The North Carolina State Ports Business and Economic Development Department partners with economic developers at every level throughout the state. Access to well-managed ports that provide businesses with access to the global marketplace enhance recruitment efforts to bring new industry to North Carolina, from global distribution centers and major manufacturers to smaller, start-up ventures.
The Directory link on the Customer Service menu, on the left side of the screen and available from every section of the website, offers contact info for many agencies and businesses that provide services to Ports customers. For site selection, click here to see our Economic Development partners.
The Ports Authority has property available for development, including Radio Island in Morehead City. Contact Business Development or Real Estate Director Ed Church for information about Ports properties.
BPG, a a leading private equity real estate fund manager, proposes to build a 975,000-square foot global warehouse/distribution center in Leland Industrial Park, 10 miles from the Port of Wilmington. The project, named The North Carolina Port Industrial Facility, will be the only new, large, institutional grade facility available to support the Port of Wilmington’s growing container volumes. Click here for details.
Lord Baltimore Properties is offering for lease a warehouse/distribution center building in Leland. Included are 505,617 square feet of warehouse / distribution space with ceiling heights 23'4" to 24'8" clear below the main beams and 1,200 square feet of office including conference room and private offices. Column spacing is 41' feet by 100 feet, floors are 5- and 6-inch concrete, and walls precast concrete. Truck loading: 26 - 8 foot by 10 foot overhead doors. Click here for brochure.
Other site-selection resources from our partners:
North Carolina SiteSearch - Department of Commerce
Site Selectors Toolkit - Department of Commerce
Buildings and Sites - N.C. Global Transpark
Available Sites - N.C. Eastern Region
Available Industrial Sites - N.C. Southeast
Carteret County Industrial Park - Carteret County EDC
Available Sites - Wilmington Industrial Development
