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Plans are underway to develop a mega seaport just above Southport. The port will be four times as large as Wilmington and rival Charleston, South Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia. The new port will handle two million containers a year and have space for four ships to dock at a four-thousand-foot structure. The North Carolina Ports Authority is negotiating for 600 acres of land to start the project, but the acreage is only the beginning. Land will be needed for roads, railroads, and storage facilities to support the port. On the downside is what might occur to the fragile eco-structure of the area. Although the port is years away, Leutze argues for taking a hard look at planning instead of taking the approach of “Let's build it and see what happens.â€
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8020
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In this article Leutze continues his examination of the project to develop a mega seaport just above Southport. The port will be four times as large as the current one at Wilmington and rival Charleston, South Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia. The new port will handle two million containers a year and have space for four ships to dock at a four-thousand-foot structure. He gives an in-depth look at the issues involving the planned super port. One issue is the needed cooperation between North and South Carolina, the two states that will be mightily affected by the international port.
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13153
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The proposed project to develop a mega seaport just above Southport, to be called the NC International Terminal, has been put on hold. Mooneyham discusses the reasons.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 9, Sept 2010,
p20-21, por
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