Container Straddle Cranes at Indian River Terminal

Two mobile cargo cranes and one fixed crane have recently appeared at Indian River Terminal (IRT) at the Port of Fort Pierce

At this point, no permitting request for containerized cargo has been put before the county or city commission.

Who invests in expensive equipment without assurances that they'll be able to utilize it per its design?  Who makes promises behind the backs of the people of St. Lucie County and the City of Fort Pierce to help a stealth container cargo port get established?

Below the IRT crane images are shots of the container port at Dania.  This port is used as an example by officials of IRT as to how "minimal" the container port at IRT will be.  As you can see, "minimal" doesn't come close to describing this "niche" port in Dania.

Please click on an image to view the larger image

Boom and straddle cranes at Indian River Terminal
Canal site with stacker at Dania	Roll-on-roll-off (RORO) at canal site.  Similar ships docked at AES Industries Bulk Processing site	This operation uses fork lifts and is cited as an example of how the IRT site will be used.  It is assumed that the staddle carriers will allow IRT to handle many more containers
This is the operation on the IntraCoastal Waterway at Dania.  It is vast and expanding.  This is what we believe are the intentions of the operators of Indian River Terminal.	This shallow draft container ship would have no trouble docking at IRT.	These containers are a mixture of 20 and 40 footers.  IRT officials are claiming that ONLY 20 foot containers will be at IRT.  The question is: How long before the 40's show up?
This is a prophetic image of Port Everglades.  It is a harbinger of the Port of Fort Pierce.  Note the concrete silos, the power plant (what FPUA will look like after it is Enron-ized) and the massive container cranes	This area, west of the waterfront is part of the expansion of the Dania niche port.	This is a massive RORO riding high in the water without any ballast so it can navigate shallow channels.
This is looking south from about Port Everglades toward the Dania niche port	This is looking north towards the nearest hotels in Fort Lauderdale.  Expect similar treatment by hotels at the Port of Fort Pierce if container cargo operations are established	Aerial view of G & G Marine container port on the Dania Cutoff Canal.  Note the containers, tools and assorted outside storage areas.  The yacht facility next door is neat & orderly.
Looking north up the Intracoastal past the RORO and laydown yards of the Dania container port.	Looking west at the Dania container port.  Note the huge and expanding container storage area.	Looking west towards Lake Mabel in Port Everglades.  Images hold an eerie prescience to what we can expect at the Port of Fort Pierce.
Riviera container port in Palm Beach County from 5000 feet.	Wider view of Riviera Beach container port.  Note the multimillion dollar overpass paid for with taxpayers dollars to subsidize the profits of the port tenants.	Beaches and inlet at the Port of Riviera Beach.