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The '''North Carolina State Ports Authority''' is an authority set up by the state of [[North Carolina]] to develop and operate [[seaports]] in [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] as well as an inland port located in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]].
==History==
In 1923 North Carolina Governor [[Cameron Morrison]] became interested in establishing official port facilities for the state
The General Assembly established the North Carolina State Ports Authority in 1945 to develop and improve harbors at Wilmington, Morehead City, [[Southport, North Carolina|Southport]], and other coastal areas. Improvements began in 1949, and new piers and storage areas were completed in 1952.<ref name= stickhairr/> In the 1990s and early 2000s, the authority oversaw a $440 million project to deepen the Cape Fear River shipping channel and purchased Radio Island in Morehead City.<ref>{{cite news| last = Schreiner| first = Mark| title = Ports director ousted ; Authority requests resignation after critical audit| newspaper = Star-News| page = 1A| date = 31 March 2004}}</ref>
==Facilities==
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===Port of Wilmington===
The Port of Wilmington offers terminal facilities serving container, bulk, breakbulk, and ro-ro (roll-on/roll-off) operations. It offers a deep 42-foot navigational channel, nine berths, four post-Panamax, and three neo-Panamax container cranes. Modern transit and warehouse facilities and the latest cargo management technology produce a broad platform for supporting international trade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Port of Wilmington|url=https://ncports.com/port-facilities/port-of-wilmington/|website=North Carolina Ports|language=en |date=October 15, 2020}}</ref>
===Port of Morehead City===
The Port of Morehead City is a breakbulk and bulk facility located four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The port is equipped with nine berths and multiple gantry cranes. Storage offerings include a dry-bulk facility with a 220,000-ton capacity warehouse and a 177,000-square-foot warehouse for housing commodities like rubber, paper, steel, and lumber.
===Charlotte Inland Port===
The Charlotte inland port is a 20-acre [[dry port]] site located along the [[CSX]] rail lines near the intersection of [[NC 16]] and [[I-85 in North Carolina|I-85]]. It serves as a distribution point for intermodal containers connecting the I-85 and [[Interstate 77 in North Carolina|I-77]] corridors to the CSX rail line and the Port of Wilmington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlotte Inland Port |url=https://ncports.com/port-facilities/charlotte-inland-port/ |website=North Carolina Ports |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>
==Governance==
===Leadership===
▲• Hans Bean - Chief Commercial Officer
▲• Alherd Kazura - Chief Financial Officer
▲• Laura Blair - Vice President of Administration and External Affairs
▲• John Dittmar - Director of Safety and Security
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.ncports.com/ Official Site]
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