A quick look at harbor pilots in Tampa Bay. ...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 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

Visitors to the new Tampa Bay History Center will be able to manipulate models of ships and trains to learn about the city's seaport and transportation system, the facility's president said this morning. ...more

January 7, 2009

EGMONT KEY •Situated at the mouth of Tampa Bay, southwest of Fort DeSoto State Park. It's about 1.6 miles long and less than a half-mile wide. ...more

January 5, 2009

TAMPA -- AAA Lines, a specialized vehicle delivery service based in Baltimore, will launch an export service at the Port of Tampa on Sunday that will transport cars, trucks and construction equipment to West Africa and the Middle East. The "roll on/roll off" service will begin with the arrival of AAA Lines' vessel M/V Ocean Coach at the Port of Tampa on Sunday. ...more

December 29, 2008

Carnival Corporation has reported that advance bookings for 2009 cruises are running behind those from this year, with ticket prices for new bookings also at lower levels. ...more

December 19, 2008

Ever wonder how much the county pays for gasoline and diesel to fuel up its fleet? ...more

December 16, 2008

Ever wonder about the air your child breathes? One national newspaper is urging parents to look more closely outside the schoolhouse door. USA Today spent eight months examining the impact of industrial pollution on the air outside schools nationwide. Using a government model for tracking toxic chemicals, the newspaper ranked 127,800 public, private and parochial schools based on the concentrations of chemicals likely to be in the outside air. ...more

December 12, 2008

The Port of Tampa is installing a $4.6 million mobile harbor crane that can handle bulk and container cargo as well as large items such as yachts. ...more

December 10, 2008