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Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Port Joins in N.C. Seafood Festival
Free shuttle parking, ship tours and boat show highlight open house at Port of Morehead City
 MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Free parking and a free trolley shuttle to the North Carolina Seafood Festival are only the beginning of the weekend’s activities at the Port of Morehead City’s annual Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Ship tours and Sunday’s annual Blessing of the Fleet also take place at the Port.
Held in conjunction with the Seafood Festival, the Port’s open house provides visitors a firsthand look at the Port and its facilities that link North Carolina consumers, business, and industry with world markets. The Port also offers the only free parking for visitors to the Seafood Festival, with complimentary shuttle service to the Morehead City waterfront.
Guided bus tours of the State Port’s docks, warehouses, cranes, equipment and cargo will be offered. The U.S. Navy’s 453-foot frigate USS Dewert and a U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol boat will be docked at the Port and open for tours as well.
The wildly popular Southern Outer Banks boat show returns to the Port, with more boats from more dealers on display.
The Port of Morehead City is located at 113 Arendell Street, U.S. 70 just before the bridge to Beaufort. Free parking is available for N.C. Seafood Festival activities all day Saturday and Sunday. Parkjing is open Saturday from 9 a.m.until 11 p.m.and Sunday 10:00 a.m.until 6 p.m.
On Sunday, Oct. 8, the Seafood Festival’s Blessing of the Fleet takes place at 10 a.m. at the Port. The ship tours and boat show are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
ABOUT THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY:
North Carolina's Ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, plus inland terminals in Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad in Greensboro, link the State's consumers, businesses and industry to world markets, and serve as magnets to attract new business and industry. Port activities contribute statewide to 85,000 jobs and $299 million each year in state and local tax revenues. The proposed NC International Terminal in Brunswick County and Port expansion projects in Morehead City and Wilmington will make North Carolina a key player in international trade, and multiply related jobs and economic impact in the state.
Top trading partners are China, Venezuela, Colombia, India, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Turkey.
Primary exports include fertilizer, woodpulp, forest products, general merchandise, food, chemicals and metal products.
Top imports include forest products, chemicals, natural rubber, cement, scrap metal, steel, coal and general merchandise.
INFORMATION:
Karen Fox, Director of Communications (910)343-6491 (910)520-5745 Email
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