The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport is undertaking a process to rebuild and restore the damage to its facilities wrought in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. This website is a repository for information pertaining to the restoration project and is designed to inform and educate Gulf Coast and Mississippi residents and others about the project's progress. 

The MSPA is critical to the economic well-being and diversity of the Gulf Coast, as well as, the entire state of Mississippi. Prior to Hurricane Katrina the MSPA was the third busiest container port situated on the United States Gulf of Mexico. Peak capacities at other ports in the region, the expansion of the Panama Canal and shifting international trade patterns all present opportunities for future growth. With a strategic restoration, the MSPA has the opportunity to become the nation's Port of the Future.

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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

On February 2, 2012, the MSPA advertised for bids for the following project: West Pier +25 Fill - Phase 1, Project No. 005. Please visit the Procurement page of this website for more information or click here to view the complete legal notice. Sealed bids must be received no later than 10 a.m. Central on March 2, 2012.    

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND MATERIALS

A restoration overview in PowerPoint is available by clicking here. A graphic representation of the MSPA's restoration as proposed completed with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds can be viewed here.  Visit the Newsroom page of this website for additional information about the restoration program, including the Port's latest community update.  

Separately, a study related to the Port's proposed expansion by TranSystems entitled, "Projected Economic Impacts from Container Terminal Development at Gulfport" is available here.  

The Board of Commissioners of the MSPA appointed a committee to research options for the return of commercial shrimping vessels to Gulfport.  To view the committee's findings, click here for the full report.  Attachments referenced in the report include: Approach and Meeting Schedule, CH2MHILL's Commercial Small Craft Harbor Memo, Port Shrimper Opinion Letter.

 

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