General Press Releases

The Port of San Diego is pleased to welcome Carnival Cruise Line as the official cruise line sponsor for the 2026 Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom. Carnival will support event promotion and have a presence throughout all Big Bay Boom programming. “We...

Media Contacts: Brianne Page, bpage@portofsandiego.org , 619.348.1518; Larry Blumberg, ceo@fleetweeksandiego.org , 619.665.8807 Planning for the 2026 Port of San Diego Big Bay Boom fireworks show over San Diego Bay is underway. As part of the efforts...

The Port of San Diego is a proud sponsor of the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights taking place on Sunday, December 14, 2025 and Sunday, December 21, 2025. As one of San Diego’s favorite holiday traditions for 55 years, the dazzling boat parade welcomes...

The Port of San Diego has graduated two more cohorts of the award-winning Portside Community Academy. The Academy hosted two groups of participants between September and November 2025, culminating this week in a joint graduation ceremony during a...

The Port of San Diego has earned high marks for its leadership in clean air and community collaboration, according to a new national grading of U.S. ports’ environmental performance, The Clean Ports Report Card. The Port was recognized for its strong...

MV Jean Anne Becomes First Ro-Ro Vessel and Pure Car Carrier Commissioned for Shore Power in the U.S. The Port of San Diego and Pasha Automotive Services, an independent subsidiary of The Pasha Group, have successfully commissioned a roll-on/roll-off...

The Port of San Diego honors two local nonprofits, Community Rowing of San Diego and SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) with Anchors of Excellence Awards for the month of November. Community Rowing, based in National City, is honored for...

WHO: As a champion of the safekeeping of San Diego Bay, the Port of San Diego is teaming up with California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC), California State Parks, California Coastal Commission, and Clean Harbors to collect expired marine flares...

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has approved an Option to Lease Agreement with The Rustic for a full-service restaurant and bar with indoor and outdoor seating, live indoor music, and dock and dine at a site on the Embarcadero known...

Circulate San Diego is the Port of San Diego’s Anchors of Excellence awardee for October. The San Diego-based nonprofit organization is honored for its continued service to the public in the areas of transportation and connectivity. Port Chair...

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners approved a proclamation at its October 14 meeting recognizing October 2025 as “Celebration of the Arts Month” in support of National Arts and Humanities Month. “The Port is proud to be a longtime...

The Port of San Diego will contribute $800,000 from its Maritime Industrial Impact Fund (MIIF) towards the City of San Diego’s Logan Heights Library Air Filtration Project. The total project cost is over $1.5 million. The Port created the MIIF to...

As part of its commitment to protecting the environment and reducing maritime emissions in portside communities, the Port of San Diego is hosting two community conversations this fall to seek input on next steps for its Maritime Clean Air Strategy...

As a port of communities and an economic engine in the region, the Port of San Diego is hosting its annual workshop, How to do Business with the Port. The workshop is designed to help local and small businesses navigate through the process of...

The Port of San Diego is seeking artists to apply to develop artwork as part of a new splash pad that will be installed at Portwood Pier Plaza in Imperial Beach. The Port and the City of Imperial Beach have been making a series of improvements to the...

The Port of San Diego is kicking off its 2025-2026 cruise season with longtime homeport partner Holland America Line. This season offers 107 different voyages and is expected to welcome 389,000 passengers to the region. “We’re excited to set sail on...

The Port of San Diego is celebrating yet another win. For the fourth consecutive year, the Port has earned Platinum-tier recognition in the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) annual Diamond Awards. The Diamond Awards honor employers that...

Port of San Diego President and CEO Scott Chadwick has appointed Matthew Vespi as the Port’s new chief administrative officer. Vespi has over 20 years of public sector experience including oversight of human resources, information technology...

The Port of San Diego is celebrating Green Port Month throughout September by highlighting the progress, projects and people supporting the Port’s environmental initiatives. Since 2008, the Port has recognized September as Green Port Month to help...

The Imperial Beach based nonprofit The Friends of San Diego Wildlife Refuges is the Port of San Diego’s Anchors of Excellence awardee for September. The organization is honored for its continued service to the public in the areas of sustainability...

The Port of San Diego is honored to receive the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Budget from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The award, a first for the Port of San Diego, represents a...

The Port of San Diego has implemented and is making significant progress on 80 percent of the objectives outlined in its Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS), according to the latest MCAS Highlights Report. These efforts have led to notable decreases...

The Brigantine, Inc., which now operates The Fish Market and Top of the Market on North Harbor Drive along the Embarcadero, is proposing to invest approximately $25.5 million to redevelop and modernize the site while keeping the signature Fish Market...

The Port of San Diego is planning to place approximately 2,200 cubic yards of natural sand at Kellogg Beach in September to help maintain and protect the beach from natural erosion. Kellogg Beach is a public beach located on the southwestern...

The Chula Vista based nonprofit Living Coast Discovery Center is the Port of San Diego’s Anchors of Excellence awardee for August. The organization is honored for its continued service to the public in the areas of sustainability, environmental...

The Port of San Diego and USS Midway Museum are making progress on the Freedom Park at Burnham Navy Pier project. On August 12, the Board of Port Commissioners awarded an approximately $2.6 million contract to Condon-Johnson Associates to perform...

The Board of Port Commissioners has renewed the Port of San Diego’s agreement with Protea Property Management, Inc. (Protea) for Seaport Village. In April 2018, the Port entered into an agreement with Protea for management and operation of Seaport...

The Port of San Diego has released the sixth edition of its Blue Economy Incubator (BEI) Highlights Report, which features the program’s impact in numbers, a growing list of worldwide partnerships, and local, national and international media coverage...

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has approved a one-year pilot project for $250,000 with VoltSafe Inc. through its Blue Economy Incubator (BEI). As a leader of the region’s blue economy, the Port of San Diego established its Blue...

On August 26, 2025, the Port of San Diego is holding a second community meeting in Barrio Logan on an upcoming project that will make improvements to the southeastern waterfront area of César Chávez Park. The Port of San Diego is seeking community...