News Releases
Here you can find the latest news of Port Manatee and a full archive of our press releases.
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World Direct Shipping extends Port Manatee agreement, adds vessel
Port Manatee-based World Direct Shipping has extended its agreement with the Central-Southwest Florida seaport and added a third vessel to its rapidly growing weekly services across the Gulf of Mexico.
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Manatee County Port Authority elects Whisenant Trace as chairwoman
Manatee County Commissioner Priscilla Whisenant Trace has been elected to a one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority, the governing board of Port Manatee.
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Port Manatee security training earns Coast Guard certification
Port Manatee’s facility security officer training program – the only such approved course offered by a U.S. seaport – has earned new certification from the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Port Manatee’s Zimmermann named International Propeller Club Member of Year
Port Manatee’s senior communications manager, Virginia Zimmermann, is The International Propeller Club of the United States’ International Member of the Year, selected from among more than 6,000 members throughout the world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Port Manatee trade hub sharing opportunities in four Florida cities in four days
The International Trade Hub at Port Manatee is taking global businesses opportunities on the road again Aug. 26-29, with expo-style showcase events to be open to the public in four Florida cities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Port Manatee trade hub opens offices in Latin America, Europe
The International Trade Hub at Port Manatee is bolstering its efforts to facilitate productive links for global commerce with the opening of promotional offices in Latin America and Europe.
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Port Manatee receives first Carver Maritime shipment
Port Manatee has received its first shipment for its newest terminal operator, Carver Maritime Manatee LLC, with arrival Wednesday [Feb. 6] of a ship bringing nearly 50,000 tons of raw material to be used in Florida cement manufacturing.
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Manatee County Port Authority re-elects Baugh as chairwoman, welcomes two new commissioners
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a third consecutive one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority
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Port Manatee enjoys record fiscal year with diverse growth
Port 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 percent from the immediately preceding 12-month period.
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Port Manatee garners federal security grant to enhance access control
Port Manatee has been awarded a $326,456 federal security grant, enabling the Central Florida Gulf Coast port to enhance its access control system.
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Port Manatee trade hub opens doors with three-city tour
The International Trade Hub at Port Manatee’s three-city business development tour has proven so successful that future similar events already are being planned.
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Port Manatee, 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.
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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.
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Port Manatee treats truckers to free lunch, giveaways
Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch, as hundreds of professional truck drivers happily learned Friday [April 27] as Port Manatee hosted its third annual Trucker Appreciation Day.
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