Business surges at local port during pandemic

Port Manatee didn't take even a second to breathe in 2020. Instead, the port barreled through the pandemic in a move that paid off with a reported 55% increase in cargo.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:00 p.m. September 30, 2021
File. Port Manatee reported a 55% increase in containerized cargo at the end of the 2020 fiscal year.
File. Port Manatee reported a 55% increase in containerized cargo at the end of the 2020 fiscal year.
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While the rest of the world was on pause in 2020, Port Manatee kept chugging away. 

 

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