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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 30, 2024 GULFPORT, Miss. – The Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) has been awarded a $1.85 million Clean Ports Planning Grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support the MSPA’s Roadmap to Emissions Reduction and Resiliency, a strategic initiative aimed at reducing emissions, improving air quality, and engaging the Port…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Gulfport, Miss. – The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) announced the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport has been awarded $2.6 million in grant funds under the new Strategic Multi-Modal Investments Fund (SMIF) for infrastructure improvements.  SMIF was established by the Mississippi Legislature in 2023 to support projects at ports, airports and railroads…

New, state-of-the-art cold storage facility designed to meet the evolving needs of the global supply chain. Gulfport, Mississippi. (February 1, 2024) – The Mississippi State Port Authority is pleased to announce a long-term lease agreement between the Port and CORE X GULFPORT, a subsidiary of CORE X Partners, to include construction of a 150,000-square-foot cold…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 9, 2023 GULFPORT, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given notice of beginning preparation of an integrated Feasibility Study and National Environmental Policy Act document to evaluate alternatives to improve the Federal Gulfport Harbor Channel, Harrison County, Mississippi. A public engagement scoping meeting to be held June 20,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2023 PORT OF GULFPORT TO HOST LUNCH AND LEARN ON HIGH-DEMAND COLD STORAGE FACILITY COMING TO THE GULF COAST GULFPORT, Miss. – Join the Port of Gulfport and Mississippi Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce Mr. Andy Gipson in learning about the future of multi-temperature cold storage and distribution solutions coming…

March 23, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGulfport, Mississippi The Mississippi State Port Authority has entered into a long-term lease and operating agreement with Ports America, the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the United States. The Port of Gulfport and Ports America have a long-standing relationship, with Ports America acting as a licensed stevedore at the…

OCT. 25, 2022, GULFPORT, MISS., – Maritime exploration and technology company Ocean Aero’s new headquarters will occupy 67,000 square feet of renovated warehouse space on the Port of Gulfport’s East Pier, with design and buildout provided by AnderCorp and Machado Patano Design Group. The move is expected to create an additional 45 jobs by the…

GULFPORT, Miss. – Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg visited the Port of Gulfport on Monday afternoon, as part of a tour that included southern cities like Gulfport and New Orleans. The Port of Gulfport is a deep-water seaport strategically located on the Gulf of Mexico that handles approximately 330 deep draft vessels and over…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 24, 2022 Gulfport, Miss. – Mark Loughman will be sworn in as a member of the Mississippi State Port Authority’s (MSPA) Board of Commissioners during its March 24, 2022, board meeting. Appointed by the Gulfport City Council, Loughman will replace E.J. Roberts and will serve a five-year term ending in…