- Port Tampa Bay awarded $9 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Big Bend Channel Deepening and Widening Project

- The positive reaction that Royal Caribbean International has received from their guests sailing to Cuba has prompted them to return to Tampa for their 2018 summer itineraries.

- Port and partner Audubon announce 2017 Nesting Migratory Bird Season in Tampa Bay

Contact: Andy Fobes, Port Tampa Bay Phone: 813.905.5132

- Port executives and staff welcomed the 660-passenger luxury liner Azamara Quest at the port’s Cruise Terminal 2, on March 23, for a one-time port of call for the cruise season. Raul Alfonso, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, headed a small group of port staff to greet the captain and crew and engage in the exchange of commemorative plaques.

- Port Tampa Bay and partner Port Logistics Refrigerated Services celebrate construction of new cold storage facility with a ceremony held 2/23 on Hooker's Point in the Port Tampa Bay complex. The event, attended by a number of dignitaries including Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and many others, commemorates the construction of a brand new on dock, 134,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art cold storage facility for the import and export of food perishables.