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Statement of Mr. Jimmy Heidel Executive Director, Warren County Port Commission
Committee on House Homeland Security
March 22, 2005
Protecting Our Commerce Enhancing Port and Waterway Security
Economic development is a long-term process that requires a vision and hard work. In order to make progress, we have to continue to work together and plan for the future of our children and those to come.
The Vicksburg-Warren County area economy is very diversified, with growth in manufacturing, tourism, regional retail sales, casino gaming, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Lower Mississippi Division Headquarters, U. S. Waterways Experiment Station, Mississippi River Commission Headquarters, new regional medical facilities, and all four modes of transportation.
There are many potential projects that will provide infrastructure and emphasis for our area to prosper and provide a great quality of life for our citizens. One of those is the Port of Vicksburg.
Operated by the Warren County Port Commission, the Port of Vicksburg began shipping operations in October 1968. Each year, more than three million tons of cargo passes through the port, which has its own U.S. Customs Port of Entry.
The port consists of a slack water channel 9,500 feet in length and 300 feet wide with 12 feet minimum depth. Vicksburg Harbor is...
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