SESCO Cement has officially flipped the switch on a massive new import terminal at Port Redwing in Gibsonton, cutting the ribbon June 9, 2026. The roughly 14-acre complex packs in high-capacity silos that can store nearly 100,000 tons of material and a wheel-mounted ship unloader the company calls the largest of its kind. The equipment is part of a build-out SESCO says could make the site Florida’s biggest cement terminal once everything is fully complete.
Terminal features and scale
The new facility brings a high-powered lineup of gear: an advanced mobile conveyor system, multiple storage silos and what SESCO says is the largest wheel-mounted cement ship unloader currently in operation. According to Port Tampa Bay, the terminal is positioned to serve Florida’s major construction markets via maritime shipping lanes, interstate highways and rail. Port officials expect it to become the state’s largest cement terminal once the build-out is finished.
How the equipment arrived
SESCO’s custom-designed ship unloader did not just roll in overnight. It arrived in Tampa earlier this year after a roughly 25-day voyage, then was assembled locally following nearly two years of engineering and design work. With that machinery in place, the terminal’s build-out reached completion. The company expects to move as much as 700,000 tons of product through Port Redwing by the end of 2026 while hiring about 25 local employees, Business Observer reported.
Where it sits and who runs it
SESCO lists the Tampa-area terminal at 6035 Diana Toledo Almeida Rd in Gibsonton and operates it as part of a national terminal network that supplies ready-mix and concrete producers. As noted by S&P Global, the Tampa facility plugs into SESCO’s existing terminals and further bolsters the company’s footprint across key U.S. markets.
“Today’s opening is the culmination of years of investment, engineering, and collaboration,” SESCO CEO Rick Van Eyk said in the port’s announcement, emphasizing the local engineering and assembly work that went into the project. Port officials say the terminal will strengthen Port Tampa Bay’s role as a regional construction-materials hub and support supply chains serving Florida’s more than 23 million residents. Port Tampa Bay noted that the project fits into broader plans to expand capacity and support infrastructure growth across West Central Florida.
