Icon of the Seas will be homeported year-round from PortMiami. Among the ship’s unique features are 40 ways to dine and drink, 28 ways of accommodation, 20 decks, nine whirlpools, eight neighborhoods, seven pools and six waterslides.

Miami-Dade Innovation Authority, Inc. (“MDIA”), a nonprofit that works to strengthen the relationship between the public sector and technology companies as a way to find solutions to key challenges faced by the local government or by residents in Miami-Dade County, launched today its third Public Innovation Challenge.

PortMiami is the first seaport to host a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Entry Enrollment Center.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Secretary of the U.S. Navy Carlos Del Toro held a news conference and announced that Miami, Florida will host the U.S. Navy for Fleet Week during the week of May 6-12, 2024. The week-long celebration will feature ships from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

This week, PortMiami welcomed the CMA CGM Osiris, a Neo-Panamax vessel and, the largest container ship to dock at PortMiami to date. With a capacity of 15,536 TEU’s (twenty foot-equivalent unit), the Osiris is currently on the Manhattan Bridge shipping route connecting China to U.S. East Coast Ports.  

PortMiami is participating in the April 8-11, Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise industry’s leading annual business-to-business event. Conference attendees and exhibitors network and learn about the future of the cruise industry, including hearing from the visionaries who are driving the industry forward.