Weekly Update from Port Tampa Bay

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A message from Port Tampa Bay to our customers, tenants and community

‘Quest for Quality’ Award Goes to PTB

Port Tampa Bay has been recognized with a 2025 ‘Quest for Quality’ Award in the Gulf port category from Logistics Management magazine, an honor determined by the publication’s readers. Buyers of logistics and transportation services rank companies based on performance and customer satisfaction. This is the third time Port Tampa Bay has been recognized with the honor since the Ports category was created in 2012.=

We’re grateful to the voters for their continued trust and support.

You can read more about the honor in the Maritime Executive: Port Tampa Bay Earns “Quest for Quality” Award

SOLD OUT: BaySlam Tournament Hits Full Capacity

Registration for Port Tampa Bay’s 9th annual Port Tampa BaySlam is officially closed! All 45 spots have been reserved. If you are interested in being placed on the waitlist or would like to support the tournament in other ways, please email [email protected] or call 813.546.8262.

When: Friday, November 7th, 2025
Time: 9 am-2 pm
Where: Tampa Convention Center Docks (details to follow)
Benefits: Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation & Tampa Seafarer’s Center

All details and sponsorship information can be found at: https://porttb.com/bayslam

Reminder: PTB’s August Board Meeting

The next regular business meeting of the Tampa Port Authority, d/b/a Port Tampa Bay, Board of Commissioners will be conducted in person. The meeting will be held at Port Tampa Bay’s Joseph Garcia International Center (1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602). The August 19, 2025, meeting will have a quorum of Board members physically in attendance.

Anyone who wishes to speak during the meeting may do so by signing the Public Comments sign-in sheet that will be provided near the entrance of the Boardroom on the meeting day. The Chair will call on speakers by name in the order in which they have completed the online Public Comment Form. Up to three (3) minutes are allowed for each speaker. 

Port Tampa Bay Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Workshop

The Board of Commissioners of the Tampa Port Authority, d/b/a Port Tampa Bay, will hold a Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Workshop from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Monday, August 18, 2025.

The workshop will be held at PORT TAMPA BAY'S JOSEPH GARCIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER (1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602).  For more information visit www.porttb.com.

If you have any questions regarding this workshop, please contact Lynn Reece at [email protected] or by calling (813) 697-4423.

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