Gulport port, Chiquita ink new deal

Chiquita Fresh North America and the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport today will sign a new lease that will extend their partnership through 2019.

The Port Authority is undergoing a $570 million recovery project, and Chiquita is the first corporate tenant under the Port of Gulfport’s new master plan.

"Were excited about the expansion plan developed by the Port," Waheed Zaman, senior vice president of global product supply at Chiquita, said in a news release from Gov. Haley Barbours office. "The state-of-the-art facility at Gulfport will handle more than 750 in-and-out containers for Chiquita per week. Our business relationship with the Port will help Chiquita achieve our growth plans for the future."

Chiquita, which is based in Cincinnati, occupies nearly 25 acres at the port, said Port director Don Allee. "Chiquita is responsible for 52 ship calls per year at the Port of Gulfport and that type of commitment has helped the port become the third busiest container port in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico," Allee said in the news release.

After Hurricane Katrina heavily damaged the port in 2005, Chiquita was able to resume its service there within 30 days despite the fact the companys facility was destroyed.

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