Marine Electrical Service & Technical Parts Supply at the Port of Jacksonville
JaxPort sits on the St. Johns River with the federal channel deepened to 47 ft, making it the third-largest vehicle-handling port in the United States and a key Southeast container gateway. Vessel mix includes pure car/truck carriers (PCTC) at Blount Island and Dames Point handling Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and BMW flows, container ships at the SSA Jacksonville Container Terminal and TraPac Terminal, plus a steady stream of bulkers and Puerto Rico-trade ro-ros at Trapac and Crowley terminals. Most electrical attendances happen alongside — the river is calm and dead-ship windows are easy to schedule with the terminal. Common faults: PCTC stern-ramp hydraulic and lighting circuits after high-cycle ro-ro discharge, bow-thruster VFD overcurrent on container ships during berthing, and emergency generator AVR work on aging Crowley Puerto Rico ro-ros. JaxPort calls include heavy involvement with Coast Guard inspections, especially on Puerto Rico-trade vessels, and we routinely attend ABS and Lloyd's surveys.
Engineer on board within 4-7 hours from Florida hub; same-day on AOG.
Getting an engineer and a part on board.
Engineer on board within 4-7 hours from Florida hub; same-day on AOG.
- JAX (Jacksonville International)
- DAB (Daytona Beach)
- UPS JAX
- FedEx JAX ramp
- Memphis overnight
Jacksonville — berth-level coverage.
Blount Island Terminal
- PCTC
- Ro-ro
Stern ramp, deck lighting and ventilation fan electrical common after discharge cycles.
Dames Point Container Terminal
- Post-Panamax container ships
Reefer plug, bow thruster and bridge nav attendance.
Talleyrand Marine Terminal
- Bulk carriers
- Ro-ro
- Project cargo
Mixed cargo; crane and shore-power attendance.
What we typically get called for at Jacksonville.
PCTC stern-ramp control fault at Blount Island
Toyota PCTC reports stern ramp will not lower past 30 degrees mid-discharge. We trace the proximity sensor circuit, find a corroded JIS-spec connector at the hinge pin, dry, re-pin and waterproof, and verify full hoist/lower cycle before discharge resumes.
Container ship bow-thruster VFD overcurrent trip at Dames Point
Post-Panamax boxship trips bow thruster VFD on berthing approach, forcing tug-only maneuver. Alongside we read the fault log, find an IGBT module imbalance, swap the affected module from spares, re-run the auto-tune and certify thruster availability for next outbound.
InvoicingInvoiced in USD by Levent Marine LLC, Wyoming registered. NET 30 standard, NET 7 on AOG. Wire or ACH.
Vessel calling Jacksonville?
Three quick questions — system, ETA, contact. Engineer on board within hours; AOG spares same day.