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Port and Partners to Host National Maritime Week Event

Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Contact: Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6222

The Port of San Diego and its strategic partners invite you to celebrate Maritime Week 2011 with breakfast and an informative panel discussion on how ports factor into our everyday lives.

The breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego. (map)

• RSVP for the Port of San Diego Maritime Week 2011 Breakfast (via Eventbrite)
•  Maritime Day Event 2011 flyer (259.19 kB)

Join leaders from the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, the United States Navy and other representatives from the private and public sector as they discuss how the maritime industry produces thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact to the region.

In addition to the breakfast, the Port of San Diego is planning a free public event to celebrate Maritime week.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, located at 1000 Harbor Drive.

Tickets are $50 and are available for purchase through Eventbrite.

The Port of San Diego operates two marine cargo terminals – the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego and the National City Marine Terminal in National City. Together, the terminals handle containers, dry and liquid bulk cargos, such as cement, fertilizer, jet fuel and diesel fuel, refrigerated products and automobiles. Other products include bagged cement, bagged fertilizer, bagged sand, fruit and other cargos that are transported throughout Southern California, northern Mexico and to other points in the United States. In fiscal year 2010, 2.8 million metric tons of cargo were imported through the two marine terminals and maritime revenue totaled $37.6 million. The Port also operates a cruise ship terminal at the B Street Pier and recently opened an auxiliary cruise ship terminal/events center on Broadway Pier in December 2010.

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