Rick Scott, Governor Subj: The Case Study

Fast ship

The fast-ship concept is simply developing cargo vessels that travel faster than conventional ships. Fast ships may not carry the same volume as mega ships, but they can make more trips. Current fast-ship designs specify propulsion systems that are about 20 knots faster than ships in the current fleet.

Agile port

The agile port concept includes moving staging areas farther inland to compensate for the larger volume of containers. Containers will be offloaded with ramps built into each ship, and containers will be conveyed along a track in a continuous line until they reach the inland facility.

Source: Childress, 2005, p. 16

The foregoing trends indicate that the Port of Miami's existing 640-acre complex may be inadequate to accommodate the fast and mega-ships that will become industry standard by 2020, making the agile port solution a viable alternative provided that the requisite land can be acquired and funding can be secured as part of future development initiatives.

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