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Milestones: Miami, Montreal

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PortMiami, the world’s busiest cruise port, again surpassed the 4 million mark for cruise passengers traveling through its facilities in the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2013. Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon officially inaugurated the start of a new year of activity at the Port of Montreal today by presenting the Gold-Headed Cane to Captain Vijayendra Gurukant Chodankar, of India, master of the Federal Spey, the first ocean-going vessel to enter the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2014. 


Miami: PortMiami Remains World's Busiest Cruise Port with More than 4 Million Passengers Last Year

PortMiami, the world’s busiest cruise port, again surpassed the 4 million mark for cruise passengers traveling through its facilities in the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2013.
 
PortMiami processed 4,030,356 multi-day passengers last fiscal year. Additionally, 48,173 single-day passengers traveled between PortMiami and the Bahamas on daily service.
 
Port Director Bill Johnson said the 2013 cruise season was one of PortMiami’s best with the addition of two new cruise brands – Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Disney Cruise Line – and the arrival of three new build ships: Carnival Breeze, Celebrity Reflection and Oceania Riviera.
 
"Last year marked our greatest fleet expansion ever in a single cruise season," Johnson said. "Looking ahead, 2014 promises to be yet another banner year. We are anticipating a surge in cruise traffic with close to 5 million cruise passengers traveling through PortMiami in the coming year."
 
New for the 2014 Cruise Season is MSC Cruises. The Mediterranean brand, which began sailing one of its newest ships, MSC Divina, from Miami last month. Additionally, PortMiami will welcome Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Getaway, in February.
 
Both the MSC Divina and the Norwegian Getaway will homeport year-round at PortMiami.
 
Montreal: Port of Montreal Celebrates 175th Gold-Headed Cane Presentation Ceremony

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) President and CEO Sylvie Vachon officially inaugurated the start of a new year of activity at the Port of Montreal today by presenting the Gold-Headed Cane to Capt. Vijayendra Gurukant Chodankar of India, master of the Federal Spey, the first ocean-going vessel to enter the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2014. The Federal Spey left the Port of Maceió, in Brazil, on December 14. It crossed the Port of Montreal's limits on January 1 at 2 p.m. Her arrival underlines the fact that the Port of Montreal is open year-round to all ocean-going vessels.

The event also allowed the MPA to recognize the work of Corporation du Saint-Laurent Central pilots Daniel Perron and Michel Lavallée who brought the vessel safely into port.

The MPA held a special celebration this year to mark the 175th Gold-Headed Cane presentation ceremony and the 50th anniversary of year-round navigation on the St. Lawrence River to and from Montreal. The ceremony brought together numerous representatives of the maritime industry and Montreal's business and cultural communities as well as political figures including Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre.

"This ceremony allows us to thank and pay tribute to all of our partners and the entire maritime transportation industry that participates in and contributes to port activity in Montreal," Ms. Vachon said.
 

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