Jackson County Port Authority
The mission of the Jackson County Port Authority is to acquire, develop and manage assets as necessary to build and sustain a world-class, multi use industrial port; and to encourage and support industrial and private industry in Jackson County.
Jackson County Aviation Technology Park
- AvTech Parkway – Moss Point, MS
300 acre park- Industrial light - FTZ No. 92
- Exclusive use of aviation-focused technology industries
- Adjacent to the 900 acre Trent Lott International Airport
Sunplex Light Industrial Park
- Highway 57 – Ocean Springs, MS
- 40 acre
- FTZ #92
- .5 miles to I-10
- .5 miles to U.S. Highway 90
Moss Point Industrial Sites East & West
- 200 acres -fully permitted heavy industrial
- 4 miles to I-10
- 1.5 miles to Mississippi Highway 63
- FTZ #92
- Rail Service -MSE rail spur connecting to CSX and CN
- Barge access -12 ft. federally maintained channel
Singing River Island
- 500+ acre island with 75 buildings -former site of Naval Station Pascagoula
- Current occupants include Ingalls Shipbuilding and U.S. Coast Guard Station Pascagoula.
Jackson County Industrial Water System
The Jackson County Port Authority operates the industrial water systems
which serve the county’s thriving industrial base:
- Bayou Casotte Industrial Water System
- Industrial Water System serving industries in Bayou Casotte- originates at the Cumbest Bluff intake station on the Pascagoula River 15 miles north of the treatment plant. Capacity of 30 million gallons daily.
- Black Creek Water Cooling Facility
- Thermal Pollution Control System serving Mississippi Power Company’s Plant Daniel
Jackson County Port Authority is the Legal Entity Responsible For
Management and operation of Port Pascagoula public cargo facilities
Management of the Jackson County Industrial Water System
Partnering with the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation to manage the county’s industrial parks and Singing River Island
Serves as the local sponsor for the federal navigation project
