Port Tampa Bay has emerged as Florida’s new supply chain solution for container cargo. Port Tampa Bay has recently added capacity, with more expansion underway, and stands ready to welcome new business, offering significant savings in inland delivery costs versus other gateways. The addition of direct Asia container services in the last few years and more recently new and expanded services with Mexico and Central America have provided a giant leap forward in serving Florida’s largest and fastest-growing market, the Tampa/Orlando I-4 Corridor. This Central Florida region is also one of the hottest industrial real estate markets in the country and Florida’s hub for distribution, logistics, and manufacturing. The I-4 Corridor is home to the largest concentration of distribution centers in the State, which allows for multiple round trip deliveries per day from Port Tampa Bay, compared to the traditional routes via congested out-of-state ports. Attractive northbound backhaul trucking rates extend the Port’s reach to customers beyond Florida throughout the Southeast. Expansion now underway includes adding more storage and berth capacity, additional cranes, a new gate complex and trans-loading facilities.