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Thursday, March 17, 2005
Stem to Stern Newsletter March 2005
 HighlightsBoth Ports continue growth in February, Page 1 Statewide economic impact, Page 2 Wilmington welcomes BTT and QVC, Page 3 Customs rolls out new technology, Page 6 Automated requisition system debuts, Page 8 Alligator Eggs? Page 9 And lots more news and regular features from around the Ports Authority! Click the page image to open. It might take a while to download without a high-speed connection. Requires Adobe Reader 
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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