Port of Jacksonville

🇺🇸 USA

North Atlantic · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
USJAX
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
North Atlantic
Latitude
30.4000° N
Longitude
81.6000° W

Maritime Risk Context

Jacksonville in USA sits along the backbone of transatlantic trade between Europe and the Americas. The North Atlantic is generally lower-risk than active piracy or conflict zones, but its weather is among the most powerful on Earth. The winter storm season (November–March) produces sustained gale-force winds, significant wave heights above 10 metres, and reduced visibility. The Great Circle route between Northern Europe and the US East Coast passes through peak storm activity, and the choice between a shorter rougher track and a longer calmer deviation has material financial implications. EU and US sanctions enforcement adds compliance overhead — both maintain extensive regimes that require thorough vessel and ownership-chain vetting.

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Vessel Mix

Limited port-call data — fewer than 10 distinct vessels observed at Jacksonville in the last 180 days. ArcNautical does not publish a vessel-type breakdown for low-traffic ports to avoid statistically misleading percentages.

Port State Control Context

Jacksonville falls under the US Coast Guard. The US Coast Guard operates its own Port State Control programme rather than participating in a regional MoU. The USCG Port State Control Annual Report publishes detention statistics by flag and class society. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag performance (USCG QUALSHIP 21 status where applicable), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.

Recent Arrivals at Jacksonville

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-05-24 TORTUGA 🇺🇸 US Tug
2026-05-24 MARY ANN MORAN 🇺🇸 US Unknown
2026-05-24 BAGUS 🇺🇸 US Pleasure Craft
2026-05-20 US GOVT VESSEL 🇺🇸 US Cargo
2026-05-18 US GOVT VESSEL 🇺🇸 US Cargo
2026-05-07 ONE GRUS 🇯🇵 JP Cargo
2026-05-06 ONE GRUS 🇯🇵 JP Cargo

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