SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal

Newly modernized 47-foot deepwater terminal

The newly modernized SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at JAXPORT’s Blount Island terminal is equipped to serve the larger vessels now calling the U.S. East Coast. The terminal features a 47-foot-deep shipping channel, six 100-gauge electric container cranes, 97 acres of newly paved asphalt, and a redesigned terminal gate system. Recent gate upgrades include six new outbound truck lanes and six inbound lanes to improve efficiency and reduce truck processing times.

Following a $72 million modernization project completed in 2025, the facility can now handle more than 650,000 TEUs annually — a 150% increase in capacity. This expansion effectively doubles JAXPORT’s total annual container throughput to approximately 2 million TEUs.

Adjacent to the terminal, a project is underway to raise overhead powerlines, increasing the air draft to an operational height of 205 feet. The increased clearance needed for larger and taller ships to access Blount Island’s deepwater channel will be available by the end of 2026, with full construction closeout expected in summer 2027.

Container ships at JAXPORT

Existing Capabilities

12.5 nautical miles (23.2km) from the Atlantic Ocean

Channel depth: 47 ft. (14.32 m)

Air draft: 175 ft. (53.34m) – increasing to 205 ft. (62.48m) in 2026

Terminal Area: 103 acres (0.38 sq km)

Linear berthing space: 3,500 linear ft. (838.2m) of newly rebuilt berths

Deck height above MSL (mean sea level): +9 ft. (+2.43m)

Equipment: Nine container cranes: six 65-ton, 100-gauge; and three 50-ton, 50 gauge

Reefer Plugs: 250

Near-Dock Rail Connection: CSX

Highway Connections: Minutes from I-295 with connections to I-95 and I-10

Tides

Mean High Water (MHW): +2.2 ft. (+0.67m) MSL

Mean Low Water (MLW): -1.3 ft. (-0.39m) MSL

Turning Basin

Dimensions: 2,672 ft. x 1,500 ft. (814.42m x 457.2m)

Depth: 47 ft. (14.32m)

For tide windows and information on accessing the Port of Jacksonville’s harbor, please contact the St. Johns Bar Pilot Association at jaxpilots.com or by phone at (904) 246-6716.

Commercial Real Estate in Jacksonville, Florida

Total existing inventory: 152M SF

Under construction: 7M SF

Jacksonville sort centers: UPS: 1.6M SF / USPS: 1.4M SF

*Amazon also operates more than 4M sq ft of distribution center space in Jacksonville.

Cold Storage

42M+ cubic feet of refrigerated space available, another 24M cubic feet opening or under construction

150,000 pallet positions