For Port Tampa Bay, a New Transload Warehouse Facility
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
(Port Tampa Bay Photograph)
The CSX-served Port Tampa Bay in Florida has signed off on a 40-year lease with Tradepoint Tampa for 35 acres of land to build a new transload warehouse distribution facility.
Tradepoint Tampa, part of Tradepoint Atlantic, reported on Feb. 23 that it will design, construct and operate an approximately 500,000-square-foot facility for transloading cargo between ocean containers, trucks and railcars. It will be located on Hooker’s Point, adjacent to Port Tampa Bay’s container terminal, which is being expanded with additional paved storage, cranes, a new gate complex, and an on-dock cold storage facility.
Port Tampa Bay handles more than 34 million tons of cargo per year, spanning 5,000 acres. This includes containers, refrigerated cargo, and bulk and break-bulk commodities.
“This new facility will provide greater efficiencies and capacity for our beneficial cargo owner customers,” Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson said.
“We see huge opportunities at Port Tampa Bay, and are excited to be making this investment which will drive cargo, create jobs and generate economic growth throughout the state,” said Kerry Doyle, Managing Director of Tradepoint Atlantic, which offers a 3,300-acre multimodal logistics and industrial center in Baltimore, Md., and is owned by Redwood Holdings. “We share the Port’s strategic perspective and look forward to a long-term and successful partnership.”
