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Tampa Board Approves Petroleum Terminal Users Agreement, Carnival Corp. Cruise Lease

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Major agreements were approved by the board of commissioners of the Tampa Port Authority (TPA) Board of Commissioners its regular meeting on June 18. The first allows four of the port’s oil and gas customers to share operation, maintenance and repair of the new petroleum unloading facilities at the Port of Tampa’s main petroleum terminal complex, currently undergoing major construction and modernization. 

The common user license agreement, essentially partnering Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, LLC; TPSI Terminals, LLC; Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; and Buckeye Terminals, LLC, to handle operation and maintenance of the petroleum unloading facilities, unites customers that in the past operated independently of one another. Sharing the central manifold will allow for higher efficiency, larger capacity and greater cost effectiveness at the new complex.


The Richard E. Knight Pier will be replaced later this summer by two new petroleum berths. 
Photo/Tampa Port Authority

Slated for completion later this summer, the project is expanding and modernizing 45-year-old terminal facilities and is the largest single capital investment ever undertaken by the port authority. Two new petroleum berths will replace the Richard E. Knight Pier.

The new berths will employ the latest technologies available for the movement of oil and gas products and be able to accommodate larger vessels than the old facility. The agreement will generate additional revenue for the port authority, while provide greater operational efficiency and flexibility for terminal users.

Additionally, the commissioners approved a new agreement with Carnival Corporation to homeport vessels operated by two Carnival brand cruise carriers, Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) and Holland America Line, through 2017. CCL ships have been sailing from Tampa since October 2004. Holland America began calling the Port of Tampa in 1982.

A newly-released economic impact study found that the four Tampa-ported cruise lines – CCL, Norwegian Cruise Line, Holland America and Royal Caribbean Cruises – in FY 2012 handled 974,259 cruise passengers, generating 1,981 jobs, $90.9 million annually in wages and salaries, and $379.7 million in total "economic activity."

"This new contract with Carnival Cruise Lines is a definite sign of a strong, continuing partnership with the world’s largest, most popular cruise line, and it is very exciting to see the Port of Tampa near its 20th year as a home port for Carnival ships, providing quality vacation experiences from our port and our facilities," said Port Authority CEO Paul Anderson.


Carnival Legend berthed at Tampa Cruise Terminal #2. 
Photo/Tampa Port Authority
 

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