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Port of Panama City

Port of Panama City
Location
Country United States
Location Panama City, Florida
Details
Operated by Panama City Port Authority
Owned by City of Panama City
Type of harbor Cargo
Website
Port of Panama City
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Port of Panama City

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The Port of Panama City is a port located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Panama City, Florida. The port is overseen by the Port Authority of Panama City which was initiated in 1945.

Port of Apalachicola
Port Canaveral
Port of Cedar Key
Port Everglades
Port Fernandina
Port of Indian Key
Port of Jacksonville
Port of Key West
Port Manatee
Port of Miami
Port of New Smyrna
Port of Palatka
Port of Palm Beach
Port of Panama City
Port of Pensacola
Port St. Joe
Port of St. Andrews
Port of St. Augustine
Port of St. Marks
Port of Ft. Pierce
Port of St. Petersburg
Port Tampa Bay

Originally the deed for the land of the Port Panama City was conducted for Panama City Shipbuilding Corporation on January 21, 1939. The land was known as the Wainwright Shipyard because of the high production of ships and tankers created for World War II which lasted from July 1942 to 1945. At the time, the shipyard had 18,000 to 30,000 workers who created 102 liberty ships and 6 tankers. By 1945, the Panama City Port Authority was created which helped the government convert the shipyard into a dismantling area for ships for scrap.

During the 1950s, the port authority started granting leasing areas for industrial development. However the dismantling process the government granted continued into the mid 1960s until the city bought the land from the government in order to expand the industrial development for the port authority. Formal operations for the current port was developed in 1967 with the creation of a deep water berth. Further developments included warehouses, cargo equipment, and tenant bases which helped the port expand.


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