NOAA and partners cut ribbon on new pier, port facility in Charleston, South Carolina

What happened

According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s linked public record, NOAA and partners cut ribbon on new pier, port facility in Charleston, South Carolina, NOAA and partners cut ribbon on new pier, port facility in Charleston, South Carolina July 8, 2026 Commerce Department Deputy Secretary Paul Dabbar and NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., (fourth and third from the right, respectively) joined other leadership and partners to cut a celebratory ribbon draped across the entrance to NOAA’s newest pier and port facility in Charleston, South Carolina, July 8, 2026. (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image Leadership from the Department of Commerce and NOAA joined partners today in celebrating the official opening of NOAA’s newest facility for marine operations, NOAA’s Charleston Port Facility. The facility, home to NOAA ships  Ronald H. Brown and  Nancy Foster , will enhance NOAA’s capacity to conduct critical research missions in the Atlantic.  The ships in NOAA’s Atlantic fleet collect data essential to protecting marine mammals

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