Should the Wilmington Port be Expanded or Not?Product: Giving a Presentation about the How Businesses in Johnston County can Better Utilize the Port of WilmingtonPresented by Thomas A Fakadej

Why I Choose My Topic/Product I choose this topic because the ports of

our state effect us but we really never pay attention to them or notice their influence in out lives.

In addition a family friend works for the port and the way he talked about it so energetically first gave me interest into the topic.

Some Information About the Topic

The Wilmington Port is not prepared to accept Post-Panamax ships, which are ships that will be allowed to go through the Panama Canal once its expansion is complete in a few years.

Information About the Topic Cont.

The Port supports $500 million in local and state taxes.

The port also supports the existence of 65,000 jobs in North Carolina.

Information About the Topic Cont.

The Wilmington Port is for the most part self-funded.

The port at Wilmington is the only port in North Carolina that offers container shipping, but still it only ships a fraction of what its competitors in Charleston, Savanna and Norfolk are able to ship.

Information About the Topic Cont.

The port at Wilmington has four new post-panamax cranes.

The port will be constructing a new flash freezing building to help increase food exports that are able to move through the port.

Obstacles I Faced The largest obstacle I faced was

procrastination. It also had a minor issue with ghost

quotes in my paper.

Successes I had I passed the first time.

I learned about in text citation.

I learned how to further develop my point in a paper

Research and Product Connection

The research I conducted was about whether or not the port should be expanded or not.

The information I found was mainly about the economic influence that the Port of Wilmington had on the state so I focus on how the port could have a more positive impact on Johnston County’s businesses when utilized.

My Product

What I Learned About Myself I learned that I don’t like to interact a

great deal with people I don’t know but it is still necessary.

I enjoy facts and learning about systems but I am not fond of teaching about those facts or systems.

My Future This experience will allow me to present

better. It will also allow me to find information

better. In addition I will be able to talk to people

to complete a task.

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