Port Manatee
Port Manatee reaches tentative Piney Point deal
PALMETTO -- The Manatee Port Authority unanimously reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a $3.3 million settlement with the Michigan contractor that dredged Berth 12, sidestepping a court battle.
Port Manatee
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PORT MANATEE
Port Manatee reaches tentative Piney Point agreement
PALMETTO -- The Manatee Port Authority unanimously agreed today on a $3.3 million principal settlement with the Michigan contractor that dredged Berth 12, keeping the Piney Point mess out of the courts.
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BUSINESS
Carlos Buqueras outlines ideas for leading Port Manatee
Diversifying imports and exports, preparing for trade to Cuba, and the possible revival of a Port Manatee cruise line are among the issues Carlos Buqueras plans to address if he officially becomes the port’s new executive director.
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BUSINESS
Port Manatee faces claim over Piney Point
PALMETTO -- A multimillion-dollar claim by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock against Port Manatee is just the start of what could end up being a “complicated and multi-party dispute,” according to attorneys representing the port.
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LOCAL NEWS
Buqueras pegged as Port Manatee's new executive director
MANATEE -- Carlos Buqueras, a top official at Port Everglades who has been instrumental in increasing container cargo there, is Port Manatee’s choice as its next executive director.
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PORT MANATEE
Port Manatee picks Carlos Buqueras to be new executive director
MANATEE -- Carlos Buqueras, an official at Port Everglades, is Port Manatee’s choice as its next executive director.
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BUSINESS
Port Manatee’s Berth 12: Praise, controversy and plans
PALMETTO -- Berth 12, a 12-year project to expand Port Manatee’s ability to serve large cargo ships, received three different kinds of attention Thursday from the authority that oversees the port.
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BUSINESS
Port Manatee may find redistricting an issue
PALMETTO - Port Manatee and Florida’s other 13 ports may find it a challenge to earn legislative focus on their priorities this year in the face of one issue expected to dominate the coming session: redistricting.
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BUSINESS
Port Manatee may profit from trade agreement
MANATEE -- The free trade agreements, still to be signed by President Barack Obama, will be “very good for Florida” and good for Port Manatee, one port official said Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
1st ship sails into Port Manatee's Berth 12
PALMETTO -- Port Manatee’s newly completed Berth 12 received its first ship three days ahead of its scheduled dedication Thursday.
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BUSINESS
Port Manatee leader emphasizes being ready for recovery
PALMETTO -- In his final address to the Propeller Club he helped create six years ago, Port Manatee Executive Director David McDonald offered a message Thursday that would be inspiring to almost anyone in today’s struggling economy.








