News Flash

Board of Commissioners resume in-person meetings

Port Executive Director featured in 95.9 FM

This week, Port Executive Director Manuel Almira was interviewed by Host of Talk of the Palm Beaches on 95.9FM. The segment detailed different Port operations and economic impact, cruising, port security, Peanut Island, COVID-19 impacts and much more.

Employee Celebrations

Happy Birthday to the following employees:

Conductor, Todd Scaife- April 4th

Harbour Master, Jeffrey Baker- April 5th

Conductor, Michael Ruiz- April 8th

Manager of Purchasing and Procurement, Tracy Carey- April 9th

Senior Director of Seaport Operations and Sec...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line recognized for giving back

Congratulations Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line for receiving a Community Leadership award from the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County.

The cruise line's efforts in providing relief to victims of Hurricane Dorian is just one example of the extra...

Dozens of Easter baskets collected for Kids Cancer Foundation

Palm Beach Marine Fuel featured at Palm Beach International Boat Show

 The Palm Beach International Boat Show is back with a live event and dozens of company's are here displaying their business.

“I think everyone is kind of ready to get back to somewhat of a normal routine. This is a great way to...

Shore Power connection now available at Berth One Palm Beach

Mega yacht owners visiting the Port of Palm Beach can now switch off their engines and connect to shore power while docked at the port.  

“Shore power is the project to bring electric power from one of our main substations into the berth...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allocates more than $6.3 million for Lake Worth Inlet shoaling

New location for weekly food distribution

Do you know someone dealing with financial hardships due to the pandemic? 

If so, let them know food assistance is available at Port of Palm Beach every Saturday. Volunteers with Hospitality Helping Hands (H3), Feeding South Florida, Miami Diaper ...

Port staff works to secure COVID-19 vaccine for qualified essential workers

Port of Palm Beach staff has spent the last month trying to help essential workers 65 and older, secure a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Last week, the Florida Department of Health responded to the Port's inquiries and has begun scheduling COVID-v...

Niece of deceased veteran receives memorial flag found by Port staff member

We recently told you about how Port staff found a deceased veteran's memorial flag in the vacant USCG Station on Peanut Island. The flag belonged to Army Col. Robert J. Gilroy, who died in Bennington, Vermont in 1993. Col. Gilroy served more than...

POPB staff reunites memorial flag with family member of Army veteran

Here's a story you don't hear often. Port of Palm Beach staff reunited a deceased veterans memorial flag with one of his living relatives. Our Director of Business Development Micheal Meekins, who is a Navy veteran, found the American flag in a shadow box...

Port tenants assist with surprise Christmas gift for Bahamian family

Executive Director named one of the top business leaders

Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira was named one of Palm Beach Illustrated' s 2021 Top 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in Palm Beach County.  In the business journal, Almira shares his accomplishments, the best advice he's ...

Port implements new safety & security platform

The Port of Palm Beach is now using a real-time comprehensive situational awareness platform from STRAX Intelligence Group.

“As the 18^th busiest container Port in the country, my fellow Port Commisisoners and I understand the importance of investing in sec...

Check out our Tenant Spotlight

In this Tenant Spotlight, we feature a professional stevedore company called Heavy Lift Services. The local multigenerational company has been operating at the Port for 55 years.

Heavy Lift Services handles artificial reef modules

In case you missed it, Port tenant Heavy Lift Services, Inc. spoke with CBS 12 News about how they safely handled the artificial reefs that were deployed off Palm Beach on Monday, November 16th. 

The company has the equipment, space and experience...

Port officials discuss rail expansion with Congressman Brian Mast

Port of Palm Beach officials thanked Congressman Brian Mast for his role in helping the Port secure a major federal grant. On Monday, October 19, Congressman Mast

stopped by the Port of Palm Beach to discuss our plans to expand our rail facility. The Congr...

Port of Palm Beach receives award for rail safety

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association awarded the Port of Palm Beach with a Jake Award of Distinction for achieving a perfect safety record with no reportable injuries in 2019. 

Since its inception in 1995, the Jake Award progr...

Regular Board of Commissioners Meeting date change

Port of Palm Beach District Board of Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting on November 16, 2020 at 4 PM. The Board will go into Executive Session at the beginning of the meeting.

Port awarded major federal grant for expansion of rail facility

The Port of Palm Beach has been awarded a $13.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand its intermodal rail freight facility. The Port is currently very close to meeting its rail freight capacity.  As the growth of cont...

Port Executive Director receives congratulatory letter from AAPA

The American Association of Port Authorities congratulated Port Executive Director Manuel Almira and Port staff for a recent achievement. The AAPA awarded the Port of Palm Beach with four communication awards.

World War II crash rescue boat arrives at Port

A small piece of history arrived at the Port this week. Port tenant, Port Contractors, facilitated the transportation of a decommissioned US Army Air Force crash rescue boat that served during World War II. The 85 ft military boat, that was constructed en...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Read on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.