Posted by: Jack Weatherly, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Technology, June 16, 2016. The Port of Gulfport is in talks with what would be its largest tenant in terms of leased space.
SeaOne Gulfport LLC is proposing a $450 million liquified natural gas facility, according to port Executive Director Jonathan Daniels.
The 36-acre site would be part of the port expanded since Hurricane Katrina as part of $566 million from the federal government.
Daniels and SeaOne are talking about a 40-year lease, which would offer stability and add significantly to tonnage for the port, Daniels said.
Initially, the Sun Herald of Biloxi reported on Monday, the project would create about 70 jobs, roughly half of which would be highly skilled professionals such as engineers. Support personnel would be needed in accounting, marketing and security, according to Daniels and SeaOne President and Chief Operating Officer Bruce Hall. The average salary would be about $70,000, Daniels told the Sun Herald.