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On-dock Rail

The PortMiami-Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway connection offers the fastest access to Southeastern U.S. consumer markets and beyond.

PortMiami is an oceanfront port with only 2.5 miles from buoy to dock which reduces pilot costs and improves turn-around times. With FECR offering backhaul opportunities to increase roundtrip efficiencies, the port offers significant opportunities to save money and time.

  • -50/-52 foot channel
  • On-dock intermodal rail service
  • Direct highway access via tunnel
  • Foreign Trade Zone 281
  • Convenient customs service
  • Super Post-Panamax cranes
  • Up to 1.5 million sq. ft. of dry and refrigerated
  • Warehouse / distribution and transloading space co-located with the FECR intermodal ramp

Operating seamless daily double-stack port trains, the FECR on-dock intermodal rail at PortMiami offers 9,000 feet of track (3 x 3000 ft), providing efficient ship-to-rail transfer for both import and export customers.

Fastest Trade Route
Fastest Trade Route

Increased Speed To Market

Deepening its channel to –50/–52 feet, PortMiami will be the closest U.S. port to the Panama Canal able to berth mega-ships from Asia following completion of the canal’s expansion, expected in April 2016. Featuring on-dock rail service from FECR and direct highway access for trucks, PortMiami will become the first port of call on a new route that increases speed to market and reduces supply chain expense for shippers and ocean carriers alike. 

Time to Market
PortMiami and FEC's Inland Intermodal Rail Network
Orlando, FL 1 Day
Atlanta, GA 2 Days
Charlotte, NC 2 Days
Memphis, TN 3 Days
Nashville, TN 3 Days

Direct Access To High Value Consumer Markets

The Miami metropolitan area is the most densely populated urbanized area in the Southeastern United States and other major cities in the region are reachable by rail within 10 hours to 4 days. This proximity to the majority of the region’s consumers and exporters makes PortMiami the most efficient entry point for goods flowing to and from the Southeast U.S.

On-Dock "Truck-Like" Intermodal Service

FEC Railway consistently provides reliable freight transportation services between Southeast U.S. markets and the world. The on-dock intermodal rail facility provides shippers the with absolute lead times that match or exceed those of trucking, but with greater reliability and reduced carbon emissions. The PortMiami – FECR connection offers the fastest access to reach 70% of the U.S population in up to 4 days.

Intermodal/Freight Rail Restoration

PortMiami has partnered with Florida East Coast Railway to re-introduce on-port rail service. The restored tracks link the Port and the Hialeah Rail Yard providing direct cargo access to the national rail system. The on-dock intermodal rail service provides shippers the convenience of port-to-door service with absolute lead times that match or exceed those of trucking, but with greater reliability and reduced carbon emissions.

PortMiami, in partnership with the Florida East Coast Railway, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the State of Florida, invested $50 million to connect the Port with the improved Hialeah intermodal rail yard. Restoration of this service re-connects the Port with the national rail systems (CSX and Norfolk Southern) and expedites the movement of goods throughout Florida and into the continental U.S. New rail service to PortMiami, with expanded connections throughout North America, augments the Port’s efforts to become a major global logistics hub allowing containerized cargo to reach 70% of the American population in 1-4 days.

Intermodal reliability is crucial to the advancement of U.S. exports. The Miami metropolitan area is the most densely populated urbanized area in the Southeastern United States and other major cities in the region are reachable by rail with 10 hours to three days. Currently, the PortMiami-Florida East Coast Railway connection consistently provides the most reliable freight transportation service to Southeastern U.S. consumer markets.

Snapshot
  • Budget: $49.3 million
  • Reach 70 percent of the U.S. population in 1-4 days
Florida East Coast Railway