 Hopper dredge Atchafalaya pictured on November 27, 2019 dredging the Lake Worth Inlet. |
Maintenance Dredging Maintenance dredging in the Lake Worth Inlet wrapped up early this month. The hopper dredge Atchafalaya removed approximately 60,000 cubic yards of sand from the inner and outer harbor channel. Removing the shoal deepened the sea floor to 37 feet in the inner channel and 39 feet in the outer channel. This will allow some room for shoaling without the sand buildup infringing on our required depths. The sand was pumped onto the north end of Palm Beach.
Director of Planning and Development Carl Baker and Public Information Officer Yaremi Farinas toured the dredge as the contracting company was working. You can watch the story here.
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 Production company pictured on dock alongside Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line's Grand Classica.
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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.
Click here to watch the video.
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 Photo from back in July when video shoot took place.
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 Director of Planning and Development, Carl Baker, interviewed at local CBS12 studios the day before the expo.
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Educating college students about careers in Supply Chain Management & Logistics Palm Beach State College Gardens Campus is now offering a Supply Chain Management Program to its students. Two POPB staff members attended the kickoff event where they spoke with local students about different career opportunities. Tropical Shipping was also present at the event.
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 Port staff pictured at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gradens before the Supply Chain Management Kickoff & Expo.
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 Port Commissioner Dr. Jean Enright trying out a maritime simulator.
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Two Port Commissioners attended Latin American Congress of PortsLast month, Port Commissioners Dr. Jean Enright and Joseph Anderson traveled to Miami for the 2019 Latin American Congress of Ports. They met with port leaders and international experts from all over the world. A few days later, Commissioner Anderson provided a port tour to members of a South American delegation. |
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 Port Commissioner Joseph Anderson using maritime simulator displayed at conference.
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 Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira and U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart |
Campaigning for expansion of rail infrastructure
Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira traveled to Washington D.C. early this month. He spoke with several members of Congress about the positive economic impacts if the port were awarded a $1.2 million CRISI Grant to expand rail infrastructure. The rail project would expand the port's capacity and maximum container throughput from 300,000 containers a year to 500,000. Tropical Shipping's Director of Governmental & Community Affairs Jennifer Nugent Hill was also on Capitol Hill to show the support on behalf of Tropical Shipping.
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 U.S. Representative Lois Frankel and Port Director Manuel Almira
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 Tropical Shipping's Director of Governmental & Community Affairs, Jennifer Nugent Hill, Florida Senator Rick Scott and Port Director Manuel Almira
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BPCL offers discounts to volunteers Two volunteer cruises are scheduled to depart Thursday, December 12th and Saturday, December 14th.
Current missions volunteers would help with include setting up a permanent clinic in Freeport and working to rebuild local small businesses, community buildings, and schools.
For more information, visit https://www.bahamasparadisecruise.com/
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Holiday Toy DriveWe only have one week left to collect toys for a local non-profit called Little Smiles. Please bring toys to the 6th floor or call Yaremi Farinas at 561-319-0098 to schedule a pickup time.
To learn about Little Smiles, click here.
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Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center participates in Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade This year members of Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center were selected to do the Blessing of the Fleet at the 25th Annual Palm Beach Boat Parade. "It was a great exposure event for the Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center. There were a lot of people who were curious of our mission and we are excited to do this again next year," said Aaron Hoffman, Port of Palm Beach Seafarers Center Inc.Executive Director. |
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 Port Executive Director Manuel Almira taking a short boat ride to Peanut Island with FOX 13 Tampa reporter.
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Upcoming Commission Meetings- January 16
- February 20
- March 19
You're invited to attend our Board of Commissioners meetings, held at 4:00 pm in the Board Room, on the 6th Floor at the Port's Maritime Office Complex (MOC). The MOC is located at 1 East 11th Street in the City of Riviera Beach. Agendas and Minutes are posted on our website: bit.ly/2nBZbh6.
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Connect with us on Social MediaWant to stay connected with the Port? Follow us on these social networks: - Facebook: @PortofPalmBeachDistrict
- Twitter: @PortofPalmBeach & @ManuelAlmiraPPM
- Instagram: portofpalmbeach
- LinkedIn: Port of Palm Beach
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