • Continue for one mile. The cargo terminal's main gate is on the left side of Talleyrand Avenue.

From South:

  • Take I-95 North.
  • Bear right at the fork of I-10 West and I-95 North to stay on I-95 North.
  • Continue on I-95 North to exit 354-A (US-1 South / Martin Luther King Jr Expressway East).
  • Follow Martin Luther King Jr Expressway East to Phoenix Avenue exit.
  • At bottom of exit ramp, turn left onto Phoenix Avenue.
  • At the first traffic light, turn right onto 21st Street.
  • Continue to the dead end at Talleyrand Avenue, and turn right onto Talleyrand Avenue.
  • Continue for one mile. The cargo terminal's main gate is on the left side of Talleyrand Avenue.

 

JAXPORT Blount Island and Dames Point Operations

5945 William Mills St.
Jacksonville, FL 32226
Phone: (904) 357-3302

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Located 10 nautical miles (18.5km) from the Atlantic Ocean, the Dames Point Marine Terminal is home to the 158-acre TraPac Container Terminal, where vessels from Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and other carriers offer direct containership service between Jacksonville and ports throughout Asia. The TraPac terminal features new port infrastructure, including roadways, terminal buildings, two 1,200-foot berths and six Post-Panamax container cranes.

Future developments include the 90-acre Hanjin Container Terminal, and an intermodal container transfer facility to facilitate the direct transfer of containers between vessels and trains.

Other cargoes serviced at Dames Point include bulk aggregate material on sites ranging about 34 acres in size.

Dames Point Equipment and Technical Info

Dames Point

Owner / Operator

Terminal Director — Victoria Robas

Location

10 nautical miles (18.5km) from the Atlantic Ocean

Terminal Area

Total Area — 585 acres (TraPac terminal = 158 acres)

Use

Container, Bulk, Cruise

General Berths

 #10 — 1,280 ft

#16 — 1,200 ft

#17 — 1,200 ft

#18 — 1,322 ft

Apron Width

#10: 80 ft

#16,17: 150 ft

#18: 15 ft

Depth alongside MLW
(mean low water)

40 ft

Deck height above MSL
(mean sea level)

#16, 17: +10 ft

#10, 18: +9 ft

Mechanical Handling Facilities

Six container cranes (two 50-ton, four 40-ton)

Six 40-ton rubber tired gantry cranes

On-Dock Rail Connection

CSX

Highway Connections

I-95 and I-295 (State Road 9A) leading to Hecksher Drive (State Road 105)

 

To discover how to maximize your business at this terminal, contact JAXPORT's Trade Development office by phone at (904) 357-3030 or by email at info@jaxport.com.