Beginning in February 2025, Ocean Network Express (ONE) will expand its East Coast 2 (EC2) container service to include the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), establishing a direct link between Jacksonville and five Asian ports. The weekly service will employ a fleet of vessels with a capacity of 13,500 TEUs, all operated by ONE.
The ships will dock at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal located at Blount Island Marine Terminal, which has recently been modernized and features a deepwater shipping channel with a depth of 47 feet. Stevedoring services will be provided by SSA Atlantic.
The port rotation for this service includes Xiamen, Yantian, Ningbo, and Shanghai in China; Busan in South Korea; Manzanillo in Panama; Savannah; Charleston; Jacksonville; then back through Manzanillo and Busan before returning to Xiamen.
“We are pleased to add Jacksonville, Florida, as an enhancement to our East Coast 2 (EC2) service,” stated ONE North America. “By adding JAXPORT to our rotation, we are strengthening our connections between East Asia and North America while enhancing the options available to our customers.”
Expected commodities on this route include retail products, food and beverages, electronics, as well as intermediate goods and supplies.
“Anchored by harbor deepening, JAXPORT and our port partners have made significant investments in modernizing container handling capabilities at Blount Island,” commented CEO Eric Green. “These investments continue to attract global shippers, and the jobs and economic impact their cargo supports, to Jacksonville.”
This addition marks ONE's third service at JAXPORT. Besides EC2, ONE offers routes from JAXPORT through the West India North America (WIN) service targeting the Indian Subcontinent and through THE Alliance’s EC5 rotation—soon to be renamed EC3—serving Southeast Asia and Canada.
A $72 million project is underway to expand and modernize the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal at Blount Island terminal. Completion is expected in 2025. The facility now includes 97 acres of newly paved asphalt designed for taller stacks of loaded containers with potential expansion up to 120 acres if necessary. It aims for an annual throughput exceeding 600,000 TEUs—a significant increase from current levels.
Situated centrally within the Southeast U.S., JAXPORT stands as Florida’s leading container port by volume while also ranking among the top vehicle-handling ports nationwide. The location offers efficient vessel operations featuring two-way ship traffic alongside same-day access catering to approximately 98 million U.S consumers.