Port Tampa Bay has teamed up with Tampa developer Richard Corbett and Port Logistics to finalise the financing for the construction of an on-dock coldstorage facility at the port. The project expected to be operational in the autumn of 2017.
“I am extremely excited to partner with Port Tampa Bay on this critical project. This facility will ensure that Central Florida will be the hub for the importing and exporting of refrigerated products,” said Richard Corbett.
Port Logistics, headquartered in Orlando, has extensive experience in real estate and logistics park development and entered into a lease agreement with Port Tampa Bay late last year.
“Dick Corbett has supported Tampa Bay, Central Florida and the state for many years. He has been associated with wins on behalf of our community from his development of the International Mall project to his philanthropic investments since his arrival in Tampa in 1978,” said Port Tampa Bay’s president and CEO Paul Anderson.
“We are excited that he shares our vision that Port Tampa Bay will be the hub for the growing food distribution market.”
Anderson said the public-private partnership supports the port’s strategic and master plan for growth and continued diversification to ensure that it will continue as the largest economic engine in West Central Florida for years to come.
