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Request for Qualifications for professional engineering services

The Port of Palm Beach is requesting qualifications from consulting firms interested in providing services in the practice of professional architecture, professional engineering, landscape architecture, and registered surveying and mapping.

We are Hiring!

Food Distribution this Saturday

Do you know someone dealing with financial hardships due to the pandemic? If so, let them know food assistance is available at the Port of Palm Beach every Saturday.

Volunteers with Hospitality Helping Hands, Feeding South Florida, Miami Diaper Bank, Big D...

Board of Commissioners approve award of Unit Price Paving Contract

During the September board meeting, Port of Palm Beach Board of Commissioners unanimously approved to award a Unit Price Paving Contract to M & M Asphalt Maintenance Inc., DBA All County Paving.Out of all nine companies that provided bids, All County ...

Smooth Sailing for Foreign Trade

Port of Palm Beach Foreign Trade Zone #135 was created to help international commerce flow smoothly, The companies involved in the trade zone save both money and time.  The process of becoming a member is now easier than ever...

Executive Director Manuel Almira elected Chairman of the Florida Ports Council

The Florida Ports Council today announced Manuel Almira, the Executive Director of the Port of Palm Beach, is the council’s new chairman. Almira replaces PortMiami CEO Juan Kuryla, who completed his two-year term.

Additionally, Jonathan ...

Request for Proposals for diving services

Diving contractors now have the opportunity to do business with the Port of Palm Beach. The intent of the RFP is to solicit sealed proposals for diving services for the performance of underwater inspection services and evaluation of conditions of structur...

Local business organization recognizes Port Executive Director

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County Distribution/Logistics Industry Task Force recognized Port Executive Director Manuel Almira for his achievements as a leader in the maritime and logistics in...

Employee Celebrations

Happy Birthday to the following employees:

Security Guard, Michael Bennett- September 5th

Security Guard, Stephanie King- September 8th

Security Guard, Sean Hunter- September 17th

Security Guard Dustan Rainford and Port Controller Daniel Kirchman- September 2...

Port of Palm Beach recognized for communication efforts

The Port of Palm Beach was awarded four national communication awards from the American Association of Port Authorities. We were recognized for our monthly newsletter, our efforts in educating the community about our tenants through our "Ten...

Welcome back Monarch Countess

On Thursday, August 19th, Monarch Shipping Company’s Monarch Countess arrived at the Port. The last time the cargo ship was in port was Dec 2018. It spent almost two years in dry dock as required by the USCG. Monarch Shipping‘s general...

Florida Seaports continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the maritime industry. Since March, the Port of Palm Beach has experienced a 20% decrease in container volume. This is due to the demand for food declining as a result of cruise lines suspending their operations a...

Congressman Brian Mast shows support for Port of Palm Beach rail infrastructure

United States Representative Brian Mast wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in support of Port of Palm Beach’s application for a $13.2 million Infrastructure for Development Program grant (PIDP). If awarded the PIDP grant, th...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line weighs in on CDC's extension to its no-sail order

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Director of Community Relations Anita Mitchell and Port Commissioner Katherine Waldron spoke with WPBF 25 news on Friday about the CDC’s no-sail order,now in effect until at least Sept. 30th. 

Rea...

New refrigerated container yard

Our new three-acre refrigerated container yard was recently completed and is now in use.

The space allows Port tenant, Tropical Shipping, to plug its refrigerated containers into electrical outlets. Think of these containers as big refrigerators that are ...

Maximum length & draft available at Berth One?

Berth One Palm Beach is a unique deepwater mega-yacht berth located at Port of Palm Beach. The berth recently underwent extensive renovations. The $4.5 million construction project replaced about 425 feet of sea wall, which included installing new bulkhea...

Bahamas Ferries freight schedules from Port of Palm Beach

Bahamas Ferries released its U. S. freight sailing schedules to Green Turtle Cay and Treasure Cay, Abaco from Port of Palm Beach. The schedules include sailings from July through September 2020.

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Plexiglass barriers installed

Kudos to Port tenants, Gulfstream Line & Heavy Lift Services, Inc., for installing plexiglass shields in their office. They’ve had the barriers up for a few months now, but we want to give them a shoutout for protecting their employees.

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Face coverings required on Port property

Please keep in mind, face masks are required while on Port property. This is in accordance with Palm Beach County’s masks mandate approved by county commissioners June 23rd. Masks must be worn in public places throughout Palm Beach County. Exemp...

Virtual presentation

It’s been four months since we last hosted a community presentation and tour of the Port.

Port presentations and tours remain suspended due to COVID-19.

But if you are still interested in learning about Port operations, you can watch our virtual p...

Carl Baker celebrates 29 years with the Port

Port of Palm Beach Director of Planning and Development, Carl Baker, began his career at the Port in 1991 as security officer. Today, he is the Port’s longest-tenured employee. Carl has worked in nearly every department. We salute Carl for his h...

Available storage space

Merchants Market Group has available storage space in the 100,000 square foot warehouse where the company operates. 

Available storage capacity

Ambient storage -250 pallet locations

Air conditioned -100 pallet location

Refrigerated 45 degrees -250 pa...

Power transformer shipped

Our on-dock rail service allows us to move heavy equipment like this 345,800 pound transformer. 

Port of Palm Beach tenant, Port Contractors, recently oversaw and assisted the handling of the transformer that arrived at the Port on rail. Our rail ...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott supports port infrastructure plan

U.S. Senator Rick Scott recently wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in support of Port of Palm Beach’s application for a $13.2 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant. The federal funding would allow the...

Raw sugar shipments have increased significantly

The shipping of raw sugar from Port of Palm Beach keeps growing with a whopping 168% increase in tonnage in the last year.

Our April cargo tonnage report shows so far this fiscal year, 78,900 tons of raw sugar has been transported domestically from the Por...

Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center assists cruise ship crew members

Story and photos courtesy of Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center.

The COVID- 19 pandemic has impacted our lives in many ways.  This is more so evident to the Seafarers lives, especially the cruise ship crews.  Here at the Port of Palm Bea...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line detaills new health & safety measures

As Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line prepares for its anticipated return, it is putting travelers’ health and safety front and center, rolling out an extensive list of new preventative measures designed to ensure the wellness of both passengers and c...

Families in need receive groceries at Port of Palm Beach

Families from Palm Beach County, who were in need of food, lined up in their cars for hours to get their hands on produce, meat, dry goods, diapers and dog food. There was enough food to feed at least 1,500 families. Many of those families are still strug...

Hurricane Preparedness Plan

June 1st marks the start of hurricane season. While hurricanes can be unpredictable, there are actions the Port and its tenants can take to ensure the Port can withstand a storm. The Port of Palm Beach has updated its 2020 hurricane plan and shared it wit...

Port Executive Director featured in Kennedy bunker documentary

It’s been a few years since Port Executive Director Manuel Almira was interviewed  by filmmaker Michael Viveiros, who was making a documentary about President John F. Kennedy’s secret bunkers. Last week, Almira received news t...

Tropical Shipping keeps expanding

Good news!!! Port of Palm Beach tenant, Tropical Shipping, expands its equipment fleet. The company added 250 new refrigerated containers. 50- 20 foot and 200- 40 foot. The containers are used to store refrigerated cargo exported to people living primaril...

How to talk to your child about the coronavirus

Parents: Sudden changes in routine, as well as being home all the time can be hard for children.

Signs of stress include:

• Excessive worry or sadness
• Unhealthy sleeping or eating habits
• Difficulty with attention and concentration

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Meet our new Director of Business Development

Michael Meekins was named Director of Business Development in April 2020. Prior to joining the Port of Palm Beach, Meekins served as the Senior Director of Cruise and Port Operations at Port Canaveral, FL. He was responsible for coordinating all operation...

Fire engine, ambulance, fire gear & some PPE donated to Abaco Islands

Palm Beach County has not forgotten about the Bahamas, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Just this week Palm Beach County Fire Rescue donated the following to the Abaco Islands, which was devastated by Hurricane Dorian seven months ago. 

• &am...

Tropical Shipping adds new service

This week, Tropical Shipping announced it is adding a new service to Suriname. The new eight-day service from the Port of Palm Beach starts May 14th.

Watch our new Tenant Spotlight

We recently published our second "Tenant Spotlight" featuring Florida Sugar and Molasses Exchange. Feel free to share with family, friends, local educators and others in the community.

New LED lights installed

The Port of Palm Beach continues to optimize it’s lighting system by making energy efficient improvements. The port recently retrofitted four hi-mast lighting poles with 600 watts Musco LED fixtures. The lights were installed where Tropical Ship...

Tropical Shipping is keeping the supply chain moving

This week, Tropical Shipping was featured on WPBF 25 news. President and CEO Jeff Fiser and US Port Operations Manager Claude Clevinger explained how the company is continuing operations while maintaining a safe environment for its employees.

Port of Palm Beach receives five safety awards

The Port of Palm Beach continues to show how workplace safety is a priority. This year, the Port received five safety awards from the Palm Beach County Safety Council. The Port was presented with two excellence awards for worker and vehicle safety and two...

Sen. Marco Rubio shows support for Port of Palm Beach rail infrastructure

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio recently wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in support of Port of Palm Beach’s application for a $13.2 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant. The federal funding would allow the port to...

Donated mobile veterinary clinic exported to the Abaco Islands

Today, port tenant Heavy Lift Services, Inc. loaded a mobile veterinary clinic onto the Vi-Nais cargo ship. The vet clinic, donated by a local animal rescue group called Good Karma Pet Rescue, will soon arrive in Scotland Cay in the Bahamas. Check out CBS...

Port of Palm Beach recognizes Director of Human Resources

This week the Port of Palm Beach is recognizing Director of Human Resources, Beatrice Greffin, known to many as "B." We want to thank her for always making herself available to all Port employees. Her calmness, professionalism and good heart nev...

Research Vessel Petrel berths at Port of Palm Beach

A well-known research vessel made a stop at the Port of Palm Beach on Friday to pick up a film crew. 

RV Petrel is a 76.45-metre research vessel owned by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. 

The ship is named after the sea bird ...

Port of Palm Beach featured in Florida Ports Council e-newsletter

The Port of Palm Beach is this month's "Port Spotlight" featured in the Florida Ports Council e-newsletter. The article talks about how the port and its tenants are helping rebuild the Bahamas, current projects and cruise deals ahead of spring break.

Palm Beach Harbor Pilots recognized for their work

The Palm Beach Harbor Pilots received the "Best of Riviera Beach" award for being loyal tenants of the Riviera Beach Marina. The harbor pilots continue to help captains safely navigate vessels in and out of the Port of Palm Beach.  In a...

National Engineers Week

In honor of National Engineers Week, we are shining a spotlight on Port of Palm Beach Engineer Ron Coddington.

Retired fire engine shipped to the Abacos

Assistance to the Bahamas continues thanks to the generous people and organizations in Palm Beach County. Last Friday, Heavy Lift Services Inc loaded a vessel with a retired fire engine, roofing and building supplies and other donated goods collected by T...

Riviera Beach students meet former & current NFL stars on board the Grand Classica

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and the City of Riviera Beach hosted a special community event on Tuesday, ahead of Super Bowl LIV. Some 50 high school athletes from the City of Riviera Beach, met with former and current NFL stars to talk about what it takes...

Tropical Shipping expands its services

 Tropical Shipping added Belize City, Belize as one of its liner ports offering the Highest quality of Ocean Transportation Services, including:

Southbound and Northbound

FCL – Reefer and Dry

LCL – Dry

The Southbound service will ...

Port Commisisoners participate in 36th Annual MLK Gala Parade

On Saturday, Port Commissioners Joseph Anderson, Dr. Jean Enright and Wayne Richards attended the City of Riviera Beach’s 36th Annual MLK Gala Parade in honor of the legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The commissioners rod...

Check out our MLK parade float built by our maintenance team

We don’t mean to brag, but we have a talented maintenance team at Port of Palm Beach. Take a look at the parade float they built that looks like a ship. You can see the float in person tomorrow at the City of Riviera Beach’s 36th Annua...

Shipping container homes exported to Marsh Harbour

Yesterday, Port of Palm Beach tenant, Heavy Lift Services Inc, loaded the Vi-Nais cargo ship with four shipping containers that have been converted into housing for workers who are rebuilding Marsh Harbour in the Abaco Islands. Heavy Lift also shipped mor...

Berth 1 Construction Complete

Berth 1 reopened this week after undergoing extensive renovations.

The $4.5 million construction project replaced about 425 feet of sea wall which included installing new bulkhead using steel sheet pile, tieback anchors, a concrete cap, marine bollards and...

Port Executive Director recognized for outstanding achievements

The Florida Ports Council congratulated Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira for his accomplishments and contributions he's made to the Port of Palm Beach during the past decade. 

You can read the letter here. 

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POPB Executive Director featured in the Palm Beach 100 Business Journal

Port of Palm Beach Executive Director, Manuel Almira, is starting off the new year with a bang. Almira was profiled in a new magazine called the Palm Beach 100, which profiles the top 100 business leaders in the county. In the business journal, Almira sha...

Port Commission Chair recognized by the Salvation Army

Port of Palm Beach Commission Chair Katherine Waldron was recognized by the Salvation Army of Palm Beach County for helping find warehouse space for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program.

Promoting the Bahamas

A local Bahamian band called the Junkanoo Gawds performed on Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Grand Celebration thanks to local Palm Beach Harbor Pilot Greg Turner, who is passionate about promoting tourism to the Bahamas.

Watch video...

More donations headed to Marsh Harbour in time for Christmas

Ro-Ro cargo ship, Duke of Top Sail, is sailing to Marsh Harbour from the Port of Palm Beach for the last time this year. Port of Palm Beach tenant, Heavy Lift Services Inc, loaded the goods Monday afternoon. A majority of the items being shipped are donat...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line featured in Gucci holiday ad campaign

Guess who is the star of the new 2019 Gucci Gift Giving Campaign? Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Grand Classica.

In the video, you see the cast and crew embarking the Grand Classica, enjoying entertainment on the ship, mingling with one of the captains and...

Port tenants work together to help the Bahamas

A 53-foot trailer filled with 28 pallets of donated supplies arrived at Port of Palm Beach last week. At least three of our tenants worked together to get the supplies to the port and then onto the Grand Celebration, which shipped the goods to Freeport.

Berth 17 Debuts with Arrival of Duke of Topsail

On Monday morning, November 26, 2018, the Port of Palm Beach celebrated the first use of Berth 17 by the Duke of Topsail in a ribbon cutting ceremony. 

Attendees at the ceremony included the Chair of the Board of Commissioners, Dr. Jean L. Enright...

Foreign-Trade Zone #135 Reorganized Under Alternative Site Framework

On September 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the Port’s application to reorganize Foreign-Trade Zone #135 under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF). ASF is an optional framework for organizing and designating sites that allows...