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PORTS
PORT EVERGLADES • www.porteverglades.net Nobody moves cargo in and out faster than Port Everglades. The port is part of a thriving global transportation network that counts among its attributes a favorable location less than one mile from the Atlantic Shipping Lane, direct access to multimodal inland links through Florida’s interstate and highway systems, and an FEC rail hub within two miles. Across the street is Fort Lauderdale Airport, one of the fastest-growing airports in the nation. Visit the website for more details.
PORT OF LONG BEACH • www.polb.com The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s busiest seaports, a leading gateway for trade between the United States and Asia. During the next 10 to 15 years, the Port of Long Beach plans to create at least four container terminals of more than 300 acres each, and to build at least one other large terminal. The new terminals will have dockside rail facilities, which allow cargo to be transferred directly between ships and trains. Such transfers speed deliveries between Long Beach and markets nationwide. For more information on the advantages and services oered by the Port of Long Beach, visit www.polb.com.
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PHARR BRIDGE • www.pharrbridge.com The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge serves as one of the most important ports of entry for the U.S.-Mexico border. It handles both commercial and passenger-operated vehicles and crosses about 175,000 vehicles monthly. The Pharr International Bridge is also the only commercial bridge crossing in Hidalgo County, and is the number two bridge in the country for crossing of fruits and vegetables. The Pharr International Bridge connects US Hwy. 281/I-69W to the City of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, the fastest growing city in Mexico.
TRANSPORTATION
POLARIS TRANSPORTATION GROUP • www.polaristransport.com Polaris Transportation Group is best known for scheduled LTL service between Canada and the United States. Polaris specializes in the shipment of dry goods. But it also has developed complementary transportation services including: specialized movement of trade show displays and exhibits, third-party cross-border and domestic freight management, cross-border and domestic intermodal service, expedited ground and air service, and global air and ocean freight forwarding.
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