News Releases

Roxana Santoyo has been promoted to director of business development for SeaPort Manatee and director of the International Trade Hub at SeaPort Manatee.

Manatee County Commissioner Mike Rahn has been re-elected chairman of the Manatee County Port Authority.

Moving record volumes of key goods, SeaPort Manatee serves as the dynamic global trade gateway of Southwest and Central Florida.

With the addition of transportation industry veteran Amanda Tyner as director of planning and project development, SeaPort Manatee looks to further advance its role as the foremost trade gateway of Southwest and Central Florida.

SeaPort Manatee deeply appreciates the critical role of professional drivers, as underscored Friday (Sept. 19) by its 10th annual celebration of Trucker Appreciation Day, providing complimentary lunches and giveaway items to hundreds of truckers who move crucial goods in and out of the vibrant Florida Gulf Coast trade gateway.

SeaPort Manatee welcomes John D. Glass Jr., P.E., as deputy director of engineering and construction, augmenting the team advancing infrastructure enhancements at the fast-growing trade hub of Southwest and Central Florida.

SeaPort Manatee is to receive $2 million in state grant funding to advance critical enhancement of roadway access at the fast-growing hub of maritime commerce, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced today [Friday, March 14] at the port.

Manatee County Commissioner Mike Rahn has been elected chairman of the Manatee County Port Authority.

SeaPort Manatee is furthering its ship-to-shore cargo-handling capabilities with addition of two new Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes at the maritime trade hub for Southwest and Central Florida and beyond.

SeaPort Manatee is reporting record cargo activity for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. At a meeting today [Tuesday, Nov. 19] of the Manatee County Port Authority, the maritime trade hub for Southwest and Central Florida also released a study showing the seaport’s annual economic impact has reached nearly $7.3 billion.