North Carolina State Ports Authority
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The North Carolina State Ports Authority is an authority set up by the state of North Carolina
to develop and operate seaports in Wilmington
and Morehead City
, two inland container
facilities, one in Charlotte
and one in Greensboro, and a marina in Southport
. It is planning a large international port
, which will also be located in Southport.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
to develop and operate seaports in Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
and Morehead City
Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...
, two inland container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
facilities, one in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE
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and one in Greensboro, and a marina in Southport
Southport, North Carolina
Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It is planning a large international port
North Carolina International Port
In early 2006 the North Carolina State Ports Authority conceived its proposal for a North Carolina International Terminal to be created on property that it purchased just north of the town of Southport, NC between the Progress Energy Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant and the Sunny Point Military...
, which will also be located in Southport.