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announced that there was no money available in the 2008 budget, JAXPORT took over operation of the ferry and lost half a million dollars each year, but used port revenue, not tax money, to underwrite the expense. The ferry service operator is
Hornblower Marine Services. In 2012 JAXPORT announced that
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it would no longer be responsible for the ferry. In response, the city commission created the new St. Johns River Ferry
Commission. JAXPORT agreed to contribute $ 200,000 toward operations, the city of Jacksonville kicked in $ 200,000 with the state DOT paying $ 250,000.
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was completed in 2014, jumbo ships from China began utilizing deep-water
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moving over the St. Johns River. In fact, more than 20 maritime facilities in
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