![]() On August 31, 2020, Miami-Dade County' commission authorized the issuance of up to USD 0,5 billion in special obligation bonds, of which USD 335 million was designated for PortMiami and the rest going toward development projects related to the County's general fund. Brightline plans to expand the railway to Tampa and Jacksonville. The new station serves high-speed trains and connects PortMiami directly with the USA's intercity railway system (via Aventura, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach) to Orlando International Airport. In late-October 2019 was approved the agreement for Brightline Miami to be rebranded "Virgin Trains" and Virgin Group to build a train station (Virgin Trains PortMiami) at the cruise port. ![]() The bridges were designed by Adelte (Spain) and custom-made for "Terminal F" - to serve large liners with LOA length over 300 m (984 ft). Each of these 2-ton walkways is 4-sectioned (telescopic) and has length 32 m (105 ft). The tailor-made (fully assembled) bridges were for the renovated "Terminal F’". On May 4, 2018, from Barcelona to PortMiami were delivered 2x large-sized "Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges". The port expects to receive its first LNG-powered cruise liner in 2022. Various studies on LNG bunkering were conducted, regarding whether these operations (LNG supply to berthed vessels) to be land or water-side. However, Carnival Cruise Line remains the Port’s largest customer - with 2+ million passengers in 2017. In 2017 started discussions for turnaround operations by vessels of Virgin Voyages and NCL-Norwegian. The number grew further after RCI inaugurated "Terminal A" (and homeported Oasis-class liners) and MSC inaugurated "Terminal F" (for Meraviglia-class and Seaside-class liners). 2017's growth came from RCI-Royal Caribbean (~350,000 more). Discussions on long-term agreements are ongoing with NCLH and Carnival Corporation. The 6-million pax threshold was reached during season 2018-2019. In 2019 here was homeported MSC Meraviglia.įor season 2017-2018, PortMiami expected 5,3+ million passengers (4,9 million in 2016). Among the Port's most famous newcomers in 2018 were the vessels Carnival Horizon, Norwegian Bliss and Symphony OTS. Viking Ocean made inaugural visits in November 2017 with Viking Sky (Nov 12) and Viking Sun (Nov 17). In 2017 started works on "Terminal A" (completed in November 2018). The seaport started projects to enlarge the MSC Cruises terminals (AA, AAA) and added new passenger-boarding bridges.įor FY2017 (fiscal year/season 2016-2017 September 30) the cruise port reported a record year with over 5,3 million cruise passengers - the world's highest-ever number. In 2016 was also added new MSC-exclusive terminal for year-round homeporting. PortMiami's 2016 season had nearly 4,98 million cruise passengers booked. It connects MacArthur Causeway (Watson Island) with PortMiami (Dodge Island) removing the heavy traffic to the cruise port from downtown Miami. The tunnel is undersea (beneath Biscayne Bay), with length 4200 ft / 1300 m and consisting of 2 parallel tubes (1 in each direction). On August 3, 2014, was opened Miami Port Tunnel. PortMiami serves 20+ cruise companies and 60+ different passenger ships. Port's facilities are among the most modern, providing easy processing and boarding. Miami is also among the most fortunate ports where newest cruise ships make show-off visits and many schedule inaugural homeporting seasons. PortMiami (locode URMIA) is also the largest cruise port in the world. It contributes annually with around USD 43 billion to the economy and supports over 334,000 jobs countrywide. PortMiami is one of USA's fastest growing containership ports. Downtown has USA's largest concentration of international banks, large national and multinational corporations. The city has USA's 3rd tallest skyline with over 300 skyscrapers. ![]() ![]() Nicknamed "Capital of Latin America", Miami is USA's largest city with Cuban-American citizens. In 2010, it was ranked USA's 7th and world's 33rd in terms of human capital, business activities, information exchange, politics and culture. The city is a leader in international trade, commerce, finance, media, entertainment, arts. Miami Metro is USA's 8th-most populous and 4th-largest, with population around 5,5 million. The city has world's largest number of cruise company headquarters, including Carnival, RCI-Royal Caribbean International, NCL-Norwegian, Celebrity, Oceania. PortMiami's area is sized 518 acres (0,8 mi2 / 2,1 km2). Both seaports and their respective airports are relatively nearby to each other. PortMiami cruise port, along with Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale), is USA's main turnaround/departure port destination for roundtrip Caribbean cruises. ![]()
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