Secretary LaHood to visit State Port next week
by Associated Press
Published: September 14,2012
Tags: cabinet, distribution, export, exporting, federal, goods, government, import, importing, international, official, port, ship, shipping, trade, transportation, travel
GULFPORT — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is expected to visit the Port of Gulfport next Tuesday.
Executive director Don Allee tells The Sun Herald LaHood’s office contacted the port, saying he would be in the region and asking if a visit could be arranged. He will have about an hour for the visit.
Allee said details are still being worked out. He said port officials hope to fill in LaHood on the port business and expansion plans, and to hear about national transportation strategies.
The port is undergoing an 84-acre West Pier expansion to serve four current tenants and offer space to a fifth.
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