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U.S. Senator Rick Scott meets with local business leaders at Port of Palm Beach
U.S. Senator Rick Scott held a roundtable discussion at Port of Palm Beach to talk about supply chain disruptions impacting Americans all over the country. The Senator recognized the Port of Palm Beach is running smoothly and not experiencing the backlog of vessels and containers, as seen at other U.S. ports.
Port of Palm Beach Executive Director Manuel Almira participated in the discussion and weighed how the supply chain is impacting the Port , such as the delay in the delivery of security products and recently purchased Port vehicles.
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 Port Executive Director Manuel Almira, Director of Planning and Development Carl Baker and the Business Development Board President Kelly Smallridge greeting U.S. Senator Rick Scott.
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Several local business leaders and owners in attendance weighed in on the challenges they are currently facing including labor shortages, inflation and employee retention.
Tropical Shipping's CEO Jeff Fiser was one of the few panelists who provided positive news. Fiser explained how the company's cargo tonnage is up more than five percent, compared to this time last year. The struggle is finding qualified individuals to fill vacant positions.
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 Port Commissioners Katherine Waldron, Chairman Joseph Anderson, Dr. Jean Enright and Executive Director Manuel Almira present Sen. Scott with a photo of Port of Palm Beach.
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 Panelists, Port Commissioners and Sen. Scott pose for a group photo before the roundtable discussion.
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CEMEX unloader to begin operations
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This month, a more than 200 ton cement unloader arrived at the Port by barge.
The special stevedoring equipment took approximately two days to unload using 650 and 750 ton cranes.
Port tenant and stevedore company, Heavy Lift Services, handled the equipment that will be operated by CEMEX in its upgraded terminal at Port of Palm Beach. |
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Caught on Camera: Sharks in the slips
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CEMEX Terminal Manager Matt Horne captured video of bull sharks feeding on mullets in slip 2.
See it! Send it!
We are always looking to share fascinating video on social media. If you see something that appealing to eye, please share it with
Port of Palm Beach Public Information Officer Yaremi Farinas. |
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Job opportunities with Port tenants and users
Several Port of Palm Beach tenants and users are actively hiring.
Tropical Shipping is looking to hire for the following positions:
- Cargo Inspectors
- Forklift Operators
- Heavy equipment Mechanics
- Chassis Repairperson
- Container Repairperson
- Commercial Tire Mechanic
- Maintenance Trainee
- Inland Operations Coordinator
Click here to view job openings |
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Palm Beach Parking has openings for valet runners/drivers.
Interested? Call Palm Beach Parking Executive Vice President Nick Leone at 561-308-0720.
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Stay tuned for more information on our
"2021 Holiday Toy Drive."
This year we will be partnering with Tropical Shipping to collect gifts for underserved children in the City of Riviera Beach. |
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Port staff promotions
Join us in congratulating two veteran Port of Palm Beach employees.
Lawrence Kelly (known to many of us as Kelly) has been promoted to Facilities Foreman. This month marks 24 years Kelly has been with the Port. During his time here he’s served as a security guard, community liaison and a facilities and grounds supervisor.
Congratulations Lawrence!
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Keith Leggett has been named Infrastructure Project Manager. Keith was most recently a facilities/ locomotive engineer. He began his career at the port back in 2011. Keith will be assisting Port Engineer Ron Coddington with infrastructure project objectives, timelines and budgets. Congrats Keith!
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Meet our Director of Finance
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We are excited to welcome Michael Williams to the Port of Palm Beach Family.
Michael brings more than 25 years of senior leadership experience in public transportation, including seaport operations. Locally, he's worked for Palm Beach County Tran and South Florida Regional Transportation Authority/ Tri-Rail.
Learn more about Michael's work experience here: Port Staff | Port of Palm Beach, FL - Official Website |
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November Port Employees Work Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who are celebrating work anniversaries:
Security Sergeant Jeff Farr- 15 years
Security Officer Evins Daniels- 15 years
Accounts Payable Specialist Maria Matthews- 13 years
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Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line promotions
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line invites you to explore the ship and enjoy the endless opportunities of entertainment with these offers below.
A Ship Full of Giving
A sale to be thankful for! Take your Thanksgiving festivities to the high seas and leave the food shopping and turkey stuffing to us. Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line wants to extend our thanks to all our valued guests with an irresistible offer of buy one, get one on guest fares. Then get down with drinksgiving and enjoy 5 drinks on us. Now that’s something to be grateful for! On all sailings until December 5th.
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Kids Sail free
It’s time for a ho ho holiday with Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line! During the most wonderful time of the year, kids sail free and meet Santa Claus! Climb aboard one of our festive holiday sailings and enjoy Christmas-themed activities and a special photo opportunity with the jolly old man himself— free for kids under 12! On all sailings from December 21, 2021 to Jan 6, 2022. |
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2021/2022 Sailing Season Vacation Full Sail Ahead
$200 OFF per cabin ($100 off per person) + 5 free drinks + FREE cabin upgrade + $25 onboard credit on a cruise to the Bahamas! For a limited time, we're offering major savings on our signature 2-night sailing to paradise. |
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Giving Back to our local Seafarers
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The deadline to donate is this Friday, November 19th.
Call Yaremi Farinas at 561-383-4138 to schedule pickup.
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 The CEMEX terminal team makes a generous donation to the Seafarers Care Package Drive.
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Port of Palm Beach launches new
user-friendly website
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We hope you are enjoying our new website that launched on Monday, November 8th. The site has some modern features including home page navigation icons, graphic buttons that direct you to the top most visited web pages and a mega menu that allow you to view all sub pages.
What's Next?
We are always looking to improve our website. If you come across any technical issues or changes you would like to see on the website, please email the Port's Public Information Officer Yaremi Farinas. |
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Port of Palm Beach security and facilities employees completed a one hour CPR and AED training sponsored by the Port. The training was conducted by Gregg Orenstein, the owner of icertCPR.
The Port of Palm Beach has several AED and first aid kits on Port property including in the MOC Main Lobby, the Cruise Terminal, on the 4th floor, the breakroom on the 6th floor, the maintenance shop, in security vehicles and gates.
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Stay in the know During the October Board of Commissioners meeting, the board:
- Approved for staff to begin negotiations with Weiser Security for security services
- Approved for Port Engineer to begin negotiations with Pound Consulting for the installation of cathodic protection system on the port's bulkheads
- Approved agreement with Ozinga Cement, Inc.
- Approved the request to issue an RFP for roller compacted concrete placement at the Tropical Shipping container staging area
- Approved the request to issue an ITB for cathodic protection materials
- Approved the purchase and installation of electric door operators for warehouses located in Southgate facility
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November Board Meeting Time Change
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Upcoming Commission MeetingsYou're invited to attend our Board of Commissioners meetings. - November 18 at 3 PM
- December 16 AT 4 PM
- January 20 at 4 PM
The public is welcome to attend the in-person board meetings held in our Board Room located on the 6th Floor of the Maritime Office Complex at One East 11th St Riviera Beach, FL. Face masks are strongly ENCOURAGED for all board meeting attendees. View agendas and minutes |
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