Port Tampa Bay is pleased to announce its recent hire of Sal Kass, who will join the Port Tampa Bay team as Vice President of Operations starting Jan. 31, 2017.
Carnival Bolsters Commitment to Tampa Bay, Adds Second Year-Round Ship in Tampa
Carnival Cruise Line today announced that they will expand capacity in the Tampa market by adding Carnival Miracle, to operate seven-day Caribbean cruises from Port Tampa Bay, beginning January 2018.
Port Tampa Bay Wins Public Relations Award for Channel District Plan Community/Press Event
Port Tampa Bay has been recognized with a “PRestige Award” by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) at its second annual awards luncheon, October 28, at the Marriott Westshore Hotel.
Marketing Staffer Christyna Doege Recognized as International Business Person of the Year by TB OWIT
Christyna Doege, has been awarded the honor of 2016 International Business Person of the Year, by the Tampa Bay Organization for Women in International Trade (TB OWIT). This annual award is presented to a local business person who exemplifies high ideals in business professionalism within the realm of international trade. The mission of OWIT is to promote international trade and affairs in the Tampa Bay area and to provide a forum for networking, education, and related activities with a global focus and an emphasis on women.
Successful Annual Benefit for Tampa Port Ministries and Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation
TAMPA, Fla.—Port Tampa Bay and the Tampa Port Ministries celebrated the annual Anchor Ball charity event Saturday, October 8, at the port’s Cruise Terminal 3. This exciting annual fundraiser and auction support the day-to-day operations of Tampa Port Ministries, the Tampa Seafarers Center, and provide funds for the Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships benefitting graduates of Hillsborough County Schools’ high school maritime studies program, created by the Port of Tampa Propeller Club chapter.
Port Logistics Refrigerated Services Begins Construction of New Cold Storage Facility at Port Tampa Bay
Port Logistics Refrigerated Services has begun site work for construction of a new 134,000 square foot state-of-the-art on-dock cold storage warehouse at Port Tampa Bay for the handling of refrigerated import and export cargoes.
Port Tampa Bay to Honor Mosaic’s Richard Ghent at Annual Benefit for Tampa Port Ministries and Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation
Port Tampa Bay and the Tampa Port Ministries announced today that they will honor Richard Ghent, of The Mosaic Company, with the Captain James McKay Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Anchor Ball on Saturday, October 8.
Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson Reappointed Chairman of Florida Ports Council
Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson has been reappointed as chairman of the Florida Ports Council, an association of the state’s 15 public seaports, headquartered in Tallahassee. The association represents the voice of the port industry in Florida and provides leadership, on both the state and federal levels, in key initiatives that bolster the state’s maritime interests and seaborne trade, domestically and internationally.