Port Canaveral is a bustling deep-water seaport providing ocean cargo service between leading world markets and is home to Foreign Trade Zone 136. In addition, it's the second busiest cruise port in the world.

Port Canaveral has 2 liquid bulk facilities, 9 dry cargo berths equal to 6,976 total feet of berthing space and 1 roll on/roll off (ro/ro) ramp. Companies such as The Boeing Company, load components aboard floating hangers for shipment to the port,  and others make use of a roll on/roll off ramp at the cargo piers which are built to accommodate large spacecraft hardware.

While Port Canaveral is one of Brevard's most notable transportation hubs, it also provides jobs, economic opportunities, recreational facilities, and entertainment and business venues.