Futures of Port of Miami, MIA are bright, directors say

18.03.2010

Despite the international economic downturn, the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport -- key drivers of the South Florida economy -- reported 2009 results that were down but still relatively good compared to other parts of the United States.

Speaking at the annual State-of-the-Ports briefing Wednesday in Miami, Bill Johnson, director of the Port of Miami, pointed out Miami was ``the busiest cruise ship port in the world'' with more than 4.1 million passengers in 2009. That was slightly off the 2008 figure.

 Container movement through Miami was down 2.6 percent, a figure considerably better than ports such as Long Beach (down 20 percent), Los Angeles (off 10 percent) and Port Everglades (down more than 19 percent), the port director said.

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