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Carnival Cruise Line celebrated its 25th anniversary sailing from the Port Tampa Bay with a reception and luncheon aboard Carnival Legend highlighted by the presentation of a commemorative plaque from Carnival President Christine Duffy to Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson commemorating the milestone.

The Tampa Port Authority Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) announces that it seeks applicants for a Tampa Port Authority, d/b/a Port Tampa Bay (“PTB”) Commissioner (PTB “Commissioner”) opening due to the pending expiration of the term of Stephen W. Swindal to Seat No. 4, who after graciously serving three terms, does not seek reappointment. The seat is one of the two appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida from a list of persons who have maritime industry backgrounds nominated by the Committee.

Port Tampa Bay President/CEO Paul Anderson welcomes Lisa Wolf-Chason as its new Director of Communications. Wolf-Chason started the new position Nov. 4.

Port Tampa Bay President/CEO Paul Anderson announced today the hiring of David M. Delac as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Delac joins Port Tampa Bay with more than 20 years of experience in city and county government. He will start the position on Oct. 14, 2019.

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Fitch Ratings-New York recently affirmed the ‘A’ rating on Port Tampa Bay’s (the Hillsborough County Port District) approximately $99 million in outstanding senior bank loans with a stable outlook for the future. This rating reflects continued strong and growing throughput and revenue performance from diverse business operations, bolstered by contracted revenues, which further reinforce revenue stability.

MIAMI – A revolutionary ship is coming to Port Tampa Bay, as Celebrity Cruises unveils a brand new homeport, expanding the brand’s global vacation offerings with the redeployment of Celebrity Constellation. The newly “revolutionized” ship will offer guests more island time than ever before, with three unique alternating 10- and 11-night roundtrip sailings for the winter 2020 season.

Captain Allen Thompson has recently been named the 2019 winner of the Captain James McKay Port Achievement Award. This annual award recognizes an individual for their long-time service and commitment to the maritime industry of the Ports of Tampa Bay.

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to share the news that three leading global container shipping companies – ZIM, Mediterranean Shipping Company and Maersk have announced they will launch a new joint direct service from Asia to the US Gulf to include weekly calls at Port Tampa Bay.

Port Tampa Bay President/CEO Paul Anderson welcomes Brian G. Giuliani as its new Vice President of Operations. Giuliani starts the new position July 15 replacing former VP of Operations Sal Kass, who resigned in early April.

CMA CGM will provide an invaluable new route, linking critical Asian markets to Florida’s fastest growing region and largest consumer market: the I-4 corridor. The DALILA’s inaugural call will also be the first ever direct connection between the booming Vietnam market and Central Florida.

Port Tampa Bay’s Torrey Chambliss, Manager of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) and Cargo Business Development, and Administrator for the Tampa Bay FTZ Project, was named Vice Chair of the Florida Trade & Logistics Institute (TLI) of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

“For us, everyday should be Earth Day, said Anderson. “We strive to enact principles and policies of environmental sustainability to the highest standard.”

Every year, thousands of protected and rare birds flock to port-owned bird sanctuaries: two 500-acre “spoil” islands created by dredge materials from harbor management operations. The spoil islands serve as a substitute home for shoreline birds displaced from coastal beaches because of human activity.

The Safety Summit also includes sessions and panels on risk mitigation, emergency management and resilience, cybersecurity, and lessons from Hurricane Michael.

The Big Bend Channel Expansion is complete a year ahead of schedule. The $63 million milestone project, which deepened and widened the Big Bend Channel, will allow for larger ships to call at the terminals.

Port Tampa Bay raised approximately $84,000 at its fifth annual charity golf tournament to benefit the Tampa Seafarers Center and the Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation, a new record for the annual golf tournament.

Port Tampa Bay is the largest economic engine in West Central Florida, with an economic impact of $18 billion a year. Since CEO Paul Anderson took the helm in 2013, the Port’s economic impact has increased 20%….and it’s growing. https://video.wedu.org/video/february-2019-paul-anderson-fhrldp/

Port Tampa Bay was named a winner of three Addy Awards at the annual Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Gala held at Armature Works.

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement of two new transpacific services from the CMA CGM Group and COSCO Shipping.