A message from Port Tampa Bay to our customers, tenants and community
Tampa Bay Named Number 1 Spot for Foreign Business
The City of Tampa moved to the top spot for foreign investment in the Financial Times-Nikkei’s annual Investing in America rankings. Tampa previously held the 26th spot. The rankings are determined from a dozen factors including workforce and talent, trade-war resilience, quality of life, openness and other facts. Orlando, tied for second place on the list, along with five other cities.
You can read the article and learn more here: Tampa heads the list of best places for foreign businesses in latest FT-Nikkei ranking
USCG Hosts Housewarming for New Office at PTB Headquarters
This week the U.S. Coast Guard hosted an open house at the Port’s Joseph Garcia Building for maritime partners and members of the service. The Coast Guard entered into a lease agreement with Port Tampa Bay after their Davis Island office was damaged during the 2024 hurricanes. The USCG Sector-St. Petersburg Captain Corrie Sergent was in attendance, as were several port leaders including EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Raul Alfonso and VP of Operations, and retired Coast Guard Captain Matt Thompson. The USCG’s new office space is located on the second floor of the Joseph Garcia building and will help improve our already outstanding partnership and lead to streamlined communication between our two agencies.
Tampa Port Ministries – Seafarers Center Featured in Tampa Bay Times Cover Story
If you browsed Sunday’s paper, you likely saw a wonderful feature on the incredible work and mission of Tampa Port Ministries – Seafarers Center. The Tampa Bay Times published a feature story on the challenges our maritime community’s seafarers face and the resources and support provided to them at the Seafarers Center.
For these hard-working mariners, the spiritual, mental health and tangible outreach the Tampa Port Ministries provide can be a lifeline.
Read more about their mission to support these vulnerable workers in the Tampa Bay Times : https://loom.ly/bnvjUMc
Play Ball! Get tickets for Port Day at the Rays
This year’s Port Day at the Rays takes place Friday, July 18 for a 7:35 p.m. game against the Baltimore Orioles. Gates open at 6:05 p.m. and the port reserved the 3rd-base Rooftop area for the game.
Ticket Prices are $55.00 Plus taxes and fees and include:
- All-inclusive food and beverage
- Port Day at the Rays T-shirt (image attached) – to submit shirt sizes, please contact Alexis Frusci – [email protected]
- Limited Seats, any available seats will be on a first-come, first serve basis but most tickets are standing-room
Tickets can be purchased in two ways:
- You can contact Brandon Harnick at (727) 342-5773 at the rays to purchase our Port Tampa Bay group ticket block over the phone or via email [email protected]
- You can follow this link to purchase tickets: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Porttampa4
*Please note the online system charges an additional processing fee to book
Feel free to invite family/friends, port partners, tenants, and vendors to join us.