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Democrats, Republicans join forces to advocate for Florida ports
A bipartisan team from the Florida congressional delegation is banding together to form a "ports caucus" to push the interests of the state's seaports in the nation's capital. Florida's 15 ports are "huge economic generators — folks here are...
Tags: Corrine Brown, Republican Party, Politics, Natural Resource Industry, Broward County
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Submarine prowls waters off Fort Lauderdale beach
Viewed from 500 feet up in a small Cessna, the vessel plowing across the ocean below looked like a tug towing a barge. But upon closer inspection, pilot Ken Kaltman recognized the distinctive low profile of a sleek black submarine. "We were a little bit...
Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Military Equipment, Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach
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Cocaine-filled coconuts shipped through Port Everglades
Customs agents thought something didn't seem right with the coconuts that arrived at Port Everglades. When they looked closer, they found 90 of them were hollowed out and stuffed with pounds of cocaine. The routine inspection of a container of produce...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Trials, Dominican Republic, Punishment, Fort Lauderdale
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Princess to offer summertime Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale in 2014
Sun SentinelPrincess Cruises announced recently it will offer summertime Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale in 2014 after a four-year hiatus. From May to September, Caribbean Princess will sail from Port Everglades to the Western and Eastern Caribbean on a...Tags: Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Princess Cruises
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Broward expects 13M tourists this year
Broward County tourism officials are betting on 13 to be a lucky number this year. With hotel occupancy trending up, the successful launch of a winter campaign and summer promotions now underway, local tourism officials are predicting another bumper...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Cruises, Holland America Line, Air Transportation Industry, Broward County
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Four stowaways nabbed in freighter off Fort Lauderdale
Coast Guard inspectors performing a routine security check of a freighter offshore Fort Lauderdale recently came upon some surprise passengers: four men huddled among shipping containers in the vessel's belly. They were stowaways from Honduras,...
Tags: Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Fort Lauderdale
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Princess offers up 'world of savings' through April 30
Sun SentinelPrincess Cruises is offering a “world of savings” in its latest sale that gives cruisers up to $700 in discounts on airfare for two, as well as free onboard credit. The sale runs through 11:59 p.m. PST on Tuesday April 30 and is valid on...Tags: Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Princess Cruises
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5 questions with Port Everglades director of business development
Broward County's Port Everglades last year became Florida's busiest seaport for international cargo shipped in metal containers, the most lucrative part of the shipping business. The port's trade with the world reached $24 billion in value, and Port...
Tags: Everglades, Port of Long Beach, Broward County, Everglades National Park, Brazil
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Alliance gets top mention
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance was recognized with the 2013 Excellence in Economic Development Award (population greater than 500,000), by Business Facilities Magazine. It is the publication's highest honor. Among the Alliance activity that was...Tags: Fort Lauderdale
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Business events this week
This week Today Lunch & Learn - Poised to Impress, noon, Pompano Beach CRA Business Resource Center, 50 NE First Street, Pompano Beach. Presented by: Elaine M. Simmons, Exclusive Corporate Image, LLC. $15 incudes lunch. 954-586-1132 Build Your Total...Tags: Small Businesses, Lebanon, U.S. Department of Commerce, Deerfield Beach, North Africa
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Exporting opportunities
Ann Bacher from the the U.S. Department of Commerce will present a seminar called Export University 201: Market Opportunities in Jordan, Lebanon and North Africa on Wednesday at Port Everglades Auditorium. Bacher, a regional senior commerical officer...Tags: U.S. Department of Commerce
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Suspect accused of stealing from cruise ship crew mates
A 27-year-old cruise ship crew member was arrested as he disembarked the Celebrity Eclipse at Port Everglades on Saturday, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Huanhuan Shen -- a Chinese national who worked aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines...
Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Theft, Royal Caribbean International
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