Tag: PortMiami

A vehicle burst into flames inside a shipping container at PortMiami on 29 November, causing an explosion.

Last weekend marked the first time in PortMiami’s history that a cargo vessel, the Motor Vessel (M/V) Seaboard Blue, was bunkered at PortMiami using liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fuel. Shell, using its Q4000 bunker barge, filled the Seaboard Blue with LNG prior to its inaugural southbound sailing to Honduras and Guatemala. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that PortMiami is the beneficiary of a $16 Million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for its NetZero: Cargo Mobility Optimization and Resiliency Project.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced that Carnival Cruise Line and Miami-Dade County have agreed to launch a new shore power pilot program at PortMiami.

The US Coast Guard Captain of the Ports for Key West and Miami (COTP) set special measures port conditions due to the expectation of sustained gale force winds of 39 and 73 mph generated from Hurricane Elsa.