PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Port of Pascagoula Director Mark McAndrews is retiring June 30 after 22 years on the job. The port has grown significantly in that timeframe. For more than 40 years he's been in the maritime career and service industry and has served as board chair of the American Association of Port Authorities. “We’ve executed the strategic plan that exists today,” McAndrews told WLOX. "So, it’s time for a new one ... (a)nd a good time to have new eyes and new ideas" into the organization. Among the biggest projects under his reign is landing the Enviva wood pellet manufacturing company as a tenant, according to Charles Person, a member of the port board of directors. The Jackson County Port Authority has interviewed seven potential candidates. Persons says a decision could come within 30 days. (WLOX 02/24/23)
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