Port Manatee at heart of transportation authority vision
BRADENTON — Manatee County commissioners were polite but restrained Tuesday after a Tampa attorney pitched a regional transportation authority that he said could attract world trade to Port Manatee and “drastically diversify” Florida’s economy to create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Safety, security harbor pilots’ priorities
Tony Villamil’s March 28 Speakup letter, Reform harbor pilot system, mischaracterizes the facts of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability’s (OPPAGA) findings in regard to Florida’s harbor-pilot system…
Ports: Harbor pilots deserve support
There are many issues that will be important for Northeast Florida to monitor this legislative session.
Harbor pilots put port security first
I am writing in response to the recent letter, “ Harbor pilot article missed the boat.”
Guest column: Harbor pilots put Florida first
It continues to amaze me that the foreign cruise and cargo ship owners continue to attack Florida’s harbor pilots with intentional misrepresentation of the facts and personal attacks on those that disagree with their self-centered agenda. To claim that Florida’s harbor pilots threaten jobs and job growth is absurd and a stretch even for the […]
Florida’s Harbor Pilots Call on FAMO to Stop Playing Games with Port Safety
FHPA House Committee Release https://web.archive.org/web/20150629223140/https://floridapilots.com/pdf/2010_0318_FHPA_HouseComteRelease.pdf
Harbor pilots make Florida’s ports safer
While Tony Villamil is a noted economist, his Feb. 27 opinion in the Sun Sentinel regarding Florida’s harbor pilot system warrants a response. He did not articulate that his study was conducted on behalf of a foreign group of ship owners that has relentlessly targeted the private harbor pilot profession in Florida. Further, I believe […]
Harbor pilots make Florida’s ports safer
While Tony Villamil is a noted economist, his Feb. 27 opinion in the Sun Sentinel regarding Florida’s harbor pilot system warrants a response. He did not articulate that his study was conducted on behalf of a foreign group of ship owners that has relentlessly targeted the private harbor pilot profession in Florida. Further, I believe […]
Guest Column: Thrasher: Supports Jax, Fernandina Harbor pilots
There are many issues that will be important for Northeast Florida to monitor this session of the Legislature, but one in particular that should be on the radar screen of all of us who count on commerce and tourism traffic in and out of the Port of Jacksonville and the Port of Fernandina — our […]
Shipping industries, pilots disagree over piloting rate regulation
TALLAHASSEE — Harbor pilots and maritime industries are feuding over the regulation of piloting rates in difficult economic times, with both sides arguing that a recent legislative report proves their point.
