Digital Media: Everett, Everglades
Port of Everett Launches New User- and Mobile-Friendly Website
The Port of Everett has improved and re-launched its website in an effort to continue to meet the information needs of its constituents, and also to catch up with the latest digital technologies.
The enhanced website features:
- User-friendly navigation, organized by port business line
- Mobile and tablet optimization
- Integrated social media feed
- Two homepages: www.portofeverett.com and www.portofeverett.com/marina
- Homepage prominence of popular topics, such as financial information, capital projects, community outreach, environment and facility rentals
- Easy access site "quick links"
- Click-to-call capability
- Cloud hosting
"The website is our No. 1 communication tool with our residents, and we are committed to ensuring the site is transparent, easy to navigate on all devices and stays relevant in an ever-changing digital climate," said Lisa Lefeber, the port’s director of public affairs. "To achieve this, we are taking a modern day approach to the site structure and content display, along with hosting our website on the cloud."
In recent years, the port found that the majority of its web visitors were accessing information from mobile and tablet devices.The new website is compatible with a wide variety of devices, from desktop formats to mobile gadgets.
The port also feels that hosting the site on the cloud allows for system redundancy, resiliency and information preservation, as well as the ability to keep up with technology updates.The previous site was housed on the port’s servers, which limited its ability to adapt to new web features.
Port Everglades Goes Digital with Online Cruise Guide and New Cruise App
Photo/Port Everglades
Port Everglades is making it easier and more convenient for cruise guests to plan their next ocean-bound vacation with an online version of the Cruise Guide and a new, user-friendly cruise app for mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads.
The 2015 Port Everglades Cruise Guide features 120 pages of detailed descriptions and photographs for each of the 41 ships sailing from the South Florida cruise port. Along with the sailing schedule, the Cruise Guide provides transportation information, embarkation and disembarkation procedures, security regulations, maps and directions, and pre- and post-cruise vacation ideas in Greater Fort Lauderdale. The print version of the 2015 Port Everglades Cruise Guide will be available in November.
Developed for mobile devices using Apple Inc.'s iOS operating system, the CruiseSchedule Port Everglades App provides detailed information on all cruise lines and their ships sailing from the South Florida powerhouse cruise port. Features include:
- Fully searchable cruise schedules
- Arrival/departure times with associated cruise terminal
- Complete sailing itineraries listing each ship’s ports of call
- Scroll and zoom itinerary route maps for each cruise ship
- Deck plans and ship specifications for all cruise ships
- Contact information for cruise lines, customs and parking
- Port map includes cruise terminals and parking areas
- Turn-by-turn GPS navigation to all terminals and parking facilities
To download the free app, visit the iTunes Store. An application for mobile devices supported by other operating platforms, such as Android and Windows, may become available at a later date based on demand.
