PORT OF MIAMI

PortMiami builds team for billions in new projects by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

After witnessing more than 4,000 pounds of dead fish that have been pulled out of the water by a contractor working for Miami Dade county, experts said on Tuesday they believe the fish kill is coming to an end but are also investigating the matter at hand.

As imports rise, PortMiami expects 3% cargo increase by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Opportunities seen in added Port of Miami rail cargo by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

The Rovirosa name is indelibly linked with PortMiami, Port Everglades and South Florida’s vital seaport industries. But it could easily be linked to another important attribute: A love for family.

Billions in bonds reshape Port of Miami finances by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships will remain in place after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a previous ruling that sided with a Florida lawsuit challenging the regulations.

Filming in Miami: July 1, 2021 by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Portugal seeks trade and PortMiami agreement by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is celebrating a victory in his ongoing fight against federal COVID rules on cruise ships departing from Florida.

Royal Caribbean is announcing a U.S. summer schedule for eight of its cruise ships.

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately.

Filming in Miami: December 17, 2020Written by Miami Today on December 15, 2020AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Music video for Daddy Yankee. Port of Miami. Yes!, Miami. Haulover Beach Park.

Filming in Miami: October 22, 2020Written by Miami Today on October 20, 2020AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Crandon Park Beach. Dormant, Coral Gables. Crandon Park Beach. Still photography for Dead West Miami Art School.

Filming in Miami: October 15, 2020Written by Miami Today on October 13, 2020AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Rickenbacker Causeway, Crandon Park Beach. Still photography for Dead West Miami Art School. Crandon Park Beach. Crandon Park Beach.

Filming in Miami: October 8, 2020Written by Miami Today on October 6, 2020AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. El Central Productions, Miami. Seltzer Productions, Miami. Still photography for Dead West Miami Art School. Port of Miami.

Filming in Miami: October 1, 2020Written by Miami Today on September 29, 2020AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Still photography for Dead West Miami Art School. Port of Miami. Miami Dade College, North Miami. Port of Miami.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard warned Port Key West, Port of Miami and Port Everglades to expect threatening winds with Hurricane Isaias. Local 10 News Weather Authority (Local 10 News)Broward County is under a tropical storm warning on Friday. The storm has already caused some damage in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and storm surge in Exuma, Bahamas. Hurricane Isaias has caused some damage in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. (Local 10 News)WATCH: Norcross: Hurricane Isaias forecast models inch closer to FloridaTRACK STORM: Hurricane Isaias forecast to maintain strength as it tracks near South Florida coastFOR MORE COVERAGE: Visit our Local 10 Hurricane Page.

MIAMI, Fla. – Despite continued efforts through diplomatic channels, 13 international guests will stay aboard the Coral Princess with crew members for a self-imposed 14-day quarantine. The passengers will stay on board and be monitored to reduce the possibility of transmission if either guests or crew become symptomatic. The cruise line said additional members boarded the Coral Princess Thursday to assist in the quarantine. Coral Princess left the Port of Miami Thursday around 7 p.m.Five charter flights were scheduled for departure Thursday for the remaining passengers who were allowed to disembark. Princess Cruises did not offer information as to what countries the passengers were from, or where the ship was headed after leaving Miami’s port.

MIAMI – About 90 international passengers remain aboard the Coral Princess ship at PortMiami, as others left Tuesday on nine additional domestic charter flights, a spokesperson for Princess Cruises said. Princess Cruises confirmed two people on board died while the ship was at sea and there were 12 cases of the new coronavirus. A third passenger, Wilson Maa, of California, died at a Hialeah hospital Saturday night after waiting for hours to be taken off the ship. The cruise line said 545 guests disembarked Coral Princess on Sunday and another 139 left Monday, leaving 274 on board. According to the spokesperson, Coral Princess departed March 5 from San Antonio (Santiago) for a South America voyage, which was scheduled to end in Buenos Aires on March 19.

MIAMI, Fla. – A busy and difficult day at Port Miami where the Coral Princess has now been docked for more than 24 hours. Some 380 cleared passengers got on board a fleet of buses with their luggage wearing masks and gloves. That message coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is mandating that cruise passengers not take commercial flights and they must all take charter flights. “As of April 4, 2020, CDC has updated its recommendations to help US cruise ship travelers get home as quickly and safely as possible during the COVID-19 Pandemic. CDC recommends that cruise ship travelers with no symptoms or mild symptoms disembark as quickly and safely as possible at US ports of entry.

MIAMI, Fla. – Christine Beehler is one of 1,020 passengers that arrived into the Port of Miami aboard the Coral Princess Saturday morning. Since March 31, the Coral Princess has been in isolation. The Coral Princess’ original destination was Port Everglades, but the U.S. Coast Guard denied their entrance to Fort Lauderdale. The captain of the Coral Princess made this announcement to passengers as the ship pulled into the port. They will have to quarantine aboard the ship.

MIAMI – The Coral Princess cruise ship arrived at Port Miami Saturday morning, hours after being denied entry at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. On Saturday night, one of the very first groups of passengers cleared to return, 50 Floridians, departed the Coral Princess ship. Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp., switched the Coral Princess’ original destination from Fort Lauderdale. The Coral Princess departed March 5 from Chile. The Regal Princess delivered supplies to the Coral Princess.

Filming in Miami: November 28, 2019Written by Miami Today on November 26, 2019AdvertisementThese film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayors Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Reality television for Love & Hip Hop Miami 3. Pro One Production Inc., Miami Beach. Countywide, Miami Beach citywide. Miami Dade College, North Miami.

Jorge Rovirosa: Stevedores helping to keep goods flowing at PortMiamiWritten by Jesse Scheckner on November 19, 2019AdvertisementPortMiamis existence may predate the Rovirosa familys arrival in South Florida, but Floridas greatest economic generator wouldnt be what it is today without their influence. Within a year, Farovi Shipping Corp. began operations at PortMiami and Port Everglades. Over the years, Florida Stevedoring grew to become the largest shipping agent at PortMiami, handling roughly 1.2 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a year. Farovi Shipping handles about 400 vessel calls a year, including all of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines needs at both ports. To read the full article and the rest of the Miami Today issue, subscribe to e-MIAMI TODAY, an exact replica of the printed edition.

Multi-million deal would run Virgin Trains into Port of MiamiWritten by Jesse Scheckner on October 15, 2019AdvertisementLess than a week after they OKd spending up to $76.7 million in taxpayer dollars on a new Virgin Trains station in Aventura, Miami-Dade lawmakers today (10/17) are to look at another multimillion-dollar deal to extend the companys services to PortMiami. In approving the item sponsored by Rebeca Sosa by a final vote Nov. 19, commissioners would also authorize Mayor Carlos Gimnezs office negotiate those terms with Virgin Trains, which still operates as Brightline. For the first 10 years of the agreement, Virgin would agree to not operate a train station at any other seaport. Next month will mark a year since Florida East Coast Industries announced plans to rename its Brightline passenger rail service as Virgin Trains USA, part of a partnership with British billionaire Richard Bransons Virgin Group. But despite rebranding its downtown Miami hub in April, the company in its official communications still goes by its original moniker, with soon to be Virgin Trains after.

MIAMI - Firefighter contained a hazardous chemical Wednesday at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team responded to 1015 N. America Way. A source with the department said firefighters suspected the leak involved ammonia, which is usually shipped in steel containers that can explode when they are exposed to high heat. A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesperson had yet to confirm that early Thursday morning. They removed three orange cylinders along the port's waterfront Antarctica Way, where shipping containers were stacked up.

MIAMI - Firefighter are containing a hazardous chemical Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team was dealing with a chemical leak at 1015 N. America Way. Firefighters opened a blue Seaboard Marine container and they removed three orange cylinders along the port's waterfront Antarctica Way. The firefighters, who stepped into the container, stepped away from it about 5 p.m. The call -- involving more than a dozen active units -- remained active as of 8:45 p.m.

MIAMI - Firefighter are containing a hazardous chemical Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Hazardous Materials Response team was dealing with a suspected ammonia leak at 1015 N. America Way. Firefighters focused on a blue Seaboard Marine container. This is a developing story. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

MIAMI - Authorities are responding to a hazardous materials situation Wednesday afternoon at Port of Miami. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the HAZMAT team was dealing with a suspected ammonia leak at 1015 N. America Way. This is a developing story. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.