b'MAY 16 - JUNE 19, 2022GULF COAST PORTS 19(LINKScontinued from page 14)via truck, rail and/or barge from four Enviva plants, including one about 40 miles to the north in Lucedale.Inanothermajorinfrastructure development, the Port of Pascagoula hassecuredallrequisiteapprovals to proceed with its $15 million, 0.8-mile North Rail Connector project to establish full operational connectiv-itybetweentheMississippiExport Railroadshortlineandinterchange yard and CSX and Canadian National mainlinetracks.Therailprojectis anticipated to take about 18 months to complete.Longer-range plans call for infra-structureenhancementsattheports SouthTerminal,formerlyknownas the Pascagoula River Harbor.m ississiPPis tAteP ortA uthorityAbout45mileswestofPas-cagoula,theMississippiStatePort Authoritys Port of Gulfport is follow-ing up expansion of its West Pier Ter-minal with a roadway project aimed at enhancing intermodal connections and access. A$15.7millionfederalportJOC POP. Latin America 2021.pdf 1 5/5/21 5:01 AMinfrastructuregrantisbeingdirectedThe Port of Gulfports newly expanded West Pier Terminal serves green fruit importers Dole and Chiquita, as well as Crowley.tomodernizetheroadwaycorridor betweentheportentranceand25th Street,improvingsafetyandremov- The Port of ing port-related trucks and their idling emissions from the downtown area.Inrecentyears,theMSPAhasPascagoulainked new leases with such firms as underwater exploration leader Ocean Aero Inc. while expanding presences ofexistingtenants,includinggreen fruitimportersDoleandChiquita, calcinedcokeproducerChemours, oceancarrierCrowleyandIsland ViewCasinoResort.Theportalso has become home to marine research facilities of the University of South-ernMississippi,withconstruction nowproceedingontheRogerF. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise, to focus on development of uncrewed maritime systems.The Port of Gulfport is pursuingMexicoapproval to deepen to as many as 47Caribbeanfeetitsnavigationalchannel,which is currently dredged to its full opera-tional depth of 36 feet.Central AmericaCFlorida Gulf CoastM Forest ProductsYports featured inCMMY MetalsFeb. 14 AJOT CYCMY SteelAs reported in the Feb. 14 Florida ports edition of AJOT, seaports alongBulk Cargo South AmericaKFloridas Gulf Coast are continuing to make diverse strides. Project CargoMaking some of the biggest news since that edition has been the Manatee County Port Authoritys facility, near the entrance to Tampa Bay, which in the past few months has been rechris-tened as SeaPort Manatee, reported a record first fiscal half and welcomed two new mobile harbor cranes for ter-minal operator LOGISTEC USA Inc.Also,PortTampaBayhasled anEarthDaycleanup,thePortof Panama City has teamed with Way-bridgetoautomatebillsoflading and the Port of Pensacola has learned that space exploration company Blue Originisre-evaluatingoptionsfor the630-foot-longformercargoship Jacklyn, which has been docked at the Florida Panhandle port since 2018.PortofPascagoula.comPleaserefertoAJOTsFeb.14 issue for detailed rundowns on other keydevelopmentsateachFloridaMain Office - 228-762-4041 Miami Office - 305-254-3117Gulf Coast port.'