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https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/ 2025-07-16 2025-07-16T14:00:00.000Z 10 00 am Freddy Pereira [email protected] 786-626-9725 U.S. Congressman and Miami-Dade Mayor to participate in future-ready perishables facility groundbreaking ceremony On Monday, July 21, U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – alongside PortMiami, Miami International Airport (MIA), Mandich Group, and Reveam – will participate in the County’s Phytosanitary Treatment and Cold Chain Processing Facility groundbreaking ceremony. On Monday, July 21, U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – alongside PortMiami, Miami International Airport (MIA), Mandich Group, and Reveam – will participate in the County’s Phytosanitary Treatment and Cold Chain Processing Facility groundbreaking ceremony. This future-ready perishables facility will be the first center of its kind in the state of Florida and the largest in the U.S.    The new facility will provide advanced treatments and inspection capabilities for imported fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plant-based and perishable items. Utilizing U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified non-chemical treatments, the center is designed to expedite inspections while enhancing protection against pests and diseases that could threaten U.S. agriculture. no Mario Díaz-Balart, U.S. Representative, 26th District of Florida; Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County; Jimmy Morales, Chief Operations Officer, Miami-Dade County; Hydi Webb, Director and CEO, PortMiami; Ralph Cutié, Director and CEO, Miami International Airport; Michael Mandich, Managing Partner, Mandich Group; Chip Starns, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Reveam Future-ready perishables facility groundbreaking ceremony 7449 N.W. 12th Street, Miami, FL 33144 (vacant land at the southwest corner of MIA 07 21 2025 09 30 a.m. 11 00 a.m. Media registration/set-up begins at 9:00 a.m. Event begins at 9:30 a.m. Parking will be available on-site. RSVP to Alfredo “Freddy” Pereira, [email protected], by Friday, July 18, 2025. Seaport 1 rel1752604767970422 Seaport PortMiami 1015 N America Way Miami 33132 local county miami-dade department department SeaportPortMiami Contact Us https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/contact-us.asp About Us https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/about.asp /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade County Seaport Department We operate and improve the world's leading cruise port and one of the largest container ports in Florida to maximize its assets, strengthen its advantage for future growth, support sustainability and operate in an environmentally responsible manner. We promote international trade and commerce as a vital link between North and South America and a growing center for global trade. PortMiami is known worldwide as the Cruise Capital of the World, welcoming more cruise passengers to its terminals than any other port in the world. Our unique geographic position makes the port easily accessible to Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as those of Asia and Europe by way of the Panama Canal. We are the U.S. container port closest to the Panama Canal, providing shippers fast access to Florida’s booming local consumer base and the entire U.S. market. Our Terminal operators furnish wharfage, dock, warehouse and other marine terminal services. We have established a General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ 281) to allow businesses to receive, warehouse and re-export products duty-free. This reduces costs and helps businesses become more globally competitive. /resources/images/banners/seaport.jpg Director Director Hydi Webb Hydi Webb /global/government/biographies/seaport.page PortMiami - 1080 Caribbean Way [loc1462485190141910] : Miami ^ 33132 loc1462485190141910 Suite 500 305-347-4800 305-347-4852 [email protected] https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/home.page facebook twitter linkedin <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/PortMiami" data-widget-id="732213161449951232">Tweets by @PortMiami</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> seaport org1462997966404750 loc1462485190141910 PortMiami 1080 Caribbean Way Suite 500 Miami 33132 305-347-4800 305-347-4852 [email protected] https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/home.page facebook,twitter,linkedin https://www.facebook.com/PortMiami.Dade,https://twitter.com/PortMiami,https://www.linkedin.com/company/portmiami/ Director Test This is only a test

MIAMI-DADE ( July 16, 2025 )–

On Monday, July 21, U.S. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – alongside PortMiami, Miami International Airport (MIA), Mandich Group, and Reveam – will participate in the County’s Phytosanitary Treatment and Cold Chain Processing Facility groundbreaking ceremony. This future-ready perishables facility will be the first center of its kind in the state of Florida and the largest in the U.S.

The new facility will provide advanced treatments and inspection capabilities for imported fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plant-based and perishable items. Utilizing U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified non-chemical treatments, the center is designed to expedite inspections while enhancing protection against pests and diseases that could threaten U.S. agriculture.

Who:

Mario Díaz-Balart, U.S. Representative, 26th District of Florida; Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County; Jimmy Morales, Chief Operations Officer, Miami-Dade County; Hydi Webb, Director and CEO, PortMiami; Ralph Cutié, Director and CEO, Miami International Airport; Michael Mandich, Managing Partner, Mandich Group; Chip Starns, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Reveam

What:

Future-ready perishables facility groundbreaking ceremony

When:

July 21, 2025 — 09:30 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

Where:

7449 N.W. 12th Street, Miami, FL 33144 (vacant land at the southwest corner of MIA

Editors Note:

Media registration/set-up begins at 9:00 a.m. Event begins at 9:30 a.m. Parking will be available on-site. RSVP to Alfredo “Freddy” Pereira, [email protected], by Friday, July 18, 2025.