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The President of Dole Fresh Fruit North America and several members of Dole’s leadership team paid a visit to Port Tampa Bay this week to celebrate the success of our partnership and discuss plans for their future at our port.

The Port Tampa Bay Board of Commissioners’ regular business meeting may be conducted BOTH IN PERSON AND BY COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY (HYBRID VIRTUAL MEETING) on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 9:30 am. For more information on how to attend the meeting and/or to complete a Public Comment form, go to….

Titan Florida LLC, a subsidiary of Titan America LLC, has announced the construction of a 70,000-ton dome at its Port Tampa Bay Terminal, making the terminal one of the largest of its kind in the United States. The project supports the growing customer demand for Titan’s products and services in the State of Florida.

The Barkett family will be the 2021 recipient of the Captain James McKay Port Achievement award, which will be presented at the upcoming Anchor Ball on December 11, 2021.

Fitch Ratings-New York re-affirmed Port Tampa Bay an ‘A’ rating as the Hillsborough County Port District. The rating was re-affirmed and the port’s outlook remained stable, despite global economic disruptions that continue due to COVID-19.

In 2013, Port Tampa Bay President & CEO Paul Anderson had a bold vision to grow Port Tampa Bay into a major container port. He encouraged shippers and retailers Reroute your thinking™ and look for more efficient ways to serve the growing Florida market. As congestion worsens elsewhere, Port Tampa Bay stands ready to serve as a supply chain solution and alternative.

Port Tampa Bay and Royal Caribbean International celebrate the return of cruising from our port that has been more than 18 months in the making. Port Tampa Bay will welcome Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas to Cruise Terminal 6 before she departs on her maiden voyage from Tampa Bay with cruise guests. This is the first cruise vessel departure from Tampa Bay since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order on March 14, 2020.

Port Tampa Bay is proud to announce that we have won the American Association of Port Authorities Lighthouse Award of Excellence for Environmental Enhancement. The port received the honor for its inaugural Great Port Cleanup, which is recognized as a model for other seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Port Tampa Bay and Steel Market Update again join forces to keep the steel industry informed and connected.

Port Tampa Bay President & CEO, Paul Anderson, was named chair of the Florida Ocean Alliance. The appointment was announced on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the board meeting of the Florida Ocean Alliance. Anderson joins the leadership team for a two-year term.

Port Tampa Bay congratulates Paul Anderson, President & CEO, for being named a finalist in the first-ever Apogee Awards.

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis directed the Florida Department of Transportation to provide the state’s seaports $250 million in federal stimulus money. Florida’s economy is now the 15th largest in the world and the state’s ports contribute to jobs, infrastructure and the movement of goods that Floridians rely on.

The USF Health College of Nursing has partnered with Port Tampa Bay to create the first-of-its-kind on-site nurse-managed clinical outreach to provide direct care for the thousands of seafarers whose global maritime routes bring them to Port Tampa Bay port each year.

Port Tampa Bay released the annual ‘State of the Port’ to recap milestones the organization experienced in Fiscal Year 2020 (Oct 1, 2019 – Sept 30, 2020), including record containerized cargo numbers. Port Tampa Bay President and CEO Paul Anderson, provides information on the port’s diverse lines of business and gives an update on future project and growth opportunities.

Port Tampa Bay is pleased to welcome the announcement by Dole Fresh Fruit, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, that it will include Tampa in a new containerized service between Central America and the US Gulf in late July, 2021.

Port Tampa Bay fondly remembers the legacy and impact Joseph Garcia had on our maritime community.

Port Tampa Bay wants to reassure the public that the area’s fuel supply has not been impacted by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, nor do we anticipate an impact.

Port Tampa Bay will be hosting its 9th annual Hurricane Preparedness Exercise on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. This is one of many choreographed exercises to prepare Tampa Bay area agencies for possible hurricane and/or tropical storm scenarios. In the immediate aftermath of a storm, Port Tampa Bay’s goal is to continue to operate at its highest level. This is especially important, as our port serves as an energy gateway for Florida, providing the state nearly half of its fuel.