NEW YORK: The South Harbor project is a $50 million addition to America’s Central Port, a rehabilitated military base in Granite City that now handles nearly 3 million tons of cargo every year. And they expect that number to go up by 25 percent in the next five years, thanks to South Harbor.
The port district includes 200 square miles along the banks of the Mississippi River and Chain of Rocks Canal, with harbors, truck and rail facilities, warehouses and a foreign trade zone. It has 76 tenants employing more than 900 people, according to the port authority, though it is estimated that more than 1,400 people in total are employed through the port district and its tenants.
