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.  

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that PortMiami is the beneficiary of a $16 Million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant for its NetZero: Cargo Mobility Optimization and Resiliency Project. The NetZero Program is a visionary plan to convert the entire cargo movement chain to a carbon neutral operation, from PortMiami’s channel to its final distribution site.

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.