On the opening day of Aspen Ideas: Climate, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will host the “Powering a Floating City” panel together with PortMiami Director and CEO Hydi Webb, Florida Power Light and Company, and cruise line executives. The panel will present the county’s efforts to implement shore power at Port Miami.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava appoints Hydi Webb as Port Director.  Webb served as Deputy Port Director from February 2018 to January 2022 before being tapped as Interim Port Director.  

Back in March 1972, 50 years ago, history was made when the first Carnival Cruise Line ship, the TSS Mardi Gras, which embarked on her maiden voyage from right here at PortMiami. Carnival has made cruising accessible for more than 90 million passengers since its inception. Carnival Cruise Lines currently have 26 ships with an additional four being delivered in the next fixe years.

MSC Cruise’s and Miami-Dade County officials broke ground on the new terminal at PortMiami on March 10, 2022.  The terminal is expected to be finished by the end of 2023. It will have three berths for mega cruise ships and room to move up to 36,000 passengers a day, for what will be North America’s largest Cruise Terminal.

Virgin Voyages inaugurated its new home at PortMiami with the ribbon cutting of Terminal V on Sunday, February 13,2022. Sir Richard Branson was joined by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava among Miami-Dade County officials to launch the new terminal. Terminal V is the home for The Scarlet Lady, which will set sail to the Caribbean, with more than 2,500 guests and 1,000 crew members.

PortMiami keep cargo flowing by working closely with its industry partners - trucking companies, truckers, terminal operators Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company, Seaboard Marine, and South Florida Container Terminal, the International Longshoremen Association, and the warehousing community, among so many others, to keep cargo moving from ship to shelf. From ship - to port - to terminal - trucking and rail – PortMiami keeps goods flowing to America’s shelves.