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Gulfport port highlights deepening project, $43 million terminal deal and annual economic impact to subcommittee
Summary
Mississippi State Port Authority Executive Director John Nass told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee No. 7 that the authority is not seeking operating appropriations but outlined capital projects, a preferred 46-foot channel depth, recent private investment and the port’s estimated $3.8 billion annual regional impact.
John Nass, executive director of the Mississippi State Port Authority, told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee No. 7 that the authority is not seeking state operating funds but outlined several capital projects and a long-term channel-deepening effort intended to expand vessel size and regional trade.
Nass told the committee the port at Gulfport is an enterprise agency that pays its own operating costs and only occasionally requests state discretionary capital funds. “I’m not coming to ask for any money,” he said, adding the port does seek support for specific capital projects.
The port recently completed an economic-impact study Nass said showed about a $3.8 billion annual impact to the region, roughly 36,100 direct jobs and about 53,100 indirect jobs. Nass said the port’s freight mix ranges from refrigerated fruit imports to high‑tech…
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