|
|
First Margaritaville brand cruise ship to sail out of Port of Palm Beach
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Oneil Khosa, who will remain as Margaritaville at Sea's CEO, announced the partnership on December 8 at the Port of Palm Beach cruise terminal. |
|
|
|
|
|
The Grand Classica will undergo renovations in March and be renamed Margaritaville Paradise, making it the first Margaritaville cruise ship. The experience will provide guests with Margaritaville's authentic culture, entertainment and food. |
|
|
|
|
|
Port Commissioners Joseph Anderson, Blair Ciklin, Dr. Jean Enright, Wayne Richards, Katherine Waldron and our Port Executive Director Manuel Almira are in full support this new partnership. |
|
|
|
|
|
"No other Port is going to do what we are about to do," said Port Executive Manuel Almira.
Almira says the new experience will attract people near and far.
Margaritaville Paradise will sail from Port of Palm Beach in the City of Riviera Beach on April 30. |
|
|
|
|
|
Addressing shoaling of the Lake Worth Inlet
|
|
|
|
|
|
The largest dredge project in two decades will soon become a reality.
Pre-dredge surveys will begin shortly after Christmas. Then soon after January 1st, the dredge Atchafalaya will arrive at the Lake Worth Inlet to begin dredging.
The sand generated from the dredging will be placed on the shores of the Town of Palm Beach.
This time, dredging will include the entire harbor, channels, and turning basin, with the goal of eliminating emergency dredge events and draft restrictions in the port.
This project was awarded with all alternates creating a $10.9 million dollar project for the port with 100% funded by the Federal Government.
|
|
|
|
Port Infrastructure Development Program to kickoff soon
The new year will be an exciting chapter in the growth of Port of Palm Beach.
By the end of first quarter 2022, we will see the start of the Port Infrastructure Development Program enhancing rail and truck traffic efficiency in the most efficient container port in the U.S. In middle second quarter, we will complete the $1.5 million dollar upgrades of the Annex Property to add that nearly five acres to a fully operating part of our port.
|
|
|
|
Freight Tariff Annual Adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thank you Heavy Lift Services, CEMEX, Moffatt & Nichol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Stonerock Shipping, Tropical Shipping and Port employees for bringing smiles to local children. This year, all the toys collected during our Annual Toy Drive will be donated to Urban Youth Impact, which will identify underprivileged children in the Stoney Brook neighborhood in Riviera Beach. |
|
|
|
Meet our new Rail Switchman
|
|
|
|
|
|
We are excited to welcome Donta Smith to the Port of Palm Beach Family.
Smith has 15 years of law enforcement experience. He worked with the Department of Homeland Security in Miami and then the uniformed Secret Service. He later returned to the Department of Homeland Security.
Smith was most recently employed with FedEx. The Georgia native who grew up in Boynton Beach enjoys spending time his wife and two dogs Diesel and Jasmine.
|
|
|
|
Monarch Shipping partners with Palm Beach County Cares to ship one of a kind water purification system
|
|
|
|
|
|
Palm Beach County Cares, co-founded by Port Commissioner Katherine Waldron and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein, is providing clean drinking water every day to more than 10,000 people in Haiti.
The organization purchased a mobile solar-powered water purification system, called the Mobile MaxClear, thanks to the Cathleen McFarlane Foundation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The system was shipped to Haiti through Port tenant Monarch Shipping Company. Once in Haiti, the Grand'Anse Health and Development Association will receive the system and ensure it gets to the right people.
WATCH VIDEO
|
|
|
|
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.
Tis the Sea-Sun Offer - Get on the Nauti List This Holiday Season
Ready to sleigh this holiday season?
Book a cruise to the Bahamas. This December, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is giving the gift of savings with buy one, get one 50% off on all guest fares + Free Wi-Fi + 5 Free Drinks + $25 Onboard Credit!
Trade your tinsel for tan lines aboard a holiday cruise or kickstart the new year with an early 2022 sailing. This sale won’t last, but your present is always guaranteed to arrive on time.
BOOK NOW!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enjoy Paradise on the Open Sea - Margaritaville at Sea sailing in April 2022!
Ready to experience Margaritaville’s signature fun and escapism and embark on a vacation journey that puts you in a new state of mind?
Join us onboard Margaritaville Paradise! Departing on her first passenger sailing on April 30 from the Port of Palm Beach Florida to Grand Bahama Island, Margaritaville Paradise will include 10 passenger decks and 658 cabins in various stateroom categories. Following a multi-million investment and refurbishment, the ship’s cabins and common spaces will feature Margaritaville’s signature casual-luxe design with subtle nautical details and colors influenced by the surrounding sea, sand, and sky.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December Port Employees Work Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who are celebrating work anniversaries:
Procurement and Purchasing Manager Tracy Carey- 20 years
Security Officer Juan Bedoya- 9 years
A special shoutout to Port Engineer Ron Coddington who this month will graduate with a Masters of Science, Engineering in Port and Terminal Management from Lamar University in Beaumount, Texas.
|
|
|
|
Successful Seafarers Care Package Drive
|
|
|
|
|
|
A big thank you to all our employees and tenants who made our 1st Seafarers Care Package Drive a huge success.
Port Executive Director Manuel Almira and some staff members dropped off the donations at the Port of Palm Beach Seafarers' Center. The Center's Executive Director said the donations make this year the best Christmas on record. Members of the center have already began delivering Christmas At Sea gift boxes to the crew members visiting the Port. |
|
|
|
 Tropic Unity crew members were thrilled and grateful to receive gifts donated throughout our Care Package Drive and from a local church called Bethesda by the Sea. Russell Smith with Tropical Shipping and Aaron Hoffman with the Port of Palm Beach Seafarers' Center hand delivered the holiday gift boxes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stay in the know During the November Board of Commissioners meeting, the board:
- Approved security upgrades & hardening of the CBP/ DHS facilities in the Maritime Operations Complex
- Approved Port of Palm Beach's Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds Subrecipient Grant Agreement
|
|
|
|
Upcoming Commission MeetingsYou're invited to attend our Board of Commissioners meetings. - January 20 at 4 PM
- February 17 at 4 PM
- March 17 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stay Connected | Follow Us
Want to stay connected with the Port? Follow us on these social networks.
|
|
|
|
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share via Email
