Table 1. Annual throughput ca- 

 pacity (in tons) for the Port of 

 Tampa in 1975 (Florida Department 

 of Transportation 1978a). 



Table 2. Port of Tampa annual freight tonnage for inter- 

 mittent years 1960-78 (Florida Department of Transpor- 

 tation 1978a). 



Percentage 

 Year Tons increase 



trends, and assessments of competition between Florida and other U.S. ports. 

 The annual general cargo forecasts for Tampa are given in Table 3. 



A general cargo growth of 44.9% is expected in the Port of Tampa between 

 1980 and 2000. The forecasts for annual export of phosphate rock and import 

 of bulk petroleum products are shown in Table 4. Petroleum product imports 

 are expected to increase in 1980-2000 and phosphate rock exports are expected 

 to increase until 1990 and decrease thereafter. The decline probably will 

 result from the depletion of known reserves in Florida and the need to con- 

 serve supplies for domestic fertilizers. 



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