The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a $2.1 million bid for dredging work for a new, 1,584-foot berth at Port Manatee as part of a $150 million, 10-year port expansion to accommodate container shipping. ...more

June 30, 2009

Pressure mounted Monday to stop destruction of a 19th-century house on Egmont Key. ...more

June 2, 2009

Royal Caribbean International will increase its annual sailings from the Port of Tampa from 28 to 44 beginning in October 2010 and replace the Grandeur of the Seas with the 2,500-passenger Radiance of the Seas on Tampa cruises. ...more

May 15, 2009

Royal Caribbean International will increase its annual sailings from the Port of Tampa from 28 to 44 beginning in October 2010 and replace the Grandeur of the Seas with the 2,500 passenger Radiance of the Seas on Tampa cruises. ...more

May 14, 2009

Trade issues with Cuba, particularly if the U.S. trade embargo is lifted, will be the focus of a May 29 panel discussion in Tampa among the director of the Port of Tampa and scholars from the University of Florida and Tulane University. ...more

May 7, 2009

The Rose Circle on April 1 toured the Port of Tampa aboard a 64-foot catamaran, courtesy of the Tampa Port Authority. Members were surprised to see the magnitude of the harbor from the perspective of the boat. Members reported a fun day for all. ...more

April 15, 2009

The Coast Guard is monitoring the cleanup of a 1,000-gallon oil spill in the Port of Tampa. ...more

April 1, 2009

Cruise line passenger traffic increased 17.8 percent at the Port of Tampa in January compared with a year ago - up to 84,546 embarking and disembarking passengers, a report shows. ...more

March 28, 2009

Cruise line passenger traffic increased 17.8 percent at the Port of Tampa in January compared with a year ago – up to 84,546 embarking and disembarking passengers, a report shows. ...more

March 27, 2009

The Port of Tampa will spend $17,150 to repair a faulty siren, one of four to warn the port and nearby neighborhoods about an accidental release of ammonia gas. ...more

March 18, 2009