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  • Port Manatee encouraged by meeting with global trade commissioners

    • 23 February, 2018
    • Posted by: ITHUB
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    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2004" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]SeaSeaPort Manatee officials are encouraged about expansion of international commerce following a joint meeting with trade commissioners from eight countries.

    “This is the first time we’ve had so many trade commissioners assembled at one location,” Carlos Buqueras, executive director of SeaSeaPort Manatee, said of the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee’s hosting Thursday [Feb. 22] of representatives from Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Spain. The nations constitute the majority of board membership of the International Trade Commissioners of Florida (INTRADE).

    “This unique gathering further places SeaSeaPort Manatee and Manatee County on the radar screen of companies seeking to pursue investment and trade opportunities in Florida,” Buqueras added.

    Juan C. Barrera, deputy director for the United States of ProColombia USA and president of INTRADE, commented, “SeaSeaPort Manatee already plays an important role in handling Colombian imports and exports, as well as substantial trade with other INTRADE country members, and clearly offers prospects for significant additional international commerce.”

    Vanessa Baugh, chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority, said, “We are honored to host this influential group. Expanding commercial ties with these countries will help strengthen SeaSeaPort Manatee’s position as a vital economic engine for Manatee County while connecting global interests with the fast-growing consumer base of Central and Southwest Florida.”

    Since opening in 2014, the International Trade Hub at SeaSeaPort Manatee has been integral in expanding global connections for the port and Manatee County enterprises. In recent months, the hub has been individually visited by business leaders and trade officials of numerous countries.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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  • Matchmakers from eight countries shopping for business at Port Manatee, Bradenton Herald

    • 22 February, 2018
    • Posted by: International Trade Hub
    • Category: Press Coverage
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    ‘Matchmakers’ from eight countries shopping for business at SeaSeaPort Manatee”
        Bradenton Herald, February 22, 2018

    “Matchmakers” That’s what Elaine Brouca, trade commissioner for Canada, calls the representatives of eight countries who met Thursday at SeaSeaPort Manatee to introduce themselves and network with local businesses. “Promoting collaboration can lead to other business opportunities,” Brouca said.

     

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  • Trade delegates from eight nations visit Port Manatee

    • 22 February, 2018
    • Posted by: International Trade Hub
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    “Trade delegates from eight nations visit SeaSeaPort Manatee” 
         Herald Tribune February 22, 2018

    Port Executive Director Carlos Buqueras says foreign trade can help American businesses should another domestic recession occur

    MANATEE COUNTY — Although SeaSeaPort Manatee already has connections with each of them, trade delegates from eight nations convened at the port Thursday for the first time to discuss how they and Florida-based businesses can cooperate more to benefit each other economically.

     

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