News & Updates

Florida Ports Council Adds New Team Members and Promotes From Within

Christy Gandy, Emily Fisher

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Governor DeSantis & DOT Secretary Thibault Announce $250 Million Port Stimulus Relief Allocation

DOT Secretary Thibault, FSTED, Governor DeSantis, Port Stimulus Relief Allocation, seaport mission plan

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New Seaports Report Shows Florida’s Port Poised for Recovery in 2021

Florida Seaports Transportation and Economic Development Council, FSTED, Michael Rubin, Seaport Mission Plan: Navigating Beyond the Pandemix

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Michael Rubin Named President & CEO of the Florida Ports Council

Manual Almira, Michael Rubin

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Tropical Shipping is Hiring

- Port of Palm Beach

Port of Palm Beach, Tropical Shipping and Construction Company

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Port Tampa Bay’s Annual Fishing Tournament Returns in November

- ianglertournament

BaySlam Fishing Tournament, Port Tampa Bay

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Port Executive Director Celebrates 13 Years

- Port of Palm Beach

Manuel Almira, Port of Palm Beach

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

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

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Eastern Shipbuilding Opens Facility at Port of Port St. Joe

- MyPanhandle.com

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

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Fireboat 2 Christened Into Service at Canaveral Dockside Ceremony

- Port Canaveral

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

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

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

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Clark Merritt Named New Port of Pensacola Director

- City of Pensacola

Clark Merritt, Port of Pensacola

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Florida Named Fifth Best Infrastructure State in America

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

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Governor DeSantis Signs Transportation Bill Impacting Seaports

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

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JAXPORT Sets Port Record for Container Volumes in May

- JAXPORT

Eric Green, JAXPORT

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