Exclusive look at Jaxport's strategic plan: Tenants move, new terminals added

[thelakelander]

The Jacksonville Business Journal shares an exclusive look at Jaxport's strategic plan. Plans indicate some tenants will move and new terminals will be added.

Exclusive look at Jaxport's strategic plan: Tenants move, new terminals added

To be successful, the Port of Jacksonville needs to move around tenants and expand facilities, including major development of Blount Island, according to a draft of the strategic plan being prepared by consultants for the port.
In the long term, Jaxport could build container terminals at Blount Island and move tenants to Dames Point, according to the report by Martin & Associates. Doing so would allow the port to more strategically use the parts of the river that have deeper water.

full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/10/11/jaxports-future-tenants-move-new.html

[mtraininjax]

Good for JaxPORT! While they wait to get Mile Point resolved, at least they live in Reality and realize that 1.2 billion dollars is not going to fall from the trees, just yet. Make plans now for the future based on what you have, not your Christmas list.

[fieldafm]

So, how is this much different than the Gulftainer deal that was turned down?

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2012/06/08/companys-vision-not-for-jaxport.html?page=all

[thelakelander]

Kind of sounds like JAXPORT had no plan in 2012 and now they are taking advantage of Gulftainer's work to create one.  So if we're going to do basically do something similar to what they were proposing, is it too late to ask for forgiveness and invite Gulftainer back?  After all, they were willing to bring $250 million to the table.

[Ocklawaha]

The insanity of passing up a 20 foot elevation change on the Dames Point Bridge, free of charge, is almost as bad as the insanity of building the darn thing too low to start with.