Port & terminal staffing
A vessel on berth is a clock, not a schedule.
Berth windows, gate hours and turnaround times were set before anyone asked whether you were fully crewed. We staff terminal and port operations across South Florida with screened, credential-ready workers.
Why ports are unforgiving
Nothing about a port waits. The vessel has a window, the gate has hours, and the next ship is already inbound.
Short a crew on a turnaround and the cost does not stay on the dock. It moves down the chain into detention, demurrage, missed gate cuts and a berth schedule that everyone behind you now has to absorb.
Port work also has a gate in front of it that other industrial staffing does not. Access is credentialed and screening is not optional, so a worker who is not cleared is not late, they are simply not getting in.
Roles we fill
Gate to berth to warehouse.
Terminal and port operations support, from general labor through equipment operators and clerical.
How a call runs
Cleared first, then scheduled.
Port staffing fails at the gate, not on the dock. So we work backwards from access.
Scope the operation
Terminal, berth window, shift pattern, headcount by position, equipment certifications and the access requirements your facility enforces.
Screen against access
Background checks, drug testing and certification confirmation happen before assignment, so nobody is turned away at the gate on the morning of a call.
Crew the window
Crew is scheduled to the vessel or gate window rather than to a generic shift, and briefed on where to report and who they answer to before they arrive.
Hold the schedule
We stay on the account across the run and backfill attrition as it happens, so recurring calls do not degrade after the first few weeks.
Access, risk and cost
Cleared, covered, and off your payroll.
Xpand is entrusted to work with the United States government and holds WOSB certification, which matters when a terminal operator is working under federal or set-aside requirements.
Cleared before the gate
- Background checks
- Drug testing
- Reference verification
- Equipment certification checks
- Facility access requirements
Insurance we hold
- Statutory Workers’ Compensation
- Commercial General Liability
- Commercial Auto
- Umbrella Policy
- Crime Policy
- Federal & State Unemployment
Payroll off your books
- All payroll taxes and FICA
- W-4 and W-2 filing
- Benefits administration
- Advertising and recruiting spend
- Bookkeeping
How to bring them on
Three ways to crew a call.
Temporary
Single vessel calls, turnaround days, seasonal peaks and short projects without adding permanent payroll. Crew stays on our books for the duration.
Temp-to-Staff
Recurring calls let you see the same people work your terminal repeatedly. Attendance, safety and pace in your own operation, then hire the ones who hold up.
Direct Hire
For supervisory and specialised terminal roles. Full recruiting, thorough screening, skill testing and reference checks, with follow-up through our guarantee date.
Request crew
Give us the window. We’ll crew it.
Send us the terminal, the shift and the headcount by position. A dedicated hiring expert comes back to you, not a queue.
- Screened and certified before assignment
- Single calls through recurring schedules
- Temporary, temp-to-staff or direct hire
- Or call now on (866) 342-1161
The next vessel is already inbound.
Xpand is headquartered in Sunrise, minutes from Port Everglades, and has staffed port and industrial operations since 2010.
8870 W Oakland Park Blvd, Suite #104, Sunrise, FL 33351
WOSB Certified · Inc. 5000 (2018) · SCORE Association