The crew of the containership MSC Reet II were presented with a plaque
MSC’s Florida Gulf Feeder service has begun calling at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal (JCT), connecting JAXPORT to the major transhipment hubs in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
The bi-weekly service’s rotation begins with Freeport in the Bahamas, Rio Haina and Caucedo in the Dominican Republic, Fort Lauderdale in Florida and Jacksonville.
Joyssy Woody, JAXPORT director of ocean carrier development, said: “We are thrilled that MSC, one of the world’s largest ocean carriers, continues to grow its capacity through Jacksonville.
“The Florida Gulf Feeder service provides cargo customers a new option to take advantage of Jacksonville’s efficiencies, including our uncongested berths, and helps meet the growing demand for container capacity in the southeast US.”
Florida Gulf Feeder is MSC’s fourth service at JAXPORT, complimenting its existing connections between Jacksonville and Freeport through its Canada Guld Bridge and Bahamas Express services.
MSC also connects Jacksonville to four ports in Asia through the 2M Alliance.
Located within the heart of the southeast US, JAXPORT is Florida’s largest container port by volume and one of the nation’s top vehicle-handling ports.
It offers two-way ship traffic with no berth or terminal congestion and same-day access to 98m consumers.
