Mandatory face coverings  

Please remember to wear a face covering when entering a Port owned building or approaching a Port security gate. The face covering must completely cover your nose and mouth. 

Face coverings are also required outside when social distancing is not an option. 

This is a Palm Beach County order that went into effect June 25th. 

CDC extends its 'no-sail' order

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its no-sail order for cruises, previously in place through July 24th. Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line had planned to resume operations on August 28th. Following the CDC development, the cruise line announced it is going to wait until the 'no-sail' order expires Sept. 30th. In the meantime, the cruise line continues to share with consumers its new healthy and safety measures.

 

Tariff Public Hearing 

On July 15th, the Port of Palm Beach District held a virtual public hearing to discuss proposed rates and revisions to the tariffs. We have a second virtual public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, July 29th at 9 AM. The hearing will be held online via GoToMeeting. You can view the link to the meeting on our website. 

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Draft Restrictions
 

The Palm Beach Harbor Pilots released a shoaling notice on June 19th detailing increased shoaling in the Lake Worth Inlet.
 
According to the Pilots, inbound vessels are restricted to 30 feet at high water and 27 feet at low water slack. Oil products are restricted to 29 feet at high water and 26 feet at low water. Single screw tanker and bulk vessels are restricted to 585' LOA and 90 feet beam due to the loss of the north quarter with sand. Passenger vessels may need to divert or delay entry with any extreme weather or strong northerly winds.

All drafts are for saltwater. Vessels over 500 feet LOA, 85 feet beam and 27 feet draft may be restricted to daylight entry. Certain vessels over 26 feet draft should avoid the flood tide. One-way traffic is required for all vessels over 300 feet. Vessels over 550' LOA and 90' beam may have further draft restrictions.

All agents with vessels over 550 feet LOA, 85 feet beam, and 25 feet draft should keep in close contact with the Pilots concerning further restrictions.

Port Engineer Ronald Coddington says he's working on a solution. 

"Port Executive Director Manuel Almira and I have been in contact with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and the Florida Chief of Waterways Projects, Trisston Brown. Brown is working quickly to receive bids and issue an immediate contract for the dredging of the shoal area and removal of excess sand from the settling basin," Coddington said. 

Keeping employees safe during the pandemic 

Kudos to Port tenant, 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 shout out for protecting their employees during the pandemic. 

Beautifying our Port

In the recent weeks, Port staff has been focused on improving the landscaping in and around the Port. We've cleared out weeds and bushes in different areas including: 

1. Main Port Entrance 
2. South of South Florida Materials
3. West of where Teeters Agency stores vehicles
4. Along West 10th Street
5. Across Heavy Lift Services Warehouse
6. Along railroad tracks near Port Maintenance shop

Monthly financials and cargo tonnage reports

We've published the monthly financials and cargo tonnage reports for the month of May.

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