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Port of Pensacola gets some state money

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Port of Pensacola welcomes largest commercial ship ever

The largest commercial ship ever to visit the Port of Pensacola arrived late Monday to undergo maintenance for eight to 10 days. The 56,000-ton Eagle Sydney, a 750-foot-long, 142-foot-wide tanker, shuttles crude oil on the Gulf of Mexico from ships to ports and from ship to ship. http://www.pnj.com/article/20120306/NEWS01/203060306/Port-Pensacola-welcomes-largest-commercial-ship-ever?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

Port of Pensacola to ship 300 wind turbines to Brazil

After years of efforts, the Port of Pensacola has won a contract to ship to Brazil wind turbines assembled locally at the GE Wind Energy plant on Scenic Highway. Port Director Clyde Mathis said the deal to export up to 300 nacelles is not a fixed contract but will generate about $300,000 in revenue for the city-owned facility.