Key Industrial Site Features
The Gulf Coast’s Premier Pad Ready Industrial Park
The park offers two pad ready sites: a 52-acre industrial site with rail access and a 30-acre logistics/distribution site with rail access and adjacent to an existing bulk transfer station. All utilities are in place, including a master stormwater system.
Port Access
Port Panama City is strategically positioned on the Gulf of Mexico and is one of the closest U.S. ports to the Panama Canal. The Port has posted double-digit growth over the past five years and handles a wide variety of cargo. Assets include six berths, 4,200 ft. of deep-water berthing (36’ mean depth), six acres of open storage on site and over 300 acres designated as Foreign Trade Zone 65 (FTZ65). Port Panama City is also equipped with modern loading and unloading facilities for truck, rail, barge, container, RO-RO vessel and deep-water vessel traffic. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is located adjacent to the Port and offers shipment capability via barge to major ports along the Gulf Coast.
Rail Access
The Bay Line Railroad, a short line operated by Genesee & Wyoming, provides five-day-a-week freight service connecting Port Panama City to CSX Transportation in Cottondale, FL and Dothan, AL. The Bay Line also connects to Norfolk Southern in Dothan, AL. These stations provide connections to Atlanta, GA, the Midwest and Northeast U.S.
Pad Ready Sites Available
Certified by Quest Site Solutions, Port Panama City’s Intermodal Distribution Centers offers businesses peace of mind and speed to market when it comes to making the decision to locate here. Extensive due diligence and land improvements have been completed on all sites, to ensure there are no surprises related to development capabilities. Furthermore, all utilities have been installed to include water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunications and master stormwater facilities.
Why Port Panama City?
1. Triumph Gulf Coast Grant Eligible - 1 of 8 communities eligible to receive Triumph Gulf Coast Grant Funds to support economic development projects. 2. Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) - Located approximately 20 miles from the site. Served by American, Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines. 3. Port Panama City - Two terminals, with 6 berths totaling 4,200 ft of deep-water berthing with 36’ mean depth. Foreign Trade Zone #65 established. 4. Bay Line Railroad - A short line rail operated by Genesee & Wyoming, provides five-day-a-week freight service, connecting to both CSX and Norfolk Southern Terminals which provide service to Atlanta, the Midwest and Northeast U.S. 6. Bay-Walton Sector Plan - A 110,000-acre master-planned development anchored by the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, supporting industrial, commercial, retail, residential and amenity uses, all while dedicating 53,229 acres or 48% to conservation and preservation areas. 7. Tyndall Air Force Base - Headquarters to the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, which has the sole responsibility for ensuring the air sovereignty and air defense for the continental United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Currently being reconstructed as the “Installation of the Future”, with construction costs exceeding $5B. 8. Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC) - Home to Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City Division, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center, Navy Experiment Diving Unit and U.S. Coast Guard Station Panama City. 9. 5 higher education institutions including: Florida State University - Panama City (Tier 1 Research University), Gulf Coast State College, Haney Technical College (FAA Certified A&P Program), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Troy University.
