Photos (L to R): M/V Ice Pearl discharging aggregate at Andino Cements' Port Redwing Facilitie; President Miguel Chadeuy & Agustin Restrepo of Andino; Richard Wainio, TPA port director & CEO presented plaque to Agustin Restrepo

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce the first vessel call to its new bulk terminal at Port Redwing, in south Hillsborough County, as well as a ceremony held today to commemorate new business at the port.

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Tampa Port Authority (TPA), 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, to hear public comments regarding the following Standard Work Permit (SWP) application request:

SWP Application #10-002 Submitted by FDOT for Proposed Installation of Five Scour Protection Mats within the Waters of Hillsborough County at the Gandy Bridge’s Eastbound Crossing of Old Tampa Bay

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF BUDGET WORKSHOP

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Tampa Port Authority will hold the FY 2011 Budget Workshop at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at its office located at 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida 33602. Commissioners will discuss:

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY’S FISCAL YEAR 2011 PROPOSED OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET

For information regarding this meeting or a copy of the agenda, please contact the Tampa Port Authority at (813) 905-7678 after August 23, 2010.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND SECTION 286.26, FLORIDA STATUTES, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING SHOULD CALL (813) 905-7678 OR TELECOPY (813) 905-5109, NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC MEETING.

Photo: Steve Fidler (fourth from left), who was recognized publicly at the Tampa Port Authority Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting of July 20, 2010, stands with some of the Port Commission. L to R: William “Hoe” Brown, commissioner; Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, commissioner; Steve Swindal, commissioner; Steve Fidler; Larry Shipp, chairman; Peggy Fidler, Steve’s spouse; Brian Dolan, vice-chairman. (photo by Andy Fobes)

TAMPA, Fla.—Tampa Port Authority (TPA) staff and a broad cross section of the Tampa Bay area maritime community paid homage to long-time port operations professional Steve Fidler today, at Tampa’s Columbia Restaurant. About 75 of Fidler’s coworkers, maritime industry associates and representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard attended to honor his retirement after 32 years of intensely dedicated service to the Port of Tampa and to the safe flow of commerce in and around Tampa Bay.

PUBLIC NOTICE - TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY

The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is submitting a proposal for funding from the USDOT Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER II). In accordance with Sections VIII (C) (2) (V) and VIII (F) – (G) (Contents of Application) of the Notice of Funding Availability, the TPA has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Port of Tampa Gateway Rail Facility.

Persons desiring to review the EA pertaining to the project impacts on the local environment may view the EA on the TPA website at (www.tampaport.com ) or at the TPA offices located at 1101 Channelside Drive, 4^th Floor, Tampa, Florida 33602 (813) 905–7678, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Persons desiring to comment on the Port of Tampa Gateway Rail Facility project may do so by submitting written comments to:

Mr. Ram Kancharla
Senior Director, Planning and Development
1101 Channelside Drive
Tampa, Florida 33602

John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, U.S. Dept. of Commerce (left) today participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony with Richard Wainio, Tampa’s port director and chief executive. With partial funding from the EDA, the port’s berth 230 (right) was rehabilitated in support of major petroleum operations at the Port of Tampa.

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting today, to commemorate the completed reconstruction of the port’s berth 230. The berth is located within the R.E.K. petroleum complex

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Tampa Port Authority (TPA), 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, to hear public comments regarding the following Standard Work Permit (SWP) application request:

SWP Application #10-007 Submitted by City of Tampa

for Proposed Construction of a Multi-Slip Docking Facility

at the Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water Street, Tampa

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m., Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Tampa Port Authority (TPA), 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602, to hear public comments regarding the following Standard Work Permit (SWP) application request:

SWP Application #10-008 Submitted by Kinder Morgan Terminals for Proposed Modification of Port Sutton Channel Berth 23 at 4310 Pendola Point Road, Tampa

The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its intent to issue an environmental resource permit (File No. 0297392-001-BI) to the Tampa Port Authority. The project is to construct a new berth by dredging 4.35 acres of submerged bottom, including 3.32 acres of previously-dredged bay bottom and 1.03 acre of existing shallow bay bottom (above -6 feet mean low water (MLW)), to a depth of ‑43 feet MLW, which includes a design depth of -41 feet MLW plus two (2) feet of allowable overdredge; install a 666 linear-foot steel bulkhead; and fill 0.53 acre of submerged lands behind the bulkhead. Approximately 99,500 cubic yards of dredged material will be removed and deposited at the Tampa Port Authority’s Spoil Islands 2D or 3D, and/or used as backfill material behind the new bulkhead. Dredging will be performed by either hydraulic or sealed clamshell dredge.

Photos: (L) Official ground breaking ceremony for the new I-4/Crosstown Connector project, which will include a dedicated lane for truck traffic from the Port of Tampa (R) Florida Gov. Charlie Crist welcomes Richard Wainio, Tampa’s port director and CEO, to the podium to address attendees of today’s ground breaking ceremony.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce today’s official ground breaking ceremony for the Interstate 4/Selmon Expressway Connector project, which will include an elevated bypass truck lane connecting the Port of Tampa’s main access point directly with the Interstate Highway system. A ground breaking ceremony, featuring opening comments by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D—Tampa), among other local business dignitaries, celebrated the connector project, which has been called both “innovative” and “creative”.

Photos: L) Jim Pyburn (far left), TPA director of Latin trade development, accepts a certificate of appreciation from the Florida Foreign Trade Association for hosting the U.S./Dominican Republic trade development event, April 14, at TPA headquarters. Also pictured: Ralph Puga, president, Florida Foreign Trade Association; Marta Tomás and Sharine de Marchena, both of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Domincan Republic. R) Prior to a day-long series of meetings, participants review port-related information and statistics provided by the Tampa Port Authority’s marketing division.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce that today it hosted nearly 40 executives representing an array of U.S. and Dominican Republic-based businesses that are seeking new import and export trade opportunities.

Royal Caribbean’s 90,000-ton/2,500-passenger ship Jewel of the Seas will begin its home port season schedule in Tampa in fall 2011.

TAMPA— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that Royal Caribbean International (RCI) will enhance its deployment season in Tampa beginning in November 2011, with the Jewel of the Seas.

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held at 10:00 a.m., May 28, 2010 before the Tampa Port Authority at its offices located at 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida, at which hearing the public’s views will be heard to consider the following:

OPTION TO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH NEXLUBE TAMPA, LLC

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held at 10:30 a.m., May 28, 2010 before the Tampa Port Authority at its offices located at 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida, at which hearing the public’s views will be heard to consider the following:

LEASE AMENDMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA – SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

(L to R): Wendela Jackson, Holland America Line; Aldona Weekley, winner of this year’s Bern Laxer Award of Excellence, Worldwide Shore Services; and Richard Wainio, port director & CEO, Tampa Port Authority. Jackson, a long-time working companion, nominated Weekley for the award.

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to acknowledge Aldona Weekley, pier supervisor with Worldwide Shore Services, for winning a Bern Laxer Award of Excellence from Tampa Bay and Company at today’s National Tourism Week Luncheon.

Carnival Elation, docked at Tampa’s Cruise Terminal 2, stops in Tampa for the day, on its way from San Diego to her new home port, Mobile, Ala. (photo by Andy Fobes)

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to have been host port for Carnival Cruise Line’s ship Carnival Elation to the Port of Tampa, where she docked today at the port’s Cruise Terminal 2, at Channelside.

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that the port’s board of commissioners today approved renewal of lease terms with Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., which has handled importation of aggregates at the Port of Tampa since 1995. The company expanded its activities and footprint in 1999, to 21 acres.

The Port of Tampa Container Terminal has recently been expanded to 40 acres. The terminal is a key area of growth for the Port of Tampa and one that requires sound investment and years of planning.

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce that Moody’s Investor Service has affirmed an ‘A2’ rating of the port authority’s approximately $145 million revenue bonds. Additionally, Moody’s provided the port authority with a Ratings Outlook of “Stable” for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.

Future site of NexLube Tampa, LLC’s oil recycling operations at the Port of Tampa’s Pendola Point. This will be the first such recycling facility in the state of Florida.

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that the port’s board of commissioners today approved a lease option agreement with NexLube Tampa, LLC, which plans to construct a recycling facility capable of processing up to 24 million gallons of used oil per year at the Port of Tampa. The facility, to be located on 12 acres at Pendola Point, would be the first of its kind in Florida.

Photos (L to R): The new 730-space parking garage at Channelside; Ribbon cutting participants Larry Shipp, TPA Chairman; Mark Huey, City of Tampa; William “Hoe” Brown, TPA Commissioner; Richard Wainio, Port Director & CEO; Tom Empric, VP of Operations with Kraft Construction (photos by Andy Fobes)

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is proud to announce today’s official ribbon cutting for the newest addition to downtown Tampa’s Channelside District—a 730-space parking garage that will improve the parking capacity in that area, as well as ease the process of provisioning cruise ships docked at nearby cruise terminals.

State of the Port 2009

Photos of the humanitarian supply loading effort courtesy of Cementos Andino

TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that one of its major cement and aggregate tenants, Andino Cements USA, LLC (subsidiary of Cementos Andino Dominicanos), engaged in humanitarian efforts to bring critical relief to the people of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, January 18—20.

Norwegian Cruise Line’s 2,240 passenger capacity Norwegian Star will begin its home port season schedule in Tampa in fall 2011.

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority is pleased to announce that Norwegian Cruise Line will home port its 2,240-passenger vessel Norwegian Star in Tampa for the 2011/2012 season. Beginning in October 2011 through April 2012, Norwegian Star will offer 7-day Western Caribbean cruises from Tampa, with 26 sailings scheduled. This move by Norwegian further expands the cruise line’s Caribbean market and spotlights Tampa’s attractiveness as a growing cruise port with potential for capturing a new and larger market segment.

Tampa, Fla.—United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk visited the Port of Tampa Thursday and met with a cross-section of Tampa port industry business leaders to discuss trade issues. Ambassador Kirk, a member of President Obama's Cabinet, is the President's principal trade advisor and spokesperson on trade issues. Attending the meeting at the Tampa Port Authority were the heads of some of the port’s chief exporters and groups such as the Greater Tampa Chamber, the Tampa Bay Partnership, and the Tampa/Hillsborough County Economic Development Corporation. Following the round table discussion, Ambassador Kirk joined Tampa Port Director Richard Wainio on a waterside harbor tour to get a close up look of the diversified activity at Florida’s largest port.

The Port of Tampa Container Terminal has been expanded from 25 to 40 acres, with additional phases planned that will increase it to 160 acres on adjacent land owned by the Tampa Port Authority and ready to be developed.

TAMPA, Fla.— The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce the completion of the latest phase of the ongoing expansion of its container terminal, increasing the paved storage area from 25 to 40 acres. The terminal now includes 2100 feet of berth length, three rail-mounted container gantry cranes and a 100-ton mobile harbor crane, all on a 43-foot deep-water channel. The next phase of expansion is already underway and includes a further extension of the container gantry crane rails and lengthening the berth to 2800 feet, to be completed this summer. Together with terminal operator Ports America, TPA has plans to quadruple the size of the terminal to over 160 acres over the next several years. This planned build-out will be on adjacent land owned by TPA and ready to be developed as market demand grows, providing capacity to handle upwards of 1 million TEUs per year, comfortably accommodating the long-term demands of the West Central Florida market.

TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY-NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held at 10:00 a.m., April 26, 2010 before the Tampa Port Authority at its offices located at 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida, at which hearing the public’s views will be heard to consider the following:

SUBMERGED LANDS EASEMENT WITH TIME WARNER TELECOM, INC.

Carnival Legend, one of two Carnival Cruise Lines ships that home port year round at Tampa, docked at Cruise Terminal 2, at Channelside Bay Plaza.

TAMPA— The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is pleased to announce that Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), which home ports two ships year round at the Port of Tampa, has named Tampa its ‘Embarkation Port of the Year’ in their comment card rating program honoring consistent customer satisfaction and high comment ratings. The award was presented to World Wide Shore Services, Carnival’s service provider, during the CCL Port of the Year party, held March 31, at the Tampa Airport Marriott.