If you think it's difficult to navigate a large truck into a tight parking space, imagine trying to dock a cruise ship bigger than a downtown Tampa skyscraper. That's the daily challenge faced by Tampa's harbor pilots, who guide commercial and cargo ships in and out of the port. ...more

January 17, 2009

A worldwide decline in seaport container cargo shipments, which mostly comprise consumer goods, should moderate by 2010 and possibly rebound by 2011, panelists said at an international gathering of seaport officials Thursday in Tampa. ...more

January 16, 2009

A worldwide decline in seaport container cargo shipments, which mostly comprise consumer goods, should moderate by 2010 and possibly rebound by 2011, panelists said at an international gathering of seaport officials in Tampa today. ...more

January 15, 2009

It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. ...more

November 19, 2008

The shipping company that provides weekly container cargo service between Tampa and China, Korea and Japan is phasing in 10 new and larger vessels that can carry up to 4,250 20-foot-equivalent containers, each of which can be hauled to and from local destinations much like a tractor-trailer. ...more

October 7, 2008

Dangerous air emissions from giant cargo ships would be sharply reduced under legislation that passed a Senate committee Wednesday despite objections from Republicans. ...more

May 22, 2008