An Inside Look Into Florida 3PL Industry

Florida is known for its beautiful orange groves, sandy beaches, and the big-eared mouse. However, for 3PL companies, Florida means much more.

The transportation, broader wholesale trade, and logistics industry employ more than 500,000 Floridians.

What Makes Florida Tick for 3PL Companies?

Florida has a very impressive infrastructure, which makes it ideal for 3PL companies to do a thriving business.

The state has

• More than 12,000 miles of highways
• 19 commercial service airports
• More than 2,700 miles of railroad
• A whooping 15 deep-sea water ports

With this kind of infrastructure, it is easy to see why it would be easy to conduct logistics and transportation services in the state.

Some of the Events That Have Happened In Florida

In 2016, the city became one of the world leaders in international trade as it saw more than 142 billion dollars worth of goods flow through its seaports and airports. According to Tim Vanderhoof, Florida accounts for about a fifth of all the exporting transactions that US exporters undertake.

Over the last ten years, there have been major projects to make the state friendly to logistical and transport companies.

There has been a $6.4 – billion dollars improvement on the Miami International Airport, the ‘Deep Dredge Project” which has enabled huge vessels to deck on Florida’s ports.

Major Ports in Florida

Florida also boasts major seaports.

They include:

• Port of Miami
• Port Everglades
• Port of Palm beach
• Port of Tampa Bay
• Port of Jacksonville

Florida is one of the leading states when it comes to the transportation of goods.

List of Sources

• https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/events/
• https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/florida-logistics-distribution-the-future-is-here/
• https://www.abcsinfo.com/floridaports.htm