PANAMA CITY, Panama, May 5, 2010 — Global corporations, financial institutions and governmental agencies gathered at the Panama Business Forum to explore investment strategies in the country as the Panama Canal’s expansion is completed by 2014. Panel discussions explored global commerce, trade and transportation, as well as the Panamanian government’s plans to meet its future energy demands. The [...] [...more]
I was surprised when U.S. Army Maj. James Lowe told me JAXPORT is the central hub port for relief shipments to Haiti … Lowe is a Public Affairs Officer for joint forces U.S. Transportation Command [USTRANCOM] at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. It directs logistical movement of equipment and supplies for earthquake recovery. Usually, USTRANSCOM reports [...] [...more]
Not to go overboard singing the praises of JAXPORT, but it has had so many JAXPORTinTheNews tweets on Twitter I feel obliged to share [at least five]. Besides that, Jeff Price, who is JAXPORT’s Communications Coordinator, just yesterday became another Linkedin contact of mine. I saw him on Linkedin because he linked-in with Tony Quesada, [...] [...more]
[Aug. 3, 2009] Via Nancy Rubin, Communications Director, Jacksonville Port Authority We have begun the process of building the Hanjin Terminal by putting out the first bidding opportunity to businesses today. It is a request for design firms to send us their qualifications to design the $300 million terminal. Once this design contract is awarded, the [...] [...more]
Under discussion at the June 26, 2009 general meeting of the Brazil-Jacksonville Alliance were the status of Workforce Florida training grant and upcoming trade mission to Jacksonville’s most recent sister city designation – Curitiba, Brazil. The $50,000 $55,000 Workforce Florida grant was awarded to the Alliance in February. JAXPORT’s manager of community outreach and environmental [...] [...more]
The Post and Courier, of Charleston, S.C., is The South’s Oldest Daily Newspaper – Founded 1803. In Commentary, state Rep. Jim Merrill, former House majority leader, representing House District 99 in Berkeley and Charleston counties, on March 28, 2009, wrote: For the State Ports Authority, the last 10 years have been a litany of missteps. [...] [...more]
Ron Littlepage, the Florida Times-Union’s overly-opinionated LOCAL POLITICS columnist, on March 30, 2008 2009, continued his relentless assault on his seeming nemesis, the Jacksonville Port Authority. A complicated eminent-domain case, which involved multiple parties and environmental impact studies, has ended after four years. Although a circuit-court judge ruled an appellate court may reduce [Brigham Moore] [...] [...more]