In March, Commissioner Raquel Regalado asked the county to study either bringing aircraft fuel to the airport by train or constructing fuel facilities at the airport that would be accessible by rail. The Commission’s ongoing conversations with the Florida East Coast Railway is all part of the cargo master plan and reconfiguring of the cargo area to make room for bigger airplanes and better utilize cargo space.
A Miami-Dade committee just deferred Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s call to reject an unsolicited proposal and instead directly negotiate with the joint venture to build and run a vertical air cargo hub at Miami International Airport (MIA), where cargo demand is rising. Members of the Airports and Economic Development Committee argued for more time to
With the completion of PortMiami’s deep dredge and Florida East Coast Railway’s on-dock intermodal rail projects, PortMiami is now positioned as the most reliable, convenient and efficient global hub on the North American East Coast. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
Attributing the continued growth to more than $1 billion of completed capital infrastructure projects, Miami has been ranked among the fastest-growing seaports in the nation by trade industry experts. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE