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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Stem to Stern Newsletter April 2005
 Highlights- General Assembly bills would help Ports meet demand, Page 1
- Expansion plans bring new challenges, Page 2
- New Zim service at Wilmington opens door to Caribbean, South America, Page 3
- Guardian program honors long-time employees, Page 5
- Morehead City tenants keep moving, Page 7
- Port Police upgrade technology, Page 11
- Wilmington prepares for Maritime Day - Morehead City hosts softball this year, Page 14
- And lots more news and regular features from around the Ports Authority!
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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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