SSA Cooper provides provides stevedoring, terminal and logistical service for Aracruz Celulose of Brazil. This includes operating a 290,000 ship side warehouse with both rail and truck loading. Operating for the 832 Transportation Battalion, SDDC, SSA Cooper supports all vessel and yard operations for handling military cargo. For their efforts, SSA Cooper was awarded the Combined Logistics Excellence Award in 2005. SSA Cooper provides terminal and barge loading service for Trailer Bridge's RoRo and LoLo services to Puerto Rico. Autos, steel and other breakbulk commodities are handled on inducement.

The Port of Jacksonville is located on the St. Johns River. The Port of Jacksonville is a landlord lease port. Approximately 80% of the port is leased to private companies.

Location: 9 miles from sea buoy

Size: 754 acres

Water Depth: 38 feet

Berths: 8

Total Berthing Length: 6,600 feet

Cranes:

• 8 container cranes
• 1 40-ton straddle crane
• 1 100-ton Whirley crane

Commodities Handled:

• Breakbulk
• Autos
• Lumber

Rail Services: CSX

Storage: 50,000 square feet (inside)

Transit Shed: 240,000 square feet

Warehouses: 290,000 square feet, 48,000-square-foot (portable warehouse)

Highway Access: I-95 north and south and I-10 from the west

From North:

• Take I-95 south to exit 362-A (State Rd. 9A South)
• At the end of the ramp, stay straight to State Rd. 9A south
• Exit Heckscher Dr.
• At bottom of Exit ramp, turn left onto Heckscher Dr.
• Continue for 1.5 miles and bear right onto Blount Island Rd.

From South:

• Take I-95 north to exit 358-A (Heckscher Dr.)
• Merge onto Heckscher Dr. and continue for about 8 miles
• Turn slight right onto Blount Island Rd.