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PortMiami to be deepened in time for Panama Canal expansion.
 

Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Wins Miami Contract

16 May 2013
PortMiami’s Deep Dredge Project contract has been awarded to the Great Lakes Dock and Dredge for the deepening of the port’s channel to 50/52 feet, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Report: Florida Ports' Economic Impact on the Rise
14 May 2013
Florida ports’ total economic impact value for cargo activities rose 26 percent from $66 billion in 2008 to $90 billion in 2012, according to the Florida Ports Council’s 2013-2017 Five-Year Florida Seaport Mission Plan.
Steve Kapustka, Jaxport's operations manager, presents a maiden voyage plaque to Capt. Alen Knego of the vessel Bahri Abha during its first call.
 
Jaxport Welcomes First Call by Bahri
09 May 2013
The Jacksonville Port Authority in Florida has received the first vessel call from Bahri General Crago, formerly known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia.
 
Florida East Coast Railway Swings to Black
09 May 2013
Florida East Coast Railway reported profit in the first quarter of 2013 was $4.2 million, compared with a net loss of $4.5 million in the same quarter last year.
 
Jacksonville Reopens Search for Port CEO
06 May 2013
Juan Kuryla, the top choice to become the next CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority, has withdrawn as a candidate, and the port authority has reopened its search to fill the post.
 
TPM 2013 Sponsored Video: Port Everglades/Florida East Coast Railway
30 Apr 2013
Steven Cernak, chief executive and port director of Port Everglades, and James Hertwig, president of Florida East Coast Railway, discuss their organizations’ recent performance, their partnership in a new intermodal container transfer facility, and the opportunities they see and projects they are pursuing for further growth.
 
Kuryla Named Jaxport Director
22 Apr 2013
Juan Kuryla, deputy port director at Miami, has been chosen the new CEO at the Port of Jacksonville.
 
Roadrunner to Open Service Centers in Florida
15 Apr 2013
Roadrunner Transportation Systems will open new service centers in Florida to expand its less-than-truckload outbound capabilities.
 
Dachser USA Opens Bonded Container Freight Station in Miami
09 Apr 2013
Dachser Transport of America’s Miami division has opened a bonded container freight station, I.B.E.C. and Bonded Warehouse, the first of its kind for Dachser USA.
 
Ocean Spray Cuts Transportation Costs, Emissions
03 Apr 2013
Ocean Spray Cranberries reduced its carbon dioxide emissions along with transportation costs through a pair of supply chain changes to Florida, a company official told a trade and transportation conference.
 
Federal Funds Leave Gap on Transport Projects
03 Apr 2013
NEWPORT, R.I. — "Stagnant" federal funding for transportation will require increased leveraging of state, local and private investment in freight infrastructure, two longtime Washington-based policy watchers say.