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Port Manatee breaks fiscal year cargo records again

         Port Manatee has again broken multiple fiscal year cargo records, including topping 10 million tons of total annual throughput for the first time in its 50-year history and enjoying a year-over-year increase of nearly 50 percent in containerized cargo activity. In its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, the diverse Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port established new highs in total tonnage, containerized cargo units and tons and liquid and ... [+]

Port Manatee trade hub expands reach with four-city tour

Having just completed successful global business opportunity events in four Florida cities, the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee continues to expand its commerce-nurturing reach. “After two years of success in taking the trade center’s business promotional activities on the road, plans are already in the works for what will be ... [+]

Port Manatee, Kinder Morgan ink terminal lease extension

Port Manatee and longtime stevedoring tenant Kinder Morgan Port Manatee Terminal LLC have extended their lease agreement through August 2023, with options to continue cargo operations at a 5-acre waterfront site for as many as 18 additional years. The agreement, approved on Sept. 19 by the Manatee County Port Authority, ensures ... [+]

Port Manatee awarded more than $1.4 million to bolster security

Port Manatee has been awarded $1,425,000 in federal funding to advance three projects to bolster security at the fast-growing Central-Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port. “Port Manatee greatly appreciates federal support of our efforts to ensure safe, secure and efficient flows of dynamically increasing cargo volumes,” Vanessa Baugh, chairwoman of the Manatee ... [+]

Port Manatee shatters first-half cargo records

Port Manatee has enjoyed the busiest first fiscal half in its nearly 50-year history, shattering several key cargo records for the six-month period ended March 31. The Central-Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port has achieved new first-half highs for total tonnage throughput and containerized and bulk cargo activity, according to figures released ... [+]

Lindecamp joins Port Manatee in deputy director role

Abby Lindecamp, who has held accounting positions in Florida’s Manatee County for nearly two decades, has joined Port Manatee in the newly created position of deputy director of business administration and finance. Lindecamp comes to Port Manatee from Manatee County’s Financial Management Department, in which she served since January 2018 as ... [+]

Port Manatee receives first Carver Maritime shipment

Port Manatee received its first shipment for its newest terminal operator, Carver Maritime Manatee LLC, with the February 6 arrival of a ship bringing nearly 50,000 tons of raw material to be used in Florida cement manufacturing. Officials of Carver and Port Manatee shared enthusiasm and indicated additional shipments to the ... [+]

Port Manatee enjoys record fiscal year with diverse growth

Manatee continues to break cargo records, including handling an all-time-high of more than 9.3 million tons in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up 19.1% from the immediately preceding 12-month period. That comes on the heels of a 13.4% tonnage rise in fiscal 2017 from fiscal 2016. Across-the-board increases were enjoyed ... [+]

Carver Maritime ink long-term terminal agreement

Port Manatee and Carver Maritime LLC have entered a long-term marine terminal operating agreement for a 10-acre aggregate offloading facility at the Florida Gulf Coast port. The agreement, for as many as 20 years including options, was approved today [Thursday, Aug. 16] by the Manatee County Port Authority and ensures property ... [+]

Port Manatee, Argentina building on leading trade partnership

Port Manatee is actively enhancing its relationship with Argentina, its No. 1 source of imports, as an Argentine diplomat sees fortifying the U.S. Gulf Coast port’s role in linking Latin America’s second-most-populous nation with burgeoning Central and Southwest Florida markets. “We are looking to strengthen our trade relationship with Port Manatee, ... [+]

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