Path Forward 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan About 4.7 million tons of cargo exported from the US passes-through the region each year. Of these, 59 percent of the freight originated in one of the top ten markets summarized in Table 2-14 or Table 2-15.
TRUCKING About 84 percent of all freight moved within the region is moved on trucks. North Florida has a large internal truck market (both the origins and the destinations are within North Florida). North Florida roadways handle 159.5 million tons of freight each year.
The container market is 47 percent of the shipments. The balance is split between bulk and break-bulk cargo. About 9.3 million tons of international cargo imported to the US pass through North Florida. Domestic waterborne cargo is handled at public and private terminals in North Florida and 62 percent of the tonnage is petroleum and petroleum products.
Freight originating in North Florida that is moved by truck is split between break-bulk, bulk and containerized commodities. About 43 percent of the freight destined for North Florida is bulk cargo with the balance split between break-bulk and bulk cargo.
RAIL
A significant amount of cargo shipped by truck in our region is not from or destined for North Florida travels but is shipped to destinations in central Florida and southeast Florida. About 61 percent of the through freight traveling through North Florida is break-bulk cargo 29 percent is bulk and 10 percent is in a container.
Most of the rail cargo shipped in North Florida originated outside of Florida and is consumed within North Florida.
AIR CARGO In 2012, air cargo operators moved more than 0.75 million tons of air cargo through Jacksonville International Airport. The typical commodities shipped by air are high value and time sensitive. An emerging market for air cargo is Asia. The largest growth in air cargo is anticipated to be exports of Florida citrus, Vidalia onions, peaches and fish from the Caribbean. Flowers from Columbia are the largest import good. Air cargo delivered on underutilized aircraft flying to Asia represents the greatest recent growth in air cargo.
PORTS About 12.3 million tons of freight are handled each year by the ports in North Florida. The cargo includes freight that is originating in or destined for the six-county region and cargo that uses the port but originates or is destined for another location in the US. International shipments account for 71 percent of cargo handled by North Florida ports. Over 74 percent of the imports are from the Caribbean or South America. Of these international shipments, 55 percent is destined for distribution and consumption in North Florida. Cargo exported through North Florida ports totals 4.9 million tons. About 75 percent of the market is to the Caribbean. North Florida is the largest origin for international shipments that travel through our ports with an 11 percent market share. Of the exports that move through North Florida ports, 80 percent are containerized. More than 70 percent of the freight originating in North Florida is exported using ports in North Florida. This means 30 percent of the freight is exported through a port outside of North Florida. For example, some of the goods produced in North Florida are driven to the Port of Savannah and exported for consumption in other markets.
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