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MISSISSIPPI
RIVER SYSTEMS

- Port
of Rosedale
Contact: David Work
Rosedale-Bolivar County Port Commission
P O Box 460
Rosedale, MS 38769
Tel: 662-759-6212
Fax: 662-759-6213
Email:
rbcpc@tecinfo.com
Facilities: 3.3-mile slack water harbor; located
585 A.H.P. Lower MS River, 15 river miles
south of Arkansas Navigation System. Primary
staging area for barges to/from Arkansas Navigation
System with fleeting area in excess of 300
barges. “T” shaped dock with 150-ton crane,
5-cu.-yd. clam bucket, truck hopper, 200-TPH
dry-bulk truck-to-barge loading system, 500-TPH
dry-bulk barge-to-truck unloading system.
Dry-bulk truck-to-railcar/ railcar-to-truck
transfer system. Amenities: 20,000-sq.-ft.
humidity-controlled warehouse, outside concrete
storage area, 8,000-lb. to 30,000-lb. forklifts,
skid steer loaders, certified truck scales,
harbor/fleeting service. Barge cleaning, marine
dry-dock and repair service. Fully developed
100-year flood-free hydraulic-filled and natural
elevation acreage adjacent to slack water
channel available for lease. Fully developed
250-acre industrial park on land-side of the
MS Levee System, which adjoins two state highways.
Favorable industrial climate.
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- Port
of Greenville
Contact: Tommy Hart
Greenville Port Commission
P O Box 446 Greenville, MS 38702-0446
Tel: 662-335-2683
Fax: 662-335-0804
E-mail: gvlport@tecinfo.com
Facilities: Wharf-type double pier with concrete
dock. Shallow draft, slack water natural harbor,
11 miles long. 250-ft. minimum channel width,
with a harbor front minimum channel width
of 500 ft. and a fleeting area capable of
holding several hundred barges. Amenities:
Designated U.S. Port of Entry. Certified truck
scales. Rail scales (not certified for trade).
Three crawler cranes 100 to 140 tons. 4 1/2,
5, and 8 cy rehandler clam buckets. Harbor
and fleeting service available. Marine dry-dock
and repair services. Bulk truck/rail loading
conveyers. 5,000-lb. to 52,000-lb. forklifts.
Scrap handling magnets. 22,000-sq.-ft. climate-controlled
warehouse. Open yard hard stand storage. Two
42,000 Bugrain bins on dock. Grain, liquid
bulk, L.P. gas, sand and gravel terminals.
4-berth 50-ton covered bridge crane due on
line in summer of 2001.
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- Port
of Yazoo County
Contact: Henry Cote
Yazoo County Port Commission
P O Box 172 Yazoo City, MS 39194
Tel: 662-746-1273
Fax: 662-746-7238
E-mail: hcote57@bellsouth.net
Facilities: 8.5-acre dry and liquid dock.
T-Dock with 125-ton crane. Approximately 120,000
tons outbound dry bulk, 15,000 tons inbound
dry bulk, and 400,000 tons outbound liquid
fertilizers handled annually. Amenities: MANITOWOC
3900 crane is used for barge loading/unloading
with truck scales available. 15,000 tons of
uncovered bulk storage space available along
with a 5,000-sq.-ft. building suitable for
the storage of equipment, bundled goods or
bagged materials. Full utilities.
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Port of Vicksburg
Contact: Wayne Mansfield
Warren County Port Commission
P O Box 709
Vicksburg, MS 39181
Tel: 601-631-0555
Fax: 601-636-4422
Email: waynem@co.warren.ms.us
Facilities: Slack water harbor, U.S. Customs
Entry; Port of Entry; Designated Foreign Trade
Zone; warehousing containing 130,000-sq.-ft.
insured sprinklerized space and open concrete
slab storage; 125-ton crane; rail and road
look through facility; overhead crane, two
15-ton lifts; 300-foot-width channel; 12-foot
depth at lowest MS time stage. Only rail and
interstate crossing between Mississippi and
Memphis, TN. Amenities: U.S. Customs Office
designated Port of Entry and Foreign Trade
Zone. 120,000-sq.-ft. warehousing space, sprinklered
and insured, plus outside storage on concrete
slabs. 25 industries located at the port.
Full utilities.
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Port of Natchez
Contact: Anthony B. Hauer
Natchez-Adams County Port Commission
P O Box 925 Natchez, MS 39121
Tel: 601-442-2561
Fax: 601-445-2041
E-mail: nacp1@bkbank.com
Facilities: 400-ft. berthing area with two
pedestal mounted cranes, 125-ton capacity
9720 American Crane plus a 3118 Link Belt
Crane of 100-ton capacity. A 400-ft.-long,
50-ft.-wide concrete dock along the river
with a 300-ft.-wide extension inland is currently
under construction. Estimated completion date—September
1999. Amenities: Forklifts range from 4,500
lbs. to 15,500 lbs. capacity. Whitney 9tm
trackmobile plus a 5-yd. lightweight re-handling
bucket. Roll clamp trucks from 4,500-lbs.
to 12,000-lbs. capacity. Covered warehouse
space of 100,000 sq. ft.
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TENNESSEE
TOMBIGEE WATERWAY
- Yellow
Creek Port
Contact: Eugene Bishop
Yellow Creek Port Authority
43 County Road 370
Iuka, MS 38852
Tel: 662-423-6088
Fax: 662-423-2720
ycport@network-one.com
Facilities: Barge-rail-truck terminal with
industrial sites and loading docks: 420-ft.
concrete loading dock with 1000 ft. of mooring
and handling space, and a secondary concrete
paved cellular pad. 200-ton and 150-ton capacity
cranes, forklifts with a capacity of up to
80,000 lbs. with fork or ram. Amenities: 900-acre
industrial park, six acres paved outdoor storage
with two 20,000 and 15,000-sq.-ft. humidity
controlled indoor/outdoor warehouses. Two
25-ton overhead cranes. Certified truck scales.
Heavy-gauge steel processing slitting, leveling
and cut to length available. Waterfront sites
available. Full utilities.
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- Port
of Itawamba
Contact: Greg Deakle
Itawamba County Port Authority
P O Box 577 Fulton, MS 38843
Tel: 662-862-4571
Fax: 662-862-5637
Facilities: Slack water harbor with 260 ft.
x 1100 ft. barge fleeting area; additional
1200 ft. of mooring and handling space with
no more than 4-inch water fluctuation. Amenities:
150-acre tri-modal industrial park with 18,000-sq.-ft.
humidity-controlled warehouse and paved outdoor
storage available; crane, conveyor, hopper,
roll on/roll off loading and unloading capability.
Logistic service available specializing in
just-in-time warehouse and delivery service
packages. Certified truck scales. Short track
rail and Burlington Northern connections available.
Waterfront and non-waterfront fully developed
sites available for purchase or lease, build
to suit, lease back terms considered.
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Port of Aberdeen
Contact: Cecil Belle, Mayor
125 West Commerce Street
Aberdeen, MS 39730
Tel: 662-369-8588
Fax: 662-369-4118
Email: jbenson@ci.aberdeen.ms.us
Facilities: Concrete dock and mooring cell
located on 1,200-ft. x 155-ft. notch. Amenities:
150-acre industrial park. Truck scales and
100-ton crawler crane, 85-ton crawler crane.
Full utilities.
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- Port of Amory
Contact: Howard Boozer, Mayor
P O Box 457
Amory, MS 38821
Tel: 662-256-5635
Fax: 662-256-6320
mayor@midsouth.com
Facilities: 834-ft. dock with loading heights
of 10 and 20 ft. above water. Amenities: 200-acre
industrial park. 30-ton bridge crane with
60-ft. span. Rail service into site. Full
utilities.
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Lowndes County Port
Contact: John Hardy
Columbus-Lowndes County Port Authority
P O Box 663
Columbus, MS 39703-0663
Tel: 662-329-5886
Fax: 662-327-3417
E-mail: port@cleda.com
Facilities: Barge-rail-truck terminal on slack
water harbor. Two steel and concrete pile
docks with enlarged fleeting capability. Intermodal
capability. Container preparation and handling
capability. Amenities: 165-acre industrial
park. 100-ton crawler crane and conveyor.
40-ton bridge crane serves 68,000-sq.-ft.
warehouse. On-site stevedoring, hopper and
conveyor cargo service. Certified 70-ft. truck/trailer
and railcar scales. Railcar mover. Barge cleaning
and repair. Waterfront and off-waterfront
sites available. Full utilities.
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MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
DEEP WATER PORTS
- Hancock
County Port
Contact: John “Jack” Zink
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission
P O Box 2267
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521
Tel: 228-467-9231/800-558-1658
Fax: 228-467-9341
Email: rginn@portandharbor.com
Facilities: Two 125-ton cranes, a 600-ft.
dock, 12-ft. channel depth, and two new warehouses
with a total capacity of 39,000 sq. ft. Equipped
to handle container, bulk or break-bulk shipments.
Amenities: 3,600-acre industrial park at Port
Bienville Industrial Park. The Stennis International
Airport and Industrial Air Park provide additional
acreage. Liquid barge terminal with pipeline
capability. Private terminals: GE, Wellman,
Calgon Carbon, Inc., Gulf Concrete, Stevedore
Services of America, Professional Construction
Services, Inc.
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Port of Gulfport
Contact: Donald R. Allee
Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport
P O Box 40 Gulfport, MS 39502
Tel: 228-865-4300
Fax: 228-865-4307 or 4335
Email: dra@gulfport.state.ms.us
Facilities: 184-acre commercial seaport. Designated
Foreign Trade Zone #92. 36-ft.-deep x 300-ft.-wide
channel; 1,320-ft. turning basin. Nine berths
totaling 5,800 linear ft. of dock space. Paceco
container cranes and bulk unloader available.
Amenities: More than 500,000 sq. ft. of covered
storage, 100,000 sq. ft. of refrigerated storage
and 93,000 sq. ft. of freezer storage. Open
storage. A variety of marine and shipping
related services available.
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NON-MEMBER PORTS
- Port of Biloxi
P O Box 1908 Biloxi, MS 39533
Tel: 228-374-6600
Fax: 228-435-7228
Amenities: Three marinas and one restaurant.
Point Cadet Marina docks the Isle of Capri
Casino.
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Claiborne County Port
Contact: James Miller
Claiborne County Port Commission
P O Box 689 Port Gibson, MS 39150
Tel: 601-437-5216
Fax: 601-437-4430
Facilities: Slack water port with 14-ft. depth.
Barge wharf with concrete dock, three dolphins
and one operating point. Turning basin is
600 ft. in length by 400 ft. in width. Amenities:
10-acre port site adjoining a 400-acre industrial
park.
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- Clay County Port - Tom Soya Grain Co.
Contact: Perry Lucas
11018 Old Highway 50, West Point, MS 39773
Tel: 662-494-3754
Fax: 662-494-3759
Email: tomsoya@tilc.com
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