Knott-Cowen Cruise Port
Sector: Seaport • Location: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Source: AOL
SSA Marine and Slip Knott LLC proposed building a cruise terminal on over 300 acres near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in coastal Manatee County. The project aims to accommodate larger cruise ships that cannot fit under the Skyway Bridge and could bring 31,000 jobs to the region. The project requires rezoning, a Comprehensive Plan amendment, and dredging rights claimed from the 1950s.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Seaport, Bridge, Commercial
- Location
- Manatee County, Florida, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- AOL
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Original status | proposed |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | SSA Marine and Slip Knott LLC proposed building a cruise terminal on over 300 acres near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in coastal Manatee County. The project aims to accommodate larger cruise ships that cannot fit under the Skyway Bridge and could bring 31,000 jobs to the region. The project requires rezoning, a Comprehensive Plan amendment, and dredging rights claimed from the 1950s. |
Original sector | Transportation |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Florida |
City | Manatee County |
Source
Source | AOL |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Seaport, Bridge, Commercial |
Article published date | 2026-04-21 |
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