Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near-fatal shock atop a power pole, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 26, 2009

Almost a month after a Tampa teen's near fatal electrocution, 17-year-old Avi Davidson is showing signs of improvement. ...more

October 25, 2009

Castor targets security costs U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, has added a provision to a pending bill that will help workers and businesses at the Port of Tampa and other Florida ports eliminate duplicative and costly background checks. ...more

October 24, 2009

The landlord-tenant relationship between the Port of Tampa and the operator of Channelside Bay Plaza has drifted into choppy waters, with the port seeking better maintenance of the premises and nearly $200,000 in overdue payments, primarily on a parking contract. ...more

October 21, 2009

Changes sought for harbor pilot program A study commissioned by the Florida Alliance of Maritime Organizations, whose members include cruise and cargo ship companies, has recommended that the state's harbor pilot program be restructured to allow a competitive system for hiring and paying harbor pilots. ...more

October 21, 2009

The federal government has awarded a $5.3 million grant for dredging 70 miles of channels in Tampa Harbor and $472,000 to widen a portion of the main Tampa channel to create a passing lane for ships through the Port of Tampa, U.S. Rep Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, said Friday. ...more

October 3, 2009

If you dig fireboats, you'll love Tampa Fire Rescue's newest piece of floating fire equipment. The 69-foot, 52-ton Patriot cruised beneath the Sunshine Skyway about noon Monday en route to its new home on Davis Islands. ...more

September 29, 2009

The Port of Tampa is opening a route to Puerto Rico by closing a deal with a third major container service, Horizon Lines Inc., the nation's leading domestic shipping company. ...more

September 4, 2009

Gulf Marine Repair Corp. intends to rehire more than 100 employees to handle an increase in ship repair projects and will create 50 jobs to expand a dry dock at Port of Tampa, officials said Monday. ...more

September 1, 2009

Port of Tampa officials said Thursday they expect petroleum, container cargo shipments and total tonnage to increase in 2010, when projected total revenue will be $41.6 million, compared with an estimated $39.2 million for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. ...more

August 28, 2009