Port of Palm Beach

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...

When your business is a boat, it's easy to relocate. Easy, unless you are your boat is in Rhode Island and your new job is in West Palm Beach. Then it becomes a voyage of 1,000-plus miles, which captain Addison Closson has just accomplished. On May 8,...

Gov. Rick Scott came to visit the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board last week, prepped with a positive message about our economy, job growth and education. And he took a host of questions about insurance premiums, the Internet sales tax, gay marriage, gun...

President Obama swooped into South Florida for a couple of hours on Friday to tout a tunnel project at PortMiami as a great example of how to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, create jobs and boost the economy. Port officials from around the...

Officials at the Port of Palm Beach were informed last week that operations of the Black Diamond casino ship were temporarily suspended until further notice, port spokeswoman Julie Houston Trieste said. The ship's operator, Jupiter-based Black Diamond...

Officials at the Port of Palm Beach were informed Tuesday that operations of the Black Diamond casino ship were temporarily suspended until further notice, port spokeswoman Julie Houston Trieste said. The ship's operator, Jupiter-based Black Diamond...

The Black Diamond offers day cruises that depart 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays, and evening cruises that begin 7 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cruises last about five hours, and...

Several new cruise ships will call South Florida ports home in the 2012-13 cruise season, and they're sporting many bells and whistles for local cruisers to experience. Other not so new ships will also make a first appearance, including Celebrity...

Get the latest results for today's federal, state and county races. President 5852 of 6088 precincts reporting Barack Obama 49.9% 3,977,167 Mitt Romney 49.2% 3,924,092 Gary Johnson 0.5% 42,123 Jill Stein 0.1% 8,382 Roseanne Barr 0.1% 7,708...

To hear historian James Ponce tell it, you'd think you were back in Old Florida — when Henry Flagler built the luxury Breakers hotel in an area known for farmhouses, when a fire burned the hotel down likely from "a newfangled curling iron" left...

More than 600,000 voters in Broward and Palm Beach counties are shut out of some elections this year, deprived of any say in who will run key parts of county government and represent them in the Florida Legislature. It's all very legal. The culprit is...

It is no surprise that snorkeling and South Florida have always been a perfect match. It's a recreational activity that showcases the beauty of our water and its diverse native wildlife while providing an escape from the oppressive heat. Here are a...