The Port of Gulfport was proud to be a presenting sponsor of the 2019 Coastal Region Transportation Summit and Statewide Joint Land Use Forum at the Golden Nugget Biloxi, MS. Transportation Planners and policy makers came together on Thursday, August 29, 2019 to further discuss how to build regional partnerships and forge a vision for…
On Saturday, December 1, 2018, the Port at Gulfport invited the public to celebrate the completion of the Port’s $570 million restoration and expansion project with a special ceremony. The Restoration Celebration ceremony included remarks by port officials and dignitaries and was by followed by free port tours, refreshments and tenant information booths. The completion…
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, The University of Southern Mississippi opened the doors of the Marine Research Center at the Port of Gulfport for a preview of the facility and a reception with Dr. Robert Ballard. Dr. Ballard is best known for his 1985 discovery of the RMS Titanic. An official ribbon-cutting for the new building…
The acrylic panels for Mississippi Aquarium, the windows to the Aquarium’s habitats, safely arrived on August 15thto Gulfport from Rome, Italy, and are being stored at the Port of Gulfport. The acrylic was manufactured by CLAX Italia, a company that specializes in the manufacturing of acrylic panels for aquariums. “The arrival of the acrylic is…
(Gulfport, Miss.) – The Mississippi State Port Authority and YilPort Holding A.S., a subsidiary of Yildirim Holding A.S., have executed a letter of intent (LOI) to allow for due diligence and negotiations regarding the potential location of the global terminal operator at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi. With the Port of Gulfport nearing completion of…
Join us for the Port of Gulfport’s State of the Port Address on Friday, July 27, 2018 at the Island View Casino Resort. The event will take place in the Show Room. Doors will open at 8:00am and the program will begin at 8:30am. A complimentary breakfast will be provided. Port CEO and Executive Director…
The Port of Gulfport operational numbers are in for 2017! We had some of the highest numbers known on record in 2017 with 11,101 railcars (45% increase vs. 2016), 329 deep draft vessels (31% increase vs. 2016), 216,683 TEU’s (31% increase vs. 2016) and 2,533,137 tons of cargo (28% increase vs. 2016). Below is the…
Gulfport, Miss. – On Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 the Army Corps of Engineers released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Port of Gulfport Expansion Project. The ROD details the Corps of Engineers’ decision on all of the issues discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), including the environmental impacts associated with the Port…
The operational numbers are in for October 2017! We saw record breaking railcar numbers, a 10% increase in TEU’s over September 2017 and 253,277 tons of cargo move through the port, which was the 2nd highest number in Port history!
Join the Port of Gulfport for an educational bus tour of the Port’s facilities and an overview of the Port’s current expansion efforts! The Community Tours will take place on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. Buses will depart from in front of the Hancock and Whitney Bank located in downtown Gulfport. Tours…