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Port Everglades Welcomes Evergreen Line

Port Everglades is the newest stop on Evergreen Line’s CAJ weekly container shipping service to and from Panama, Jamaica, and Haiti. Florida International Terminal at Port Everglades is the marine terminal operator for Evergreen, which has ships slated for arrival on weekends beginning May 2, 2020. “Evergreen is a worldwide name in ocean shipping. Their presence at Port Everglades creates the opportunity for expansion into the Asian market,” said Glenn Wiltshire, ... [+]

Port Everglades Construction New Start A Major Milestone

Federal, state and local elected officials joined local business leaders to welcome the news that Broward County’s long-awaited Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project to deepen and widen the Port’s navigational channels can now begin with $29.1 million in funding under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2020 Work Plan. ... [+]

Port Everglades and Port of Barranquilla, Colombia Sign MOU

As Port Everglades’ 5th largest trading partner, Colombia’s largest port along the Caribbean Sea, the Port of Barranquilla, has agreed to enter into an MOU to promote bilateral trade. Port Everglades' trade with Colombia has increased by 29 percent over the last four years. “International trade promotion is a priority of our Port and County ... [+]

Glenn Wiltshire Named Acting Director for Port Everglades

The Broward County Commission approved the appointment of Glenn Wiltshire as Acting Chief Executive and Port Director of Port Everglades following the recent death of Steven Cernak. Wiltshire, a 30-year U.S. Coast Guard veteran, has served as Deputy Port Director since 2006. During Wiltshire’s tenure at Port Everglades, he successfully implemented ... [+]

Port Everglades enters into MOU with Honduras National Port Authority

Port Everglades has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Honduras National Port Authority (Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras), as part of its Sister Seaport Program. Honduras is the Port’s largest trading partner by volume, number one in total TEUs. Port Everglades ranked as the number one port in ... [+]

New Super-sized Cranes Coming to Port Everglades

Broward County’s Port Everglades is progressing with manufacturing the first three new Super Post-Panamax container-handling gantry cranes being built by ZPMC of China. The design phase is nearing completion with Port Everglades Chief Executive Steven Cernak issuing a second notice to proceed to begin manufacturing the cranes valued at $13.8 ... [+]

Port Everglades Signs MOU with Puerto Limón, Costa Rica

Broward County’s Port Everglades has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Port of Limón, Costa Rica, as part of its International Sister Seaport Program. Costa Rica is the Port’s eighth largest trading partner by volume. Broward County Commissioners Chip LaMarca and Dale V.C. Holness, who recently completed an ... [+]

Port Everglades Sets Record for Containerized Cargo Volumes in FY2017

Broward County's Port Everglades topped its previous record for containerized cargo volumes with 1,076,893 TEUs moving through the Port in Fiscal Year 2017, which ended Sept. 30, 2017. The Port also experienced slight increases in cruise passengers and petroleum volumes according to unaudited reports. The containerized cargo increase represents a 4% boost ... [+]

Port Everglades Welcomes the Avocado Express

The first shipment of Colombian Hass avocados into the United States arrived on November 6 at Broward County's Port Everglades. The shipment marks the culmination of years of work by Colombia to gain access to the lucrative U.S. market. The inaugural shipment of avocados left Cartagena on November 2 aboard Hapag-Lloyd's ... [+]

Port Everglades Waives Tariff Charges for Relief Supplies to Caribbean

Broward County's Port Everglades is waiving its tariff charges for ocean shipping lines transporting humanitarian relief supplies to Caribbean counties impacted by hurricanes Irma and Maria. "Our Caribbean neighbors are suffering losses not only to their personal property, but also to their livelihoods which are dependent upon the cruise industry and ... [+]

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