GULFPORT, Miss. -- State port executives and union members are anxiously waiting to find out whether one of four anchor tenants, Chiquita Brands International Inc., plans to stay after its lease expires July 15.
Darius Johnson, president of the International Longshoremen Association, Local No. 1303, tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/1iETgSd ) Chiquita provides about 1/3 of the union's annual man hours at the port.
The port's executive director, Jonathan Daniels, said Chiquita must decide by May 15 whether the company plans to extend its lease for two years. Chiquita recently announced a merger, to be completed later this year, with Irish fruit company Fyffes.
Daniels says Chiquita is analyzing all aspects of its logistics from shipment points in Central America through distribution.
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