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TAMPA, Fla. – Port Tampa Bay has secured a deal with Integral Energy to bring a new fueling station that will include compressed natural gas pumps, a convenience store and restaurant. This week, Port Tampa Bay’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the construction.

Port Tampa Bay’s financial position enables us to serve the community beyond transactional operations, cargo commodity and real estate revenue by leveraging credit worthiness for future infrastructure investment. It is an extraordinary advantage in planning for future growth when the top credit rating agencies – Fitch, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s – validate the financial strength of Port Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla.— Three major Port Tampa Bay fundraisers donated nearly $146,000 dollars to local charities in the Tampa Bay area this year. The Port Tampa Bay Golf tournament, Port Tampa Bay Anchor Ball, and the first-ever Port Tampa BAYSLAM Fishing Tournament donated these funds to Tampa Port Ministries, the Tampa Bay Maritime Scholarship Foundation, Florida Sports Hall of Fame Charities including Shriners Hospitals for Children, and Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

Passengers taking Royal Caribbean’s “Empress of the Seas” tomorrow will leave from Port Tampa Bay’s newly refurbished Cruise Terminal 6. Improvements to Cruise Terminal 6 have been underway for the past several months – they include a building extension to the terminal to accommodate larger capacity ships and facilitate passenger check-in.

Port Tampa Bay and Tampa Port Ministries Tampa Seafarers Center will honor Terry Fluke, a 32-year Port employee, with the Captain James McKay Lifetime Achievement Award during its 16th Annual Anchor Ball Saturday, October 7, at 6 p.m., at 815 Channelside Dr., Cruise Terminal 2.

Port Tampa Bay approved a public-private partnership agreement with four other entities to divvy up who will pay for a $60 million widening and extension of the Big Bend Channel.

Port Tampa Bay announced this week that Jamal Sowell has been named director of special projects. Sowell, a former member of the United States Marine Corps, will support internal, external and special projects. He will also assist the executive team with management oversight and serve as a liaison on a wide variety of port business matters.

Port Tampa Bay, in conjunction with Tampa International Airport, today welcomed the arrival of the airport’s SkyConnect trains from a Mitsubishi factory in Mihara, Japan. Today’s historic event, which included more than 150 guests, represents the first Japanese cargo business exchange of this kind in the United States.

Port Tampa Bay (PTB) adds another national award to its mantel as the 2017 American Metal Market’s Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year. The Port was recognized for its expertise and efficiency in handling steel products in front of more than 300 industry peers in New York City during the American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence ceremony.

We welcome Mike Griffin to the Port Tampa Bay Board of Commissioners. Mr. Griffin’s years of experience in the business and commercial real estate community will be an invaluable resource as we continue to grow and strengthen the Port, creating more local jobs and opportunities.

Port Tampa Bay will join Carnival Cruise Lines, Ybor City Museum Society and business leaders throughout Tampa Bay Thursday, June 29, for Bienvendos al ParaisoI!, the inaugural celebration of Carnival’s Cuba itinerary embarking from Tampa.