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Port Manatee and Japan strengthening commercial connections
- 18 diciembre, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categoría: News
No hay comentarios[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1959" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]SeaSeaPort Manatee and Japan are strengthening commercial connections with the visit today [Dec. 15] of the Asian nation’s top Florida-based official to the port and its global trade hub.Following a luncheon presentation at the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee and meetings with area business leaders, Ken Okaniwa, Consul General of Japan in Miami expressed his interest in learning more about the area and promoting business ties with Japan.
Japan already is the No. 2 source of imports coming into Florida, with the more than $6.5 billion in Japanese goods entering the Sunshine State trailing only China among trade partners. Also, Japan has historically been the No. 1 country for foreign direct investment in Florida. Nearly 200 Japanese companies combine to account for about 24,200 Florida jobs, according to Okaniwa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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The International Trade Hub explores business opportunities with Colombia
- 16 noviembre, 2017
- Publicado por: ITHUB
- Categoría: News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1943" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]In an effort to promote international trade with the U.S. through the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee, Ivan Mutis, Coordinator for the International Trade Hub, traveled to Colombia and met with the Government of Risaralda in Pereira, the Industrial Colombian Association AcopiCaldas in Manizales and the agency to promote investments in Pereira, InvestinPereira. During this trip, Mr. Mutis presented business opportunities and advantages of the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee and initiated the organization of a trade mission from Colombia. Together with the Risaralda Government and AcopiCaldas, the International Trade Hub is arranging this trip to bring industrial companies to Manatee County and other strategic business locations within the region.
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Port Manatee-Ecuador trade opportunities abound
- 14 noviembre, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categoría: News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2172" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]PALMETTO, Florida – SeaSeaPort Manatee is seen as an ideal gateway for Ecuadorian imports to burgeoning Central and Southwest Florida markets, according to a top trade official visiting the Florida Gulf Coast port today [Nov. 14].“Opportunities are really growing for reaching Central and Southwest Florida by way of SeaSeaPort Manatee,” said Manuel Echeverria Castro, Ecuador’s trade commissioner for the southern United States. “We have a very high interest in SeaSeaPort Manatee.”
“We are looking to increase awareness that ports on the Gulf of Mexico, such as SeaSeaPort Manatee, offer great opportunity, in addition to traditional South Florida gateways,” said Echeverria, who noted that about 30 percent of Ecuador’s non-oil exports go to the United States, with approximately 40 percent of those products currently entering via South Florida ports on the Atlantic Ocean.”
Central and Southwest Florida markets combine to put nearly 10 million consumers within a two-hour drive of SeaSeaPort Manatee while attracting some 100 million annual visitors.
In recent years, shipments to SeaSeaPort Manatee from Ecuador have included bananas and fertilizer, but Echeverria sees those products being joined by mangos and other fruit, as well as dozens of other potential items, from shrimp to cocoa beans and chocolate to Panama hats. The latter haberdashery good, Echeverria pointed out, is, despite its name, actually made in Ecuador.
Echeverria was joined by Daniela Muñoz, business development manager in the Pro Ecuador trade development office in Doral, Florida, for a presentation at the Manatee County Port Authority’s monthly meeting, as well as a tour of SeaSeaPort Manatee, including the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee, and engagement at a Manatee County Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
“We greatly appreciate the interest shown in SeaSeaPort Manatee by Ecuadorian trade officials,” said Carlos Buqueras, SeaSeaPort Manatee’s executive director, “and we look forward to working together to advance mutually beneficial commercial ties.” The Ecuadorian officials’ visit to SeaSeaPort Manatee is the latest of several by Latin American trade leaders, augmenting those earlier this year by representative of Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. The International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee has played an integral role in attracting for such activity since its opening in 2014.
Vanessa Baugh, chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority, cited SeaSeaPort Manatee’s recent completion of a record fiscal year for container volume and cargo tonnage and commented, “Growing trade with Ecuador and other Latin American countries seeking ready access to Central and Southwest Florida markets bodes to significantly enhance SeaSeaPort Manatee’s already impressive position as a critical economic engine for our region.”
Located “Where Tampa Bay Meets the Gulf of Mexico,” SeaSeaPort Manatee is the closest U.S. deepwater seaport to the expanded Panama Canal, with 10 40-foot-draft berths serving container, bulk, breakbulk, heavylift, project and general cargo customers. The port generates more than $2.3 billion in annual economic impact for the local community, while supporting more than 24,000 jobs, without levying ad-valorem taxes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Port Manatee & Ocala Explore Commercial Opportunities
- 4 agosto, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Business plans, News
OcalaCEP, from August 01st of 2017
SeaSeaPort Manatee, Ocala business leaders explore commercial opportunities.
Read the full article here.
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Presentation of Business Opportunities in EL SALVADOR
- 28 julio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Events, News, press
We at the International Trade Hub at the SeaSeaPort Manatee are pleased to invite you to attend the presentation of Business Opportunities in EL SALVADOR. This presentation will take place during the SeaSeaPort Manatee’s Authority meeting at the Intermodal Building, 3rd floor, on Tuesday, August 17th.
We hope to meet you there!
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Business meetings gather their fruits
- 28 julio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Business plans, Events, News
SIE7EDIAS, from July 21st to August 03rd of 2017
Representative of Chile offers alternative business opportunities with southern florida.
See the full article in Spanish here.
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Two Colombian coffee growers join Port Manatee’s International Trade Hub.
- 19 junio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: News, The HUB
The coffee growers Bunland and Monte Cielo are associated with the coffee route and qualify as Producers of Special Coffees with diversity of profiles, the highest denomination for quality coffee,
Bundland is a company of the Colombian coffee sector of the Department of Risaralda, in Santa Rosa de Cabal. It produces several special varieties of coffee, particularly the Castillo variety.
Monte Cielo, also has its estate located in the Colombian coffee-growing area in the state of Quindío, Filandia. It is also a producer of various special varieties, particularly the Caturro variety.
They have just joined the HUB and expect to start operations in the USA in September.
Photo: Bunland. Estate in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, Colombia.
Photo: Monte Cielo, Estate in Filandia, Quindío departament.
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VIP Lunch in The Manatee Chamber of Commerce for Chile on June 15,
- 19 junio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Events, News, The HUB
All the photos of the VIP Lunch in The Manatee Chamber of Commerce, after the presentation and networking in the Port of Manatee,
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Networking after Chile Presentation event organized by the HUB
- 19 junio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Events, News, The HUB
Take a look of the Networking in the IHPM offices on June 15 ,
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Presentation of the Chile event on June 15
- 19 junio, 2017
- Publicado por: International Trade Hub
- Categories: Events, News, The HUB
Take a look of the different photos of the Chile presentation event,