- 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.

- Port Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest and most diverse seaport, today capped of a year of partnerships, announcements and economic development for 2016, with its annual State of the Port address at one of its downtown cruise terminals, with about 300 port stakeholders, community leaders, elected officials and other partners in attendance—all of whom play an integral role in the port’s success.

- At its regular monthly meeting today, the board agreed to an amended lease arrangement with Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment, Inc. (GCBE), a stevedore and terminal operating firm that has been a licensed operator at the port since 2015. The lease term for their five-acre property at Port Redwing is effective through February 28, 2021.

- Port Tampa Bay today congratulates both the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday and Senate today on passage of a final water resources bill known as the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, or WIIN (S. 612). The terms set forth in the new legislation will help the U.S. build and maintain seaport/marine infrastructure with greater efficiency.

- "The Tampa Bay market has always been important to us, and the entire family at Royal Caribbean is excited to give our guests great year-round options to travel on one of our beautiful ships from a world-class port like Port Tampa Bay,” Michael Bayley, President & CEO, Royal Caribbean International, said. “We are thrilled to introduce culture-seeking travelers to Cuba from Tampa and we look forward to continuing to grow our business in Tampa for years to come."