Leaders, including governor, question plans for State Port
by Associated Press Published: July 27,2012
Tags: channel, dredge, dredging, governor, international trade, lieutenant governor, maritime, port, ship, shipping, state government, transportation
GULFPORT — Mississippi leaders are questioning whether the Port of Gulfport is doing enough to capitalize on $570 million in federal money being spent there in the aftermath of 2005′s Hurricane Katrina. Port officials told a community group Tuesday that the port is not close to deepening its 36-foot ship channel, one of the shallowest [...] [...]

