Bridgeport Port Authority
330 Water Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604-4920

Press Announcement
For Immediate Release

Contact: Joseph Riccio
August 20, 2004
Tel: (203) 384-9777

Bridgeport Port Authority Launches Website

Companies looking to transport goods into the Port of Bridgeport, Connecticut or take advantage of the areas Foreign Trade Zone status have a new website to help guide them. Residents of Bridgeport and potential Bridgeport Ferry users will also be able to navigate the site to learn more about the Port of Bridgeport.

PortofBridgeport.com provides: information on the Bridgeport Port Authority, current commerce on the port, the ports relationship with the community, and links to the ferry service, the City of Bridgeport, and water related companies.

Bridgeport Port Authority Executive Director, Joseph Riccio says, “PortofBridgeport.com helps the authority to service our clientele and encourage port development as well as local tourism.”

The Bridgeport Port Authority is a quasi public-private entity established by state statute and local ordinance to promote trade and commerce as well as develop and promote port facilities. The authority has directed the development of the Bridgeport Regional Maritime Complex which includes Derecktor Shipyards and the site of the barge container service. The authority has also developed ferry terminal and dock for the Bridgeport Port Jefferson ferry and is looking to develop a high speed ferry service from Bridgeport to Stamford.

The Authorityʼs new website was produced by a new Bridgeport Web Design company called YouGotWeb.com.