Maritime & Port Authorities
Harbors are naturally and sometimes, man-made structured areas of water for ships to use as shelters from storms, or for a place to make repairs. When a harbor also has warehouses, roads, rail connections, and other facilities for moving cargo on and off of ships, the harbor becomes a port. San Francisco's harbor, for example, contains several ports. Most ports are owned and run by public funds, but some have private company funding. Ports handle chemicals, lumber, automobiles, frozen meats, scrap metal, minerals, and petroleum shipping. The latter is present in larger ports, with its own handling and storage facilities. The links included herein relate to maritime and port authorities.
California: Long Beach: Port of Long Beach
Check Port of Long Beach for its business strategies for administrating this maritime hub, with government and corporate links.
Delaware: Wilmington: Port of Wilmington
Check Port of Wilmington's contact information, arrivals, departures, newsletter updates and facility overviews aiming to attract new businesses.
Georgia: Georgia Ports Authority
Browse Georgia Ports Authority's site for statistics, regulations, shipping directory, and tariff information for cargo shipments.
Minnesota: Red Wing Port Authority
Check Red Wing Port Authority for details on Minnesota's port's services to industries, including profiles, and relocation tips.
Oregon: Portland: Port of Portland
Check Port of Portland's graphic presentation of the facility and services available, with options for boating, aviation, and ground transportation.
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh: Port of Pittsburgh
Browse Port of Pittsburgh's index to services and industries, including events, data, shipping news, and more.
Washington: Bremerton: Port of Bremerton
Check Port of Bremerton's promotion of dock trade, airports and interstate shipping, with tariff information, tax bases, and more.
Washington: Everett: Port of Everett
Check Port of Everett for information on the amenities and facilities available at this city's inlet, including marine terminal details.
Washington: Seattle: Port of Seattle
Check Port of Seattle's harbor authority information, including links to the airport and business and travel potentials.
Washington: Tacoma: Port of Tacoma
Browse Port of Tacoma's job announcements, environmental developments, agendas and more at this site for a busy Washington state port.
Wisconsin: Milwaukee: Port of Milwaukee
Check Port of Milwaukee's directory of services and guides covering all Wisconsin's maritime business and boating information, and more.