The shipping platform

Location: The Port of Miami is situated in Biscayne Bay, Florida, directly adjacent to Downtown Miami. General overview: The Miami port area consists of approx 213ha and is located on the 2 connected islands of Dodge and Lummus in the protected Biscayne Bay and access is provided by a single bridge off Biscayne Blvd. The port of Miami is the world's largest cruise port, with 7 passenger terminals serving 8 cruise lines with 26 year round and seasonal cruise ships. There are 5,742m of cruise ship berthing space available. There are 3 principal cargo handling terminals; Seaboard Marine, POMTOC (Port of Miami Terminal Operating Corp) and South Florida Container Terminal. Traffic figures: Approx 1,700 cargo vessels and 710 cruise ships visit the port, 6,800,000t of cargo, 807,000TEU and 4,100,000 passengers handled annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: Cruise ships: Draught 10.9m. Container vessels: Draught 12.8m.