Slip 1 Expansion Project

Port Everglades offloads more than 14.9 million gallons of petroleum products each day. The Slip 1 rehabilition project will relocate a structural bulkhead and widen the slip to 450 feet. The reward will be the ability to accommodate significantly larger, more economical vessels such as the Aframax class. The petroleum industry is making a substantial investment in front-end manifold and piping improvements in this textbook public-private partnership.

Slip 1 will undergo an expansion from a width of 300 to 475 feet by removing the northern section of Pier 1, and reconstructing new Berths 9 and 10 approximately 175 feet south of the present location. The Project impacts Berths 9, 10, and 11, and the west bulkhead between Berths 8 and 9, along with adjacent uplands facilities. A new bulkhead will be constructed to accommodate a 50 feet design depth by replacing the west, north, and east bulkhead walls surrounding and adjacent to Slip 1 including cathodic protection. Approximately 338,000 cubic yards of material will be removed of which approximately 80,000 cubic yards will need to be remediated to remove historic petroleum contamination.

Project Description

• $184.5M public-private project
• Widen Slip 1 (Berths 9/10) by 150 feet wide to 450 feet wide for added functionality and safety
• Seawall to support final depth of 50’ (currently 38’) to accommodate two Aframax-sized petroleum tankers
• Relocate structural bulkhead and construct to accommodate future sea-level rise
• New piping and manifold system installation phase is underway, financed by private industry, with an anticipated completion Fall of 2026
• Construction will be done in phases with an anticipated start date in 2028 and a goal to to complete the expansion in late 2031

Estimated Cost (as of April 2023)

Estimated Timeline: 3 to 4 years of construction starting in 2028