Chiquita berth reopens in Gulfport
Mississippi State Port Authority said Chiquita has returned to the berth it was using at the Port of Gulfport prior to Hurricane Katrina.
The port said the ship Eurus Lisbon marked the occasion by docking at berth 1 on the West Pier on Sept. 2.
Due to the extensive damage caused by the 2005 storm, Chiquita had to relocate vessel operations to various berths on port property.
To date, the port has replaced 1,300 linear feet of wharf and dock space and an additional 900 linear feet are in various stages of reconstruction. By summer 2010 the port will have rebuilt three berths with a total investment of more than $51 million.
The berth rebuilding “is a major milestone in the reconstruction process,” said Don Allee, the authority’s executive director and chief executive officer.
Chiquita berth reopens in Gulfport
