Port Canaveral is a cruise, cargo, and naval port in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is THE busiest cruise port in the world with 4.5 million cruise passengers passing through during 2016. Over 5.4 million tonnes of bulk cargo moves through each year. Primary cargoes include slag, salt, vehicles, containers, petroleum, heavy equipment, lumber, and aggregate. The port has conveyors and hoppers for loading products directly into trucks and facilities for bulk-cargo containers. The channel is about deep. The port exports fresh citrus; bulk-frozen citrus juice stored in one of the largest freezer warehouses in the state; cement; and building materials. The port receives lumber, salt for water-softening, automobiles, and steel sheet and plate. It transships items for land, sea, air, and space. On average, ten ships enter the port each day. This includes ships from cruise lines such as Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and more. Governing authority The Canaveral Port Authority was established in 1953 by the State Legislature and consists of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Management Team. The Board sets policies such as fiscal, regulatory, and operations, while the executives are responsible for administrative and operational duties. In October 2015 the board voted unanimously to terminate embattled CEO John Walsh. Walsh clashed with residents over a controversial plan to build a cargo railway through a federally managed wildlife refuge. Walsh drew community outrage after calling opponents of his plan "Luddites" and "dogs chasing moving cars." Walsh lied about documentation from the United States Air Force, relating to building the Canaveral Rail through the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The five Commissioners of the Board are elected from the surrounding area by popular vote. They must live in specific areas but are elected by voters in all five districts. The races are partisan. District 1 (Kennedy Space Center / Titusville) - Jerry Allender District 2 (Area between Titusville and Cocoa and west of the US 1) - Micah Loyd District 3 (Cocoa / Rockledge) - Wayne Justice District 4 (East of the US 1 and Cape Canaveral) - Bob Harvey District 5 (Port Canaveral / Cocoa Beach) - Robyn Hattaway Salary is $10,083.72 annually. The Executive Management Team is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In 2013, there were 233 staff members, 162 full-time, 71 part-time. In FY 2017, the Canaveral Port Authority had 223 full-time equivalent employees. History A columnist grouped the