The world’s busiest passenger cruise port is about to get busier. The highlights of PortMiami’s plans with Carnival Corporation, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Virgin Voyages, and Terminal Link Miami.
Virgin Voyages Unveils PortMiami Terminal Plans
Miami Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages President/CEO Tom McAlpin unveiled their terminal plans for PortMiami.
A Miami Minute: Day in the Life
Ever since my daughter gave me a GroPro for my birthday, I have wanted to create a timelapse video of one of our beautiful Miami days. Sunny days and beautiful views were not the problem; it was simply finding the opportunity to set up my camera for a 12-hour photo shoot. All of the elements […]
PortMiami Tunnel Opens – Finally!
The PortMiami Tunnel is finally officially open to traffic. After 62 months of Design, Construction, Integration, Testing, and Commissioning, the PortMiami Tunnel opened to traffic on Sunday, August 3rd, at 11:17am. Its opening signifies a major milestone for Miami and the beginning of a significant urban transformation in the downtown area. Construction on the tunnel […]
PortMiami Tunnel Opening Delayed
The Miami Herald reported this week that the PortMiami Tunnel will “remain closed for another month or more.” PortMiami’s new billion-dollar tunnel, already a month past its promised opening date, won’t start carrying vehicles under Biscayne Bay for at least another four to six weeks, officials said Wednesday. Investigators still haven’t been able to figure […]
Harriet Comes A’Knocking at Watson Island
Drilling of the PortMiami tunnels was completed Monday when the German boring machine, nicknamed “Harriet”, broke through at Watson Island finishing the westbound tunnel. Earlier construction milestones from the PortMiami Tunnel website: October 29, 2012 – Tunnel Boring Machine launched from Dodge Island and began mining Westbound Tunnel towards Watson Island. July 31, 2012 – […]