Business at state ports in Wilmington and Morehead City.

• Position: Regional Report: Eastern

Business at state ports in Wilmington and Morehead City decreased 27% in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Activity at bath ports declined, but the drop was much steeper -- 45.3% -- in Morehead City. Karen Fox, spokeswoman for the State Ports Authority, attributes the decline to a drop of nearly 80% in phosphate...