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Port Canaveral Receives MSC Commitment for New Deployments Through 2028
MSC’s Newest World Class Ship to Homeport at Port Canaveral Beginning in 2027 The Canaveral Port Authority today announced it received a commitment from MSC Cruises that will expand its operations at the world’s second busiest cruise port, including …
Jan 28, 2025 / Cruise
Port Canaveral: First Double LNG Bunkering
In a first for a North American port, two ATB tug-barges provided ship-to-ship LNG refueling for two cruise ships in Port Canaveral earlier this week. According to the Canaveral Port Authority, the operation involved two ships homeported at the port: …
Jul 29, 2024 / Vessels
‘Clean Canaveral’ Completes First LNG Bunkering of Cargo Vessel at Port Canaveral
JAX LNG bunker barge Clean Canaveral transferred 400 cubic meters of LNG to tanker M/T Damia Desgagnés The Clean Canaveral liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has completed its first barge-to-ship bunkering of a cargo vessel at Port Canaveral’s …
Jul 21, 2023 / Curious
First Cargo Vessel Arrival at Port Canaveral's Newly Rebuilt North Cargo Berth 3
Cargo vessel Saga Morus delivers plywood with a new line of service for Port terminal operator Ambassador Services International Port Canaveral reached a historic milestone with the inaugural arrival of the Saga Welco vessel, Saga Morus, the first …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Marella Cruises’ Discovery Begins First Sailing from Port Canaveral
Marella Cruises’ Discovery sailed from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 5, kicking off a slate of 26 weekly sailings between now and November. The sailing of the Discovery (CruiseMapper) is also Marella’s first from the United States. …
May 12, 2023 / Cruise
MSC Cruises Seashore to Homeport at Port Canaveral for 2023 Winter Sailing Season
MSC Seashore will sail from Port Canaveral with two-to-seven-night cruises to the Bahamas and the Western Caribbean MSC Cruises has announced it will homeport one of its largest and most advanced cruise ships to Port Canaveral in 2023, offering new …
Oct 7, 2022 / Cruise
Port Canaveral Gets Underway as North America’s First LNG Cruise Port
New Q-LNG 4000 LNG articulated bunker barge arrives at Port, stands ready to fuel the next generation of cruise shipsPort Canaveral marked a historic milestone in the safe, reliable transportation and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North …
Mar 16, 2021 / Curious
Canaveral Port Authority Launches RO/RO Division
Port Canaveral-operated vehicle processing facility has capacity to process up to 240,000 autos a yearThe official grand opening of the Port Canaveral vehicle processing facility was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the arrival of 730 new …
Mar 6, 2020 / Vessels
New study shows Port Canaveral contributes significantly to Florida’s overall economy
Activity in Fiscal Year 2018 resulted in $3.9 billion total economic output, 32,650 jobs and $1.3 billion in wage incomeThe economic impact of Port Canaveral operations was revealed today in the results of a new economic impact study released at the …
Oct 25, 2019 / Curious
Port Canaveral is First North American Call for New Aframax Tanker
820-foot-long ProStar – first of its kind vessel to berth at Port – makes its inaugural North American delivery of transportation fuels to Seaport CanaveralPort Canaveral cargo operations reached another highpoint recently with the arrival of the …
Apr 9, 2019 / Vessels