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Kingston Harbour in Jamaica is the seventh-largest natural harbour in the world. [1] It is an almost landlocked area of water approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long by 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) wide. [1] Most of it is deep enough to accommodate large ships, even close to shore. [1]
Since 2008, the Port of Kingston has begun expansions to improve its facilities in response to the Panama Canal Expansion. Ultimately, Jamaica hopes to become the main transshipment hub in the Western Hemisphere and become a developed nation. The Port Authority recently opened a new port for cruise ships in Falmouth, Trelawny.
Kingston Free Zone (KFZ) in Kingston was established in 1976 on land adjacent to the Kingston Container Terminal. It was the first free zone established in Jamaica. The 180,000 square metres (1,900,000 sq ft) site contains 72,835 square metres (783,990 sq ft) of factory space. [citation needed]
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Southfield has two hardware stores, one of which is owned and operated by the Parchment family, a Petcom gas station owned by the Gayle family, many churches including Southfield Seventh-Day Adventist church which was the first Seventh Day Adventist Church in the region. It also has many shops, a supermarket and a pharmacy. [11]
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North America Port Container Traffic 2006 Port Ranking by TEUs. [11] Canadian rankings from Transport Canada. [12] World rankings from American Association of Port Authorities. [13] U.S. rankings from American Association of Port Authorities. [14] Local ports are included. [3] Seasonal ports are included. [1] Cruise ship ports are included. [2]