Chiquita returning to MS port

GULFPORT, Miss. - Mississippi State Port Authority commissioners finalized a 40-year lease agreement July 5 with Chiquita Brands International to restore operations at the Port of Gulfport. CBI distributes and markets bananas and pineapples. The firm is expected to return to the port by August. The lease agreement extends to 2056. The deal did not include state incentives, according to the Mississippi Development Authority. CBI is to return to its previous North Harbor location and will expand operations into Terminal One. (Source: Sun Herald 07/06/16)