Port of Palm Beach
| Port of Palm Beach | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Riviera Beach, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26°46′01″N 80°03′04″W / 26.76694°N 80.05111°W |
| Details | |
| Type of harbor | Natural/Artificial |
| Size | 971 square miles (2,510 km2) |
| Employees | 59 |
| Executive Director | Manuel Almira |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 5.1 |
| Passenger traffic | 550,000 |
| Annual revenue | 12.6 million |
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The Port of Palm Beach is located in Riviera Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. The Port is an independent taxing district, with a five-member board of commissioners elected at large by voters within the district. The Port district covers a land area of 971 square miles (2,510 km2) or approximately fifty percent of the Palm Beach County area. The port is administered by an Executive Director and professional staff of 59 full-time employees.
The Port of Palm Beach is located 80 miles (130 km) north of Miami and 135 miles (217 km) south of Port Canaveral. The 300-foot (91 m) wide ship channel and 1,100 by 1,400-foot (430 m) turning basin are in Lake Worth, and connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Lake Worth Inlet. The nominal depth at mean low water of the channel and turning basin is 32 feet (9.8 m). The Port has three slips, four marginal wharves, and two roll-on/roll-off ramps, and a cruise terminal.
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