While most Florida ports struggle, two in the region shine

Port Manatee and Port Tampa Bay posted big gains in cargo volume.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 8:40 a.m. August 18, 2021
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Florida’s seaports took something of a COVID-19 connected dive in total trade cargo handled in 2020. But the two biggest ports on the state’s west coast, in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, actually posted strong years.

 

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