A Manatee County commissioner said residents are flooding politicians with emails to oppose the proposal. This map, obtained by the Tampa Bay Times from Manatee County via a public records request, ...

A private developer is proposing a new cruise port near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County. Supporters say the port could bring thousands of jobs and boost the local marine economy.

Cruise company SSA Marine, along with holding company Slip Knott LLC, has unveiled plans—and a website promoting the plans—for a new cruise port in Manatee County, just south of the Tampa Bay area and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A company says it aims to “bring additional tourism to West Central Florida” with the construction of a cruise port to accommodate ships that can’t fit under the Sunshine Skyway ...

The company said the facility would accommodate larger ships and bring more tourism to the area. Environmental groups already have concerns. This is the approximate vicinity where SSA Marine, a ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Port Panama City officials hit a milestone Thursday morning, with a project two years in the making. Board members are ready to move forward with bidding for the second ...