PortMiami's $345M Expansion Supercharges Florida Trade Hub

MIAMI — PortMiami's ambitious 2035 Master Plan is propelling Florida's southern gateway toward explosive growth, with cargo traffic projected to double over the next decade and cruise passengers surging alongside new mega-terminals. Backed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, the port has secured over $97 million in state and federal funding in the past five years for its Capital Improvement Program, including $19.5 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for Berth 10 and $22 million from the Florida Department of Transportation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a shore power program launched in June 2024.

A centerpiece is the $345 million Cruise Terminal G complex for Royal Caribbean Group and Celebrity Cruises, where groundbreaking occurred recently with Mayor Levine Cava in attendance. Delivered by the Lemartec-NV2A joint venture with Perez & Perez Architects, this LEED-certified facility on a single berth will handle up to 7,000-passenger Icon-class ships, featuring a multi-level parking garage and intermodal center for completion in late 2027. Nearby, MSC Cruises' Terminal AA gained a third berth after opening its airport-style terminal in April 2025, while Berth 10 construction — due fall 2028 — adds docking capacity. A seven-year North Bulkhead reconstruction starts in 2027, rebuilding six cruise berths sequentially each summer.

Cargo operations are ramping up too, with the port's 520-acre site expanding its fleet beyond 13 electric ship-to-shore gantry cranes and finishing phase two of its electric rubber-tire gantry crane program with South Florida Container Terminal for higher stacking and efficiency. A new cold storage facility with X-ray tech, built with Miami International Airport, began construction mid-2025 to speed perishable goods. AI innovations via the Miami-Dade Innovation Authority are tracking containers, trucks and predicting congestion with computer vision. Past feats like the $1 billion Deep Dredge to -50/-52 feet and Port Tunnel solidify Miami's supply chain edge.