N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-263 (2026)

The State Ports Authority shall provide at the ports of Morehead City and Wilmington adequate equipment and facilities including container cranes at each port as needed, in order to maintain existing and future levels of containerized cargo shipping at both ports and provide and encourage growth in handling of containerized cargoes at both ports. (1979, c. 934; 2011-145, s. 14.6(b).)