UPDATES
CONTAINERIZED CARGO ON THE RISE AT PORT EVERGLADES
Containerized cargo volumes continued to grow at Port Everglades during Fiscal Year 2008, ended Sept. 30, 2008, as the South Florida seaport experienced a nearly 9percent increase in tonnage...
Port St. Joe Port Authority Revives Deepwater Seaport
The Port St. Joe Port Authority today announced it has entered into a long-term agreement with The St. Joe Co. to lease a 63-acre site on St. Joseph Bay that combined with contiguous port-owned...
IN THE NEWS
Port Manatee officials have expansion plans
The global economic downturn caused a significant drop in business at Port Manatee in the past fiscal year. Yet, on Thursday, port officials vowed to pursue an aggressive plan during the next...
Cemex gets started on $25M investment
The arrival of a granite-laden ship to a dock at Jacksonville's Dames Point is just the start of the payoff a building material company expects from an investment that will ultimately total $25...
LEGISLATION / UPDATES
FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE REPORT – DECEMBER 2008
The Florida Legislature has officially begun policy discussions for Regular Session 2009, and for
the Special Session on the budget to be held January 5 - 16, 2009.
Florida Seaport Security Interim Report
The Florida Senate Committee on Military Affairs and Domestic Security has just released its Florida Seaport Security Interim Report that explores the issue of whether Florida's seaport...




