Port Of Wilmington

The N.C. State Ports Authority is based in Wilmington on 284 acres at the western terminus of Shipyard Boulevard. The authority runs ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, and inland terminals in Charlotte and Greensboro. Tom Eagar is chief executive officer of the agency. www.ncports.com

Key Events In Fiscal 2006

Container berth improvements were completed. Four new cargo cranes were delivered and put into service. Purchased approximately 600 acres on the west bank of the Cape Fear River for development of a new container port.

Key Commodities Wilmington

Imports

Forest Products: 548,858 tons
Chemicals: 414,880 tons
Cement: 359,363 tons
General merchandise: 241,065 tons
Coal: 235,849 tons

Exports

Woodpulp: 539,484 tons
Forest products: 195,719 tons
General merchandise: 167,280 tons
Food: 74,719 tons
Chemicals: 27,816 tons

Fiscal 2006 Statistics

The port at Wilmington handled:
3.46 million tons of cargo
955,370 tons container
1.23 million tons breakbulk
1.27 million tons bulk