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Friday, October 20, 2006
Stem to Stern Newsletter October 2006
 Highlights- Morehead City rail project nears finish ahead of schedule
- Market fluctuations require forecast adjustments
- Senator Burr gets inside Ports' security
- Wilmington welcomes new Army Corps boss
- Morehead City welcomes new commodity
- Busy day at Wilmington brings two container ships and 2,100 moves
- Morehead City hosts first Crystal Coast Super Boat Grand Prix
- Combined Campaign off to a great start
- Ports payday shift begins smoothly
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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 while receiving no direct taxpayer subsidy. Port activities contribute statewide to 65,000 jobs and $500 million each year in state and local tax revenues.
Top trading partners are China, India, Brazil, So. Korea, Belgium, Taiwan, Mexico, Colombia, Great Britain and Venezuela.
Primary exports are phosphate, forest products, woodpulp, general merchandise, food products, wood chips and military.
Top imports are sulfur products, chemicals, grains, rubber, scrap metal, cement, metal products, machinery parts, ore, mica and schist.
INFORMATION:
Shannon Moody, Director of Communications (910) 343-6482 Email
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