USTPA

Port of Tampa (USTPA), Tampa, United States of America

Operational details, shipping lines, port pairs, and requirements for this port in one place.

Seaport

Tampa

Basic Information

Name

Tampa

Local Port Name

Tampa Port Authority

Port Authority

Tampa Port Authority

Port Code

USTPA

Type

Seaport

Latitude

27° 54' 0" N

Longitude

82° 29' 0" W

First Port Of Entry

Yes

ETA Message Required

Yes

USA Representative

Medical Facilities

Yes

Port Size

Large

Harbor Features

Harbor Size

Medium

Shelter

Excellent

Max Vessel Size

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type

Coastal Natural

Turning Area

Yes

Good Holding Ground

Yes

Entrance Restrictions

Tide

Overhead Limit

Yes

Swell

Ice

Other

Yes

Water Depth

Channel

41 - 45 feet, 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Cargo Pier

36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters

Mean Tide

2 feet

Anchorage

46 - 50 feet, 14 - 15.2 meters

Oil Terminal

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory

Yes

Available

---

Advisable

---

Local Assist

---

Tugs

Assist

Yes

Salvage

---

Quarantine

Pratique

Yes

Deratt Cert

Yes

Other

---

Contact Details

Address

1101 Channelside Drive Tampa, FL 33602-2192 United States

Fax

813-905-5109

800-Number

---

[email protected]

Website

www.tampaport.com

Phone

813-905-7678

Telephone

Yes

Radio

Yes

Air

Yes

Telegraph

Yes

Radio Tel

Yes

Rail

Yes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Yes

Med Moor

---

Anchor

---

Ocean

---

Ice

---

Lift Cranes

100 Plus Ton Lifts

Yes

50-100 Ton Lifts

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts

---

0-24 Ton Lifts

Yes

Fixed Cranes

Yes

Mobile Cranes

Yes

Floating Cranes

Yes

Port Services

Longshore

Yes

Electrical Repair

Yes

Steam

---

Electrical

Yes

Navigation Equipment

Yes

Supplies

Provisions

Yes

Fuel Oil

Yes

Deck

Yes

Water

Yes

Diesel Oil

Yes

Engine

Yes

Other Services

Ship Repairs

Major

Marine Railroad Size

---

Degauss

---

Drydock Size

Small

Garbage Disposal

Yes

Dirty Ballast

Yes

Port Statistics

Operational performance snapshots for this port

Weekly traffic, monthly dwell times, and operator capacity data for Tampa (USTPA), Tampa, United States of America.

Weekly traffic

Week of 23 Feb 2026

Reported total

43 TEU

-97.9% vs previous tracked week

Imports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Transshipment

43 TEU

-54.1% vs previous tracked week

Exports led the latest tracked week for Tampa (USTPA), Tampa, United States of America.

Week	Imports	Exports	Transshipment	Reported total
23 Feb 2026	0 TEU	0 TEU	43 TEU	43 TEU
16 Feb 2026	1,675 TEU	244 TEU	94 TEU	2,013 TEU
09 Feb 2026	2,920 TEU	353 TEU	173 TEU	3,446 TEU
02 Feb 2026	2,086 TEU	283 TEU	126 TEU	2,495 TEU
26 Jan 2026	517 TEU	63 TEU	29 TEU	609 TEU
19 Jan 2026	1,116 TEU	151 TEU	60 TEU	1,327 TEU
12 Jan 2026	3,146 TEU	380 TEU	293 TEU	3,819 TEU
05 Jan 2026	3,707 TEU	511 TEU	474 TEU	4,692 TEU
29 Dec 2025	2,029 TEU	21 TEU	8 TEU	2,058 TEU
22 Dec 2025	2,285 TEU	14 TEU	3 TEU	2,302 TEU
15 Dec 2025	2,701 TEU	261 TEU	55 TEU	3,017 TEU
08 Dec 2025	3,390 TEU	919 TEU	191 TEU	4,500 TEU

Monthly dwell times

Latest month Feb 2026

Imports

11.7 days

+42.7% vs previous month

Imports had the highest dwell time in Feb 2026, while Imports moved fastest.

Month	Imports	Exports	Transshipments	Rail imports
Feb 2026	11.7 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Jan 2026	8.2 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Dec 2025	6.9 days	5.3 days	Not reported	Not reported
Nov 2025	4.2 days	7.8 days	Not reported	Not reported
Oct 2025	4.8 days	13.0 days	Not reported	Not reported
Sept 2025	3.8 days	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported