The PortMiami Deep Dredge Project was a project that expanded PortMiami by dredging the bay to allow new, larger cargo ships to enter the port. The project was related to the " New Panamax " project that was completed in 2016 that involved a major expansion of the Panama Canal . The port, which was 42 feet deep, was dredged to 50 feet in depth to allow the new Super Post Panamax megaships to enter. This project also coincided with the Port Miami Tunnel project, which was completed in 2014, that allows trucks to bypass Downtown Miami, resulting in twice the traffic capacity to the port. The ports of New York , Norfolk , and Baltimore have already undergone these projects. The Deep Dredge, along with port facility improvements such as the addition of two new large gantry cranes , made PortMiami capable of berthing even the next largest container vessels in the world, the Maersk Triple E Class , which has a draught of 48 feet (15 m) and is nearly 200 feet (61 m) wide, and was completed in 2015.
45-587: PortMiami is the closest US port to the Panama Canal, making it the most desired port for the new ships using the Panama Canal. Other ports competing for government funding in similar projects include Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, and ports in Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah and Charleston. Aside from Miami being the only southeastern port that had given a nominal price for the project (180 million),
90-832: A bike lane for bicyclists and rollerbladers. Hollywood has 32 public (and charter) schools and 24 private schools. The public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools . Broward County operates 24 public schools, consisting of four high schools, six middle schools, and 14 elementary schools. The public high schools in Hollywood are Hollywood Hills High School , McArthur High School , South Broward High School , and Sheridan Technical College and High School . The public middle schools include Apollo Middle School, Attucks Middle School, Driftwood Middle School, McNicol Middle School, Olsen Middle School, and Beachside Montessori Village. Hollywood
135-417: A broadwalk that extends about 2.5 miles along the ocean. Parking is available on side streets or in garages for a fee, and public trolleys run through the day. Restaurants and hotels line the broadwalk, along with a theatre, children's playground, and other attractions, including bicycle-rental shops, ice-cream parlors, souvenir shops, and a farmer's market. The broadwalk is used for walking and jogging, and has
180-599: A ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean . The button malfunctioned, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter. Bay Mabel Harbor was dedicated on February 22, 1928. Many of South Florida's local women's clubs agreed that the port needed a new name to better represent
225-558: A certain load to fit properly in the port. The expansion was planned to increase main navigational channels from 42 feet (13 meters) to 50 feet (15 m), and to deepen and widen both the Entrance Channel and parts of the Intracoastal Waterway . The project was planned to be completed in 2028, create approximately 4,789 construction jobs and 1,491 direct jobs locally, and cost $ 509.6 million. In February 2020,
270-528: A museum ship from 1968 until 1970. Besides RMS Queen Elizabeth , Port Everglades has been used to dock many notable and famous ships. In 2004, Queen Mary 2 completed her maiden voyage and her maiden transatlantic voyage at Port Everglades. In the 21st century, Port Everglades has been the homeports for four of one of the largest passenger ships in the world, the Oasis -class ships. In December 2009, Royal Caribbean International began using Port Everglades as
315-535: A project by 2014, estimating that it will take 18 months to complete. It is also estimated that this project could double Miami's cargo business in the next 10 years as well as creating over 30,000 permanent jobs for Miami, which currently has a very high unemployment rate. In 2010 the port supported 176,000 jobs and $ 17 billion annually. This project had been advocated greatly by PortMiami Director Bill Johnson as well as Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado , and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez , as well as other elected officials. It
360-541: A series of world record for most cruise passengers in a single day. On December 21, 2003, the port hosted a world record of 15 cruise ships, processing 44,108 passengers. On March 20, 2010, there were 53,365 passengers. On December 20, 2015, there were 53,485 passengers. On March 13, 2016, there were 55,885 passengers. On December 1, 2019, there were 55,964 passengers. 26°05′10″N 80°06′55″W / 26.086022°N 80.115287°W / 26.086022; -80.115287 Hollywood, Florida Hollywood
405-611: A week of shows at the historic Diplomat Hotel in 1987 and featured aerial footage shot over Hollywood, Florida. Episode 15 of season six of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos featured scenes shot in the vicinity of the Hollywood Beach Marriott along Carolina Street. The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is the exterior of the police substation in the TV show The Glades . The comedy series Big Time in Hollywood, FL
450-890: Is a city in Broward County, Florida , United States. It is a suburb in the Miami metropolitan area . The population of Hollywood was 153,067 as of 2020, making it the third-largest city in Broward County, the fifth-largest in the Miami metropolitan area, and the 12th-largest in Florida . The average temperature is between 69 and 83 °F (21 and 28 °C). In 1920, Joseph Young arrived in South Florida to create his own "Dream City in Florida". His vision included
495-745: Is a man-made seaport. The port was originally dredged from Lake Mabel, a natural body of water that was a wide and shallow section of the Florida East Coast Canal system. In 1911, the Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution that called for a deep-water port. The port was originally intended to ship produce to the North and the West. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out
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#1732783323860540-548: Is a self-supporting enterprise fund of the Broward County government, with operating revenues of approximately $ 151.7 million in Fiscal Year 2022. The port does not rely on local property taxes for operations. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is approximately $ 33 billion annually. Approximately 216,000 statewide jobs are impacted by the port, including nearly 9,600 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades. Port Everglades
585-434: Is also supported by local media. The World Trade Center Miami argued that the funding necessary to complete the project is only a small fraction of the $ 3 billion in federal aid rejected by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to improve rail infrastructure between New York City and New Jersey. In March 2011, governor Rick Scott amended the $ 77 million loan needed to go ahead with the project. The funds were not included in
630-568: Is headquartered in Hollywood. Since 1991, the Invicta Watch Group , a manufacturer and marketer of timepieces and writing instruments, has been headquartered in Hollywood, where it also operates its customer-service call center. According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, its top employers are: Guided tours along the Intracoastal Waterway are common in Hollywood. The waterway, parallel to
675-411: Is in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5 to 6 miles (8.0 to 9.7 km) of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood has a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification Af ), with long, hot, humid, and rainy summers and short, warm, and dry winters. As of 2000, Hollywood had the 75th-highest percentage of Cuban residents in
720-494: Is one of the busiest cruise/passenger ports in the world. It accommodates major cruise lines such as Princess , Royal Caribbean , Holland , Disney , and Celebrity , among others . Over 3 million cruise passengers pass through the port each year (FY2023/2024). Port Everglades has a large economic impact on Broward County. In FY2019, the Port generated over $ 32 billion in economic activity and more than 219,000 statewide jobs. As
765-434: Is said, and a few fainted." Young had a vision of lakes, golf courses, a luxury beach hotel (Hollywood Beach Hotel, now Hollywood Beach Resort), country clubs, and a main street, Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood was severely damaged by the 1926 Miami hurricane ; local newspapers reported that it was second only to Miami in losses from the storm. After Young's death in 1934, the city encountered other destructive hurricanes, and
810-477: Is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport , the nation's 22nd-busiest airport. Broward County Transit operates several bus routes that pass through the city, such as the 1 on US 1 (federal highway). It is also served by Tri-Rail stations at Sheridan Street and Hollywood . The Hollywood Police Department is an entity within the city government tasked with law enforcement in Hollywood. The television game show Hollywood Squares taped
855-516: Is the #1 seaport in Florida by revenue as well as one of the top container ports in the state. Port Everglades is consistently ranked among the top three multi-day cruise homeports in the world with 702 ship calls and 1.72 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2022, and the #2 petroleum port in Florida with 588 ship calls and 125.8 million barrels. Port Everglades is composed of land within three municipalities, Hollywood , Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach and unincorporated Broward County. Port Everglades
900-555: The Disney Magic currently homeported there. The terminal's exterior design is based on Disney's original homeport at Port Canaveral , while the interior features a Finding Nemo theme. This port began embarking guests on November 20, 2023. Seatrade Insider named Port Everglades "World's Top Cruise Port" for 2010. Between 2009 and 2016, Port Everglades was named Best U.S. Homeport by Porthole Cruise Magazine several times. Port Everglades' growth has also been marked in
945-476: The Obama Administration 's new budget, they were instead taken out of a $ 7 billion Florida transportation fund. Rick Scott announced this at the same time he declined a $ 2.4 billion grant to fund the proposed Florida High Speed Rail system. In 2011, Obama cut the $ 75 million of funding that was supposed to pay for half the cost of the two mile dredging. Rick Scott flew to Panama in 2011 to witness
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#1732783323860990-736: The US Army Corps of Engineers approved a new phase of expansion for Port Everglades with the deepening and widening of the port's channels. The project received federal authorization in December 2016 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. The port served ships from Europe and South America that were too large to fit through the Panama Canal , but the ships still had to be under
1035-456: The "Condo Salute." The residents blow horns, ring bells, or wave scarves, and the ships often respond by blowing their horns back. Ships sail from Port Everglades year-round, but the peak season for cruise travel from Port Everglades is from November to April, with most itineraries sailing to the Caribbean . Port Everglades was once home to RMS Queen Elizabeth when she was laid up as
1080-516: The Intracoastal Waterway. A large power plant was installed, and when the city lights went on for the first time, ships at sea reported that Miami was on fire, and their radio alarms and the red glow in the sky brought people to the rescue from miles around. Prospective purchasers of land were enticed by free hotel accommodation and entertainment, and "were driven about the city-to-be on trails blazed through palmetto thickets; so desolate and forlorn were some stretches that many women became hysterical, it
1125-845: The Lake Mabel Cut, which opened the New River to the sea and created access for small boats. In 1924, the founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, Florida, Joseph Wesley Young , bought 1,440 acres (5.8 km ) of land adjacent to the lake. He then created the Hollywood Harbor Development Company. Three years later, the Florida Legislature established the Broward County Port Authority. On February 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for
1170-560: The Panama Canal expansion. The completion date was July, 2015. Port Everglades Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale , Florida, located in Broward County . Port Everglades is one of South Florida's foremost economic engines, as it is the gateway for both international trade and cruise vacations. In 2022, Port Everglades was ranked the third-busiest cruise homeport, accommodating more than 1.72 million passengers. Port Everglades' cargo sector has been climbed up
1215-545: The Southport Turning Notch Extension (STNE) project, its largest capital improvement project in the Port's history. The existing deepwater turn-around area would be lengthened by 1,500 feet, from 900 feet to 2,400 feet. The lengthening makes it possible for up to five new cargo ship berths to be added. Additionally, existing gantry crane rails will be extended, and three new super-post-Panamax container gantry cranes were manufactured to supplement
1260-637: The U.S., at 4.23% of its population, and the 65th-highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York .) It also had the 57th-highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% (tied with Locust Valley, New York ), and the 20th-highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% (tied with several other areas). Before it dissolved, Commodore Cruise Line and its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line were headquartered in Hollywood. Aerospace and electronics parts manufacturer HEICO
1305-464: The amount of this federal money Bill Johnson is seeking to fund the Deep Dredge is 75 million. In Dec. 2010 then Governor elect Rick Scott , promised to reignite the state's economy and spur job growth, visited the port to learn about the project, but did not take a side. He said that "It appears to make all the sense in the world" but also said "I don't support any earmarks,". If Miami does not get
1350-444: The beaches of the Atlantic Ocean stretching westward with man-made lakes, infrastructure, roads, and the Intracoastal Waterway . He wanted to include large parks, schools, churches, and golf courses, all industries and activities that were very important to him. After Young spent millions of dollars constructing the city, he was elected its first mayor in 1925. The town quickly became home to northerners known as " snowbirds ", who fled
1395-426: The development of Hollywood, an early example of the planned communities that proliferated in Florida during the real-estate boom of the 1920s: During the early days of development here, 1,500 trucks and tractors were engaged in clearing land and grading streets; two yacht basins, designed by General George Washington Goethals , chief engineer in the construction of the Panama Canal , were dredged and connected with
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1440-484: The distance dredged was less than that of other ports, at 2.5 miles. As of December 2010, the port had already secured $ 17.5 million from the state and $ 120 million from the county for the project, which has been authorized by Congress. One notable issue is opposition to the use of state and federal earmarks , which the port had been seeking to use to get the funding. GOP leaders in Congress are attempting to ban earmarks;
1485-610: The expansion. The STNE also replaced 8.7 acres of an existing mangrove conservation easement with a 16.5-acre mangrove upland easement. In June 2017, Port Everglades received approval to purchase the three new gantry cranes and in June 2018, Port Everglades Chief Executive Steven Cernak gave the approval to begin manufacturing three "Super Post- Panamax " gantry cranes to increase the port's cargo volume. Each crane, manufactured by ZPMC , cost $ 13.8 million, and measures 175 feet tall. They were expected to arrive in 2020. Port Everglades
1530-453: The funding and the dredging is not done by 2014, South Florida may lose trade traffic to nearby ports such as Freeport , a foreign port in the Bahamas , which is already 50 feet. Four ports in Florida are being considered for expansion, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, and Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. With the correct funding, PortMiami estimated that it would be capable of completing such
1575-596: The home port for Oasis of the Seas . In late 2010, she was joined at Port Everglades by her sister ship, Allure of the Seas . In April 2017, Port Everglades became the homeport for Harmony of the Seas from April 2017 until May 2019. and in 2022 the Wonder of the Seas made her debut sailing from Port Everglades. In November 2018, Celebrity Edge performed her maiden call at Port Everglades. In anticipation of her arrival, Port Everglades invested $ 120 million into
1620-651: The north during the winter and then escaped the south during the summer. By 1960, Hollywood had more than 2,400 hotel units and 12,170 single-family homes. Young bought up thousands of acres of land around 1920, and named his new town "Hollywood by the Sea" to distinguish it from his other real-estate venture, "Hollywood in the Hills", in New York. The Florida guide , published by the Federal Writers' Project , describes
1665-526: The ocean, allows people to explore nature and observe their surroundings. Young Circle, named after the city's founder, is surrounded by shops, restaurants, and bars. A Food-Truck Takeover occurs every Monday, during which dozens of local food trucks offer a variety of cuisines, including Cuban, Venezuelan, Mediterranean, Mexican, Jamaican, and Peruvian, in addition to barbecue, burgers, gourmet grilled cheese, and desserts. Hollywood has about 60 parks, seven golf courses, and sandy beaches. Hollywood Beach has
1710-491: The port received $ 29.1 million from Congress for the Intracoastal Waterway portion of the expansion; a section of the Waterway would be widened by 250 feet and be completed by 2023. The remaining funds, estimated up to $ 437 million, is expected to arrive at the end of 2021 and fund the deepening portion of the project, now scheduled to be completed between 2024 and 2026. In May 2017, Port Everglades received approval to begin
1755-429: The port's first-ever brand-designed cruise terminal at Terminal 25, the largest investment that Port Everglades has made towards any cruise terminal at the port. With this development, it is expected that Celebrity Cruises will bring about 500,000 travelers to Port Everglades. Disney Cruise Line's second homeport was chosen at Port Everglades' Terminal 4. The terminal exclusively serves Disney Cruise Line ships, with
1800-449: The rankings based on its operational performance among 348 seaports in the world. The port is also one of Florida's main seaports for energy products including gasoline, jet fuel , and alternative fuels . The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products. Port Everglades distributes fuel to 12 Florida counties and supplies jet fuel to four international airports. The Port Everglades Department
1845-456: The region. They held a name changing contest, and the name Port Everglades was selected. The reason for this was as follows: "The gateway to the rich agricultural area embraced in the 4,000,000 acres (1,600,000 hectares) at the Port's very backdoor." The container handling capacity of the port was increased with a new 41 acres (17 hectares) terminal, completed in 2010. The expansion increased Port Everglades' freight handling area by 15%. In 2015,
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1890-473: The state of Florida. This resulted in a total of $ 809,333 taxes collected on the state and local level. In 2017, Port Everglades was also ranked America's second-largest port for exports to Cuba, behind Port of Brunswick in Georgia . Condominium residents who live in buildings next to the channel of Port Everglades often bid bon voyage to cruise ships as they embark on their voyages from Port Everglades with
1935-619: The stock market crashed, causing personal financial misfortunes. Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017, causing damage and power outages in Hollywood. 12 residents of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died of heat exposure. Four nursing-home staff were charged with negligence and manslaughter. Charges were dropped against the 3 nurses and the nursing home chief was acquitted. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity created Rebuild Florida, an initiative to provide aid to citizens affected by Irma. Its initial focus
1980-656: The third-busiest cruise homeport in the world, it directly affects the region's tourism industry, with more than 3.89 million cruise passengers arriving in 2019 According to a 2015 study, 62% of surveyed passengers stayed in South Florida for at least a night prior to their cruise and 21% arrived at their cruise directly from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport . 21% of surveyed passengers stayed in South Florida after their cruise. In Fiscal Year 2022, Port Everglades generated over $ 33 billion in business activity. The port also generated over 216,000 jobs throughout
2025-603: Was its Housing Repair Program, which offered assistance in rebuilding families' homes. The program prioritized low-income vulnerable residents, such as the disabled, the elderly, and families with children under five. The program had varied results across the state, with hundreds of citizens claiming they were left without help. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 30.8 square miles (80 km ), of which 3.46 square miles (9 km ) are covered by water (11.23%). Hollywood
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