News & Updates

Port Executive Director Celebrates 13 Years

July 19, 2021 - Port of Palm Beach

Manuel Almira, Port of Palm Beach

Port of Palm Beach Plans to Boost Its Intermodal Rail Capacity and Expand its Megayacht Facility

July 19, 2021

Berth One Palm Beach, Carl Baker, Florida Harbor Pilots Association, Intermodal Freight Rail Facility, Joseph Anderson, Manuel Almira, Megayacht, Port of Palm Beach, Ronald Coddington, U.S. Department of Transportation

Eastern Shipbuilding Opens Facility at Port of Port St. Joe

July 19, 2021 - MyPanhandle.com

Congressman Neal Dunn, Eastern Shipbuilding, Joey D'isernia, Port of Port St. Joe, Staten Island Ferries

Fireboat 2 Christened Into Service at Canaveral Dockside Ceremony

July 19, 2021 - Port Canaveral

Canaveral Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Wayne Justice, Capt. John Murray, FEMA, Fireboat 2, Port Canaveral, Representative Rene Plasencia, Senator Debbie Mayfield

First Big U.S. Cruise to Sail Departs Port Everglades

July 19, 2021

Centers for Disease Control, COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions, Disney, Governor DeSantis, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, SB 426, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Clark Merritt Named New Port of Pensacola Director

July 19, 2021 - City of Pensacola

Clark Merritt, Port of Pensacola

Florida Named Fifth Best Infrastructure State in America

July 19, 2021

Centers for Disease Control, COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions, Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault, Governor Ron DeSantis, infrastructure, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Tropical Storm Elsa

Governor DeSantis Signs Transportation Bill Impacting Seaports

June 30, 2021

Governor Ron DeSantis, Representative Spencer Roach, SB 1194, SB 426, Senator Ed Hooper, Senator Jim Boyd, Transportation Bill

JAXPORT Sets Port Record for Container Volumes in May

June 29, 2021 - JAXPORT

Eric Green, JAXPORT

PORT SPOTLIGHT: Port of Port St. Joe

June 15, 2021

Guerry Magidson, Gulf County, Gulf County Economic Development Coalition, M/V UBC Saiki, Port of Port St. Joe, St. Joe Bay, Twin Rivers Company, U.S. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

SeacatLine Expands Service to Port Tampa Bay

June 15, 2021 - Port Tampa Bay

Costa Rica, M/V Juice Express, M/V Univision, Port Tampa Bay, SeacatLine, Tampa Container Service

Port Manatee Brings Tillotson Aboard as Chief Commercial Officer

June 15, 2021 - Port Manatee

Charles D. Tillotson, Port Manatee

Fourth of July Fireworks Return to the St. Pete Waterfront

June 15, 2021 - City of St. Petersburg

Fireworks, Fourth of July

Alex King Named Port Panama City Executive Director

June 15, 2021

Alex King, Port Panama City, Wayne Stubbs

Dole Picks Port Tampa Bay for New Shipping Route

June 15, 2021

Dole, Guatemala, Honduras, Paul Anderson, Port Tampa Bay