Monday, August 29, 2011

Ports America extension at Seagirt delayed - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The state , which was set to extend the terminalo operator's contract to run the facility fora year, is expected to vote on the matter at its next meeting. Maryland Transportation Secretary John Porcari and Maryland Port Administration officiales asked for more time to preparer information onthe contract, pulling it from the board's agenda, port spokesman J.B. Hanson The state is facing pressin needs at Seagirt for a deeper bertn that will allow it to remain competitive withneighboring ports, expectesd to cost $130 million. The Portz America contract is key becausw port administration Executive DirectorJames J.
White hopes to use a public-private partnership with a port operator like Portxs America to pay for thedredgingt project. Ports America's contract expirese in October. Extending it to October 2009 is expecte d to cost upto $41.6 million.

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