Chris Hodgkins, the vice president of Miami Access Tunnel Concessionaire (MAT) recently gave the Miami Herald a tour of Harriet, the colossal Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which has been working around the clock since November 2011. The TBM is currently boring the first of two tunnels which will connect PortMiami directly to Watson Island and the interstate highway system. The tunnel is set to open in 2014.
PortMiami the New Florida Homeport for Disney Cruise Line
PortMiami is looking forward to welcoming Disney Cruise Line as the latest addition to its cruise fleet. This is the first time a Disney ship will operate from a South Florida port. The Disney Wonder will begin sailing in December 2012 from PortMiami with four and five - night itineraries to the Bahamas and Western Caribbean.
The Miami-Dade County Commission has approved the Port of Miami's purchase of four additional Super-Post Panamax cranes. The new cranes are necessary to accommodate the larger containerized cargo vessels that will traverse the expanded Panama Canal in 2014. The Port of Miami currently has nine cranes, two of which are Super-Post-Panamax cranes.
Port of Miami and the Panama Canal Authority Sign Agreement Aimed at Expanding Trade
The Port of Miami and the Panama Canal Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Oct. 27 between the two entities that will promote new business growth via the all water route between Asia and North America's East Coast via the expanded Panama Canal.
Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and a market leader in the upper premium and luxury segments of the cruise industry, is relocating Regent's operations to the Port of Miami. Beginning in the fall of 2012, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, which now operates out of Port Everglades, will join its sister company, Oceania Cruises, at the Port of Miami.
New Free Trade Agreements Will Expand Trade Opportunities
The new Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea will offer new opportunities to expand international trade and commerce benefitting the Port of Miami and the State of Florida
Seaboard Marine Initiates New Miami to Mexico Service
Seaboard Marine recently announced new direct weekly service from the Port of Miami to Veracruz and Altimira, Mexico starting Nov. 7. Commencing with the sailing of the M/V Eclips from the Port of Miami, the service will have a three-day transit to Veracruz and a four-day transit to Altimira.
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Chris Hodgkins, the vice president of Miami Access Tunnel Concessionaire (MAT) recently gave the Miami Herald a tour of Harriet, the colossal Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which has been working around the clock since November 2011. The TBM is currently boring the first of two tunnels which will connect PortMiami directly to Watson Island and the interstate highway system. The tunnel is set to open in 2014.
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PortMiami is looking forward to welcoming Disney Cruise Line as the latest addition to its cruise fleet. This is the first time a Disney ship will operate from a South Florida port. The Disney Wonder will begin sailing in December 2012 from PortMiami with four and five - night itineraries to the Bahamas and Western Caribbean.
The Miami-Dade County Commission has approved the Port of Miami's purchase of four additional Super-Post Panamax cranes. The new cranes are necessary to accommodate the larger containerized cargo vessels that will traverse the expanded Panama Canal in 2014. The Port of Miami currently has nine cranes, two of which are Super-Post-Panamax cranes.
The Port of Miami and the Panama Canal Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Oct. 27 between the two entities that will promote new business growth via the all water route between Asia and North America's East Coast via the expanded Panama Canal.
Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and a market leader in the upper premium and luxury segments of the cruise industry, is relocating Regent's operations to the Port of Miami. Beginning in the fall of 2012, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, which now operates out of Port Everglades, will join its sister company, Oceania Cruises, at the Port of Miami.
The new Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea will offer new opportunities to expand international trade and commerce benefitting the Port of Miami and the State of Florida
Seaboard Marine recently announced new direct weekly service from the Port of Miami to Veracruz and Altimira, Mexico starting Nov. 7. Commencing with the sailing of the M/V Eclips from the Port of Miami, the service will have a three-day transit to Veracruz and a four-day transit to Altimira.
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