Port Tampa Bay

Cruise ships that have been stuck in port since the pandemic struck are starting to trickle back into Florida. But Tampa Bay won't see any cruise lines return until the fall.

Port Tampa Bay officials say that cruises won’t likely return until fall at the earliest -- or possibly even 2022.

Amid reports of widespread outbreaks on cruises earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that travelers avoid cruise ships around the world, given the “very high” risk of becoming infected or spreading coronavirus.

Port Tampa Bay issued its annual “state of the port” report this week. It’s a snapshot of how the port was doing before the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida’s ports are asking for help from the federal government for heavy losses related to the cornavirus pandemic.Since March, cargo traffic at…

As cases of coronavirus continue to pop-up on cruise ships, the U.S. State Department is urging travelers - especially those with underlying medical…

The Diamond Princess cruise ship is currently quarantined in Japan because of 175 confirmed cases of the coronavirus — the infectious disease the World…

Paul Anderson says the 2020s will be a decade of growth for Port Tampa Bay. He can see that growth from his fourth-floor office in Tampa’s Channelside…

2019 was a busy year for Port Tampa Bay. Florida’s largest port set a record for cruise passengers and welcomed cargo ships from Asia. CEO Paul Anderson…

Starting next year, cruise passengers at Port Tampa Bay will go through a new weapons detection scanner.HEXWAVE is built by Vancouver-based Liberty…

Port Tampa Bay set a new record for cruise ship passengers in 2018. Container cargo traffic was also up last year. In its annual State of the Port report,…

A group of Florida maritime businesses say a nearly 100 year old federal law is essential to the state’s ports. Those companies are working together to…