Palm Beach sets meeting for proposed inland port

Palm Beach sets meeting for proposed inland port The Port of Palm Beach District will hold an intermodal logistics task force meeting at noon Thursday to update local stakeholders on a proposed inland intermodal facility that could be developed into an 'inland port' for the southern half of Florida.
   The Florida Department of Transportation's Seaport Office authorized a feasibility study on the proposal this year that concluded the idea has potential — as long as it would serve all the ports from Tampa to Miami. The study said such a facility, which would be located in western Palm Beach County, would need to offer extensive warehousing and other value-added services that would serve the entire region.
   Consultants are now moving into the second phase of the project study, which would determine the market needs for such a facility, identifying potential stakeholders from ports to railroads to shippers.
   Thursday's meeting will offer a detailed look at the status of the project. It will be held at the port offices at One East 11th St., Suite 600, in Riviera Beach.