Yacht exports growing at Port Everglades

Add this to the reasons why Fort Lauderdale claims the title “Yachting Capital of the World”: Port Everglades ranks as the No. 1 seaport nationwide for exports of yachts.

The Fort Lauderdale seaport shipped out nearly $247 million worth of yachts on cargo vessels to seaports overseas last year. That's up nearly $40.5 million from the previous year, a new report shows.

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This story was originally published October 7, 2015 at 2:39 AM with the headline "Yacht exports growing at Port Everglades."