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57 USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS NEW CRANES, CRANE RAIL REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR PortMiami has begun the procurement process to purchase three new super Post- Panamax gantry cranes, with future contract provisions to purchase two additional cranes. In preparation for the arrival of the new cranes, the Port continues to replace and repair approximately 5,000 linear feet of gantry rails along the cargo wharf. PORT CANAVERAL Port Canaveral is looking for the Canaveral Port Authority's approval to move forward in 2018 with plans for a new multi-purpose berth on the Port's north side to be constructed with heavy-lift capacity of 2,000 pounds-per-square-foot in handle aerospace cargo and other heavy modules. The proposed land- and water-side investment will create new North Cargo Berth 8 (NCB8), to provide the infrastructure and flexibility needed to meet an increased demand for diversified cargo handling capabilities at the Port. NCB8's 900-foot seawall and planned 100-foot pier extension will be capable of handling an 850-foot ship, and the berth will be dredged to a 35-foot depth. PORTMIAMI CRUISE TERMINALS A & B Terminal A: Currently under construction, Royal Caribbean's new 170,000 square- foot passenger terminal is a $247 million public-private partnership nicknamed the "Crown of Miami," because of its unique shape—the design evokes the points of a crown when viewed from the water, and the "M" of Miami is visible when viewed from the east or west. Terminal B: This new passenger terminal will accommodate Norwegian Cruise Line's 5,000-passenger vessels homeporting at PortMiami. The 166,000 square-foot ter- minal will have a smooth exterior finish like the surface of a pearl. PORT EVERGLADES • Currently at the forefront of the Port's award-winning 20-Year Master/Vision Plan are efforts to deepen and widen the Port's navigational channels, major expansion of the Southport container terminal complex, extension of cruise ship berthing and modernizing of cruise terminals. • The Port Everglades Navigation Improvements Project, which gained the go-ahead from U.S. Congress in late 2016, moved forward in 2017 in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • The federal government is funding $198.8 million of the channel project's $389.2 million cost, with the Port and State of Florida underwriting the rest. • The first portion of the channel project entails reconfiguring of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, which will allow for widening of channel in that area, allowing larger ships to pass each other as they move to and from cargo and cruise berths. • Design is estimated to be completed by spring 2018 with construction to be finished in mid-2021. • Simultaneously, improvements to the outer entrance chan- nel, inner entrance channel and main turning basin to a 48-foot depth (plus 2 feet of overdraft) from the channel's present project depth of 42 feet are scheduled to be com- pleted by fall of 2024. • Separately, the Port is continuing to progress with its $424 million Southport Turning Notch Extension project— the largest cargo-related expansion in Port Everglades' nearly 90-year history—eyeing completion by 2021. By lengthening the quay area to 2,400 feet from its present 900 feet, up to five new berths will be created; as many as six new super-post-Panamax cranes are to be added; and the seven existing gantries at Southport will be upgraded to a 65-ton lift capacity.

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