![]() The project received federal authorization in December 2016 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. ![]() In 2015, the US Army Corps of Engineers approved a new phase of expansion for Port Everglades with the deepening and widening of the port's channels. The expansion increased Port Everglades' freight handling area by 15%. The container handling capacity of the port was increased with a new 41 acres (17 hectares) terminal, completed in 2010. The reason for this was as follows: "The gateway to the rich agricultural area embraced in the 4,000,000 acres (1,600,000 hectares) at the Port's very backdoor." They held a name changing contest, and the name Port Everglades was selected. Many of South Florida's local women's clubs agreed that the port needed a new name to better represent the region. īay Mabel Harbor was dedicated on February 22, 1928. The button malfunctioned, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter. On February 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for a ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean. Three years later, the Florida Legislature established the Broward County Port Authority. He then created the Hollywood Harbor Development Company. In 1924, the founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, Florida, Joseph Wesley Young, bought 1,440 acres (5.8 km 2) of land adjacent to the lake. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, which opened the New River to the sea and created access for small boats. The port was originally intended to ship produce to the North and the West. In 1911, the Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution that called for a deep-water port. The port was originally dredged from Lake Mabel, a natural body of water that was a wide and shallow section of the Florida East Coast Canal system. Port Everglades is composed of land within three municipalities, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach and unincorporated Broward County. Port Everglades is consistently ranked among the top three multi-day cruise homeports in the world with 702 ship calls and 1.72 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2022, and the #2 petroleum port in Florida with 588 ship calls and 125.8 million barrels. Port Everglades is the #1 seaport in Florida by revenue as well as one of the top container ports in the state. Approximately 216,000 statewide jobs are impacted by the port, including nearly 9,600 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is approximately $33 billion annually. ![]() The port does not rely on local property taxes for operations. The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting enterprise fund of the Broward County government, with operating revenues of approximately $151.7 million in Fiscal Year 2022. Port Everglades distributes fuel to 12 Florida counties and supplies jet fuel to four international airports. The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products. The port is also one of Florida's main seaports for energy products including gasoline, jet fuel, and alternative fuels. Port Everglades' cargo sector has been climbed up the rankings based on its operational performance among 348 seaports in the world. ![]() In 2022, Port Everglades was ranked the third-busiest cruise homeport, accommodating more than 1.72 million passengers. Port Everglades is one of South Florida's foremost economic engines, as it is the gateway for both international trade and cruise vacations. Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, located in Broward County. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise prepares to moor at Port Everglades Maersk New York departing from Port Everglades View from on board a cruise ship ![]()
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