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2008 April 24   13:47

Port Canaveral seeks $32M bank loan for expansion

Unable to find financing in a chaotic bond market, Port Canaveral will take the unusual step of borrowing directly from a bank to pay for $32 million worth of construction upgrades needed to accommodate Disney Cruise Line.
Commissioners for the Brevard County seaport agreed Wednesday to solicit bids from banks that will give the port a 15-year loan to finance widespread construction that includes extending a pier, adding terminal space and building a parking garage.
Staffers said they were unable to find affordable rates through usual channels in the bond market, which is still roiling from the collapse of the subprime-mortgage business.
Waiting for the bond market to settle is not an option, port executives said. Canaveral's new, 15-year contract with Disney requires that all construction be completed by Oct. 1, 2010 -- only a few months before the first of Disney's two new mega-ships is expected to arrive at the port. A construction timetable presented Wednesday showed that port officials don't expect to finish expanding Disney Cruise Line's terminal until September 2010.

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