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Water Transportation

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Hector Pesquera, Port of Miami Security Director, Named Puerto Rico's Chief of Police

    ​A decade ago, Hector Pesquera was rumored to be a top candidate for Miami Police chief. Instead, the former FBI man -- perhaps dogged by questionable ties to convicted felons -- embarked on ever more obscure positions: first as head of the Broward Sheriff's Office, lately as head of security for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Local Activists Host "Carnaval to Unmask Carnival" Cruise Lines (Updated)

    ​South Florida activist group 1Miami is hosting a gathering this weekend in Hialeah and Little Haiti to bring Carnival Cruise Lines to the public's attention. They say Carnival is figuratively "sinking Miami." While most associate the cruise line with family memories, bad sunburns, and tanning oil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Obama Administration Says No to Florida Ferry Service to Cuba

    ​You're going to have to wait for that romantic cruise to Havana. Under President Obama, travel restrictions to Cuba have eased from the Bush years, with new air charters opening routes from Miami and Tampa and even Texas to the island. That thaw, though, apparently doesn't include passenger boats ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Step Up 4 Trailer: Can Two Sexy Dancers Find Love In Miami?

    ​The Step Up movies all have essentially the same plot: Boy meets girl. They dance. They fall in love. They live, and dance, happily ever after. But there's something a little different about Step Up 4: It all takes place in Miami.From the looks of the trailer, released this week, the film was act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

    ​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Ships Ahoy! Celebrity Cruises Culinary Boat Rides to Set Sail

    The Millennium's Grand Buffet​Foodies, rejoice! Miami-based Celebrity Cruises is rolling out a series of culinary-inspired boat rides set to begin in March.Celebrity Cruises' lifestyle cookbook, Excite the Senses, was the inspiration for the new food-and-wine-themed luxury cruise series aptly name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Port of Miami's 2035 Master Plan Includes Manatee-Displacing Mega-Yacht Marina, Hotels

    Like it or not, the Port of Miami is in for some major changes​If you thought the Port of Miami's deep dredging project was controversial, get a load of this.Riptide has obtained a copy of the port's 2035 Master Plan. It calls for adding three new cruise ship berths, a mega-yacht marina near downt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: The Port Tunnel

    ​This week, Miami New Times published a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Port of Miami Dredge Project Rankles Even the Rich: Fisher Island Residents Pissed, Could Sue

    Fisher Island Community Association's president worries that the Port of Miami dredge will damage properties​This weekend, Port of Miami director Bill Johnson wrote to The Miami Herald to rebut "naysayers" who just don't understand what an "enviable position" the city will be in once we've blasted ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2011

    Royal Caribbean doesn't care about employees raped at sea, a lawyer says

    Fisher Island Community Association's president worries that the Port of Miami dredge will damage properties​This weekend, Port of Miami director Bill Johnson wrote to The Miami Herald to rebut "naysayers" who just don't understand what an "enviable position" the city will be in once we've blasted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Guy Fieri Partners with Carnival Cruise Lines For Burger Joint

    ​Carnival Cruise Lines announced that it will partner with Food Network host and author Guy Fieri to bring Fieri's concept of a roadside burger joint to life.Guy's Burger Joint will feature Fieri's creations, as well as a variety of sauces ranging from chipotle mayonnaise and a special barbecue sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Port of Miami Dredge Project: Environmentalists Plot Lawsuit

    Past dredge work near the Port of Miami​Unlike the giant, post-Panamax freighters that might never arrive, the deep dredging of the Port of Miami approaches with near certainty. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has promised funds, regulators have given a green light, and a Brazilian construction company ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Security at Port of Miami Stepped Up for 9/11 Anniversary

    ​Officials stress there have been no specific threats made against the Port of Miami in relation to the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, but local, state, and federal agencies will step up security at the port this weekend.

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Port of Miami expansion won't save the city's economy, experts say

    ​Officials stress there have been no specific threats made against the Port of Miami in relation to the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, but local, state, and federal agencies will step up security at the port this weekend.

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Rivers Cuomo and Crew Set Sail From Miami Aboard the Weezer Cruise on January 19, 2012

    Rivers Cuomo wants to cruise with you.​Who would've pegged Weezer's Rivers Cuomo for a cruise enthusiast? But in a YouTube commercial posted today, the emo icon appears ocean-ready (no Buddy Holly glasses) and dressed in a totally Carnival-appropriate outfit (crappy baseball cap and striped, navy ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Carnival cruise ships have sewage problems, say passengers

    Rivers Cuomo wants to cruise with you.​Who would've pegged Weezer's Rivers Cuomo for a cruise enthusiast? But in a YouTube commercial posted today, the emo icon appears ocean-ready (no Buddy Holly glasses) and dressed in a totally Carnival-appropriate outfit (crappy baseball cap and striped, navy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Bruise Cruise Festival 2012 Dates and Initial Lineup Announced

    via myspace.com/ohseesBruise Cruise vets Thee Oh Sees.​Good news for anyone who missed the chance to rock out ironically while simultaneously creeping out sunbathing Midwesterners this past February ... As our sister blog County Grind reported earier today, Bruise Cruise Festival organizers have a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    Florida Power & Light "Hid" Document, Settles with Longshoreman over Port of Miami Accident

    FPL "hid" a document to avoid liability in a serious accident, according to a Miami-Dade judge​For a company that's in the business of providing light, FPL apparently likes to keep some things in the dark.Last month a jury found Florida Power & Light partly responsible for an accident at the P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Port of Miami Sets Cruise Passenger World Record for Third Year in a Row

    ​Cruise ship tourists: they may be kind of annoying, but they're pretty damn good for our local economy. For the third year in a row the Port of Miami has set a world record for the number of cruise passengers traveling through a port. Despite the economy, that means the Port continues to exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Man Dies After Eating Cruise Ship Food

    ​In today's surprisingly light roundup of horrible things and various crimes that happened over the weekend in our fair metropolis: The Epic cruise ship is forced back to the Port of Miami after a man dies after eating food, a greyhound bus is attacked by a gunman, and the city's bond status ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Port of Miami Tunnel Project Could Be South Florida's Big Dig

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2010

    Luke's Gospel: Legalizing marijuana will fix the economy

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Scrum Bags

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Cutler Bay man smuggles cigarettes through the Port of Miami and goes to prison

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Cruise Ship Singer Laurie Miller From Expose Gets Free Plastic Surgery

    Back in May Crossfade told you about Laurie Miller, original member of the superstar girl group Expose, who brought the world hits like "Point Of No Return."We also found her website which details her current life as a performer and talks about her experience in the cruise ship industry. If you ha ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    Irish Blood

    Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Tons of Weed and Nobody to Smoke It

    Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Look Who's Third World Now

    Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Hustlin' Flow

    Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2006

    Blog of the Day

    Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    The Boat to Perdition

    Will 2006 prove friendlier for the casino cruise business?

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Screwed If By Sea

    Cruise lines throw workers overboard when it comes to providing urgent medical care.

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004

    BEST DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM

    Haiti and Cuba

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    The Cuban Kong

    What's $28 million a year and added jobs for the poorest American city mean next to big cubanismo, bro?

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Spoiled Island

    With no public input whatsoever, Miami officials have put together a deal to trade waterfront park land for massive cruise ship terminals and a lovely parking garage

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    A Hole So Foul

    Somehow no one noticed that a monstrous gash was illegally being dug into the bottom of Biscayne Bay

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Defense

    Somehow no one noticed that a monstrous gash was illegally being dug into the bottom of Biscayne Bay

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the issue of February 10, 2000

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    DeFede

    The Real Micky Arison

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Carnival? Try Criminal

    What happens when a female passenger is assaulted on a cruise ship? Not much.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    The Perfect Scam

    For the workers life is no carnival, believe it or not

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Unsafe Harbor

    If the profiteers have their way, cruise ship workers can say bon voyage to the humble Leiv Eiriksson Seamen's Center

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Goo Grief

    There's a million cubic yards of toxic sludge on the bottom of the Miami River and you may as well get used to it

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Why's Everybody Always Pickin' on Me?

    There's a million cubic yards of toxic sludge on the bottom of the Miami River and you may as well get used to it

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    There Oughta Be a Law!

    Micky Arison and other cruise industry bigwigs are pushing Congress to ship potential lawsuits overseas

  • News

    July 7, 1993

    The Man with the Biodegradable Balls

    Patrick Kane has a fish-friendly formula for people who hanker to swat golf balls into the deep blue sea

  • News

    June 17, 1992

    The Ships Hit the Fan

    Corri Barrs says there's something you should know about the garbage that's washing up on the shores of Matheson Hammock

  • News

    December 18, 1991

    Bon Voyage!

    Corri Barrs says there's something you should know about the garbage that's washing up on the shores of Matheson Hammock

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