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Thursday, January 14, 2010
US Coast Guard reopens Port of Morehead City
Morehead City, NC – The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Port of Morehead City terminal and adjacent waterways. “The NC State Ports Authority’s first concern for the State Ports in Morehead City and Wilmington is for the safety of its employees, tenants, customers, and the public,” said CEO Thomas J. Eagar. “We are extremely grateful to the U.S. Coast Guard and to the first responders who went out of their way to remediate the hazardous materials as quickly and as safely as they did, and that no injuries or environmental damage was reported.” Link to US Coast Guard news release: http://www.coastguardd5publicaffairs.com/go/doc/651/452611/
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 India, China, So. Korea, Venezuela, Brazil, Taiwan, Colombia, Bahamas, Denmark, Trinidad, Indonesia, Italy, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Primary exports are phosphate, forest products, woodpulp, general merchandise, scrap metal and food products.
Top imports are chemicals, sulfur products, animal feed, cement, general merchandise, metal products, rubber, ore, mica, schist, forest products, scrap metal and furniture.
INFORMATION:
Karen Fox, Vice President of Communications (910)343-6491 (910)520-5745
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