Port of Palm Beach
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Import. Export. Your Port. The 162-acre Port of Palm Beach is the 4th busiest port in Florida and handles $7 billion in commodities each year. The Port of Palm Beach is a 162-acre, full-service, diversified port, handling a full range of cargos and moving $7 billion worth of commodities, two million tons of diversified cargoes and more than 340,000 passengers annually.
The Port of Palm Beach is the 4th busiest container port of Florida's 14 deep-water ports, and it is one of the top 20 busiest container ports in the United States.
Unlike most ports in the U.S., the Port of Palm Beach is an export port, with approximately 80% of its cargo being exported. The Port of Palm Beach supplies 65% of everything consumed in the Bahamas and is an essential lifeline to the rest of the Caribbean.
The Port is committed to the highest levels of service and to fiscal and environmental responsibility while ensuring the utmost safety and security. For more information on the Port of Palm Beach, visit www.portofpalmbeach.com.
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facebook.comJoin us tomorrow, September 28 at 4 pm for the Board of Commissioners Meeting. View the agenda in the link below.
The Palm Beaches quickly rebounds after Hurricane Irma. Video: https://youtu.be/lJWGLv0YMvo #ThePalmBeaches #LoveFL Discover The Palm Beaches Florida
This week is #USRailSafetyWeek and this year marks Operation Lifesaver Inc.'s 45th year of saving lives! #RailSafetyWeek #45YearsOfOL #railsafety #SeeTracksThinkTrain https://oli.org/
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: State Road 710 / Beeline Highway “Phase C” from Australian Avenue to President Barack Obama Highway, September 22, 2017. This 0.819-mile widening project began Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in the City of Riviera Beach. Work includes widening the existing roadway from two (2) to four (4) lanes, adding four (4) foot bike lanes and sidewalks, adding a new frontage road for residences, installing median, curb & gutter, and a perimeter wall (in 2 locations), drainage improvements, water and sewer improvements (funded by the City of Riviera Beach), and upgrades to signing and pavement markings, signalization, and lighting. The work is being performed by JW Cheatham, LLC, and is expected to be completed spring 2019. The estimated construction cost is $17.4 million. (Fin. 229896-1-52-01) Restrictions: President Barack Obama Highway may have one lane closed in each direction, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Australian Avenue may have one lane closed in each direction, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 10th Avenue and 7th Avenue may have intermittent lane closures, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., for daytime paving operations through mid-October. Avenue I, between State Road 710 and 9th Street, will be closed around-the-clock through January 2018. Avenue H, between State Road 710 and 9th Street, may be closed intermittently through winter 2017. Please note, no driveways are affected due to these closures. For around-the-clock, real-time, I-95 traffic information, call 511. To view real-time video of I-95 in Palm Beach County, visit the Florida Department of Transportation’s Palm Beach SMART SunGuide Transportation Management Center (TMC) website at www.smartsunguide.com. FDOT and the SunGuide™ Partners provide these free services. For updated lane closure information, please refer to www.d4fdot.com. Follow FDOT Southeast Florida on Twitter at MyFDOT_SEFL.
#FlashbackFriday -- #PortLife in the 1930s
Photo Credit: Captain Kimo
Caring Community Coalition for Disaster Relief -- #AfterIrma In order to lead an organized and effective response effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and to address the unmet recovery needs of individuals and families in Palm Beach County, the Caring Community Coalition for Disaster Relief has been created. The coalition will host centers across the county to assure all residents have an opportunity to register for assistance. Click the link to see details on the locations of the assistance centers. SERVICES AVAILABLE (All Services Based On Eligibility): • FEMA Application Assistance (Transitional Sheltering Assistance, Blue Roof Program, etc.) • SNAP (Food Stamp) Application Assistance • LIHEAP (Electric Bill) Application Assistance • Employment Application Assistance • Eviction Prevention Application Assistance • Medicaid Application Assistance • Legal Assistance
Celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the City of Riviera Beach! 🎉
“While being sensitive to those areas that were hardest hit, we want to portray an accurate picture of the minimal storm impact here in The Palm Beaches,” said Jorge Pesquera, president and CEO of Discover The Palm Beaches Florida. “This area is ready and open for business, and we are welcoming visitors and major convention groups.” Read more: http://bit.ly/2fBGw3i
FEMA Charters Grand Celebration to House National Guard in St. Thomas -- Cruise Industry News #AfterIrma
#MondayMotivation -- sneak peek at last week's photo shoot with Captain Kimo! #Bluetiful!
Video: Cruise ship feeds, houses hurricane victims. People continue to anxiously await the moment their power turns back on, but some are choosing to wait it out on a cruise ship in the Port of Palm Beach. WFLX FOX 29 Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line More info: bit.ly/2wpUZF8
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