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The Iran Conflict and Its Impact on the Cruise Industry

The Strait of Hormuz closure stranded six cruise ships and disrupted deployments across multiple regions. This edition covers operations, mid-term Gulf capacity decisions, and elevated marine fuel costs.

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Q4 2025 Earnings: Record Highs and a Reset

FY 2025 was the strongest year in modern North American cruise history for the two largest operators. This edition examines record results, the Caribbean capacity test, balance sheets, fleet strategies, and destinations.

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The federal Maritime Action Plan outlines a strategy to rebuild the U.S. Maritime Industrial Base—including up to 100 Maritime Prosperity Zones. Here is what port leaders should watch as implementation unfolds.

Projects Section

BA Portfolio Highlight

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Port Galveston Cruise Terminal 10

Galveston Wharves Cruise Terminal is a two story, 160,000 square-foot terminal building designed to maximize cruise terminal operations while creating a welcoming environment for passengers and crew...

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Nassau Cruise Port Global

BA’s design for the waterfront features a completely transformed Port and Welcome Center, additional mega berths to accommodate the largest cruise ships in the world...

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Port Miami Terminal A

BA was commissioned by RCCL as the architect of record for the new flagship state-of-the-art high-tech Terminal A...

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Port Tampa Bay Channelside Strategic Master Plan

Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. BA, in conjunction with the Renaissance Planning Group, is preparing a Master Plan of the Tampa Port Authority’s Waterfront Properties...

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Ocean Cay Marine Reserve

Ocean Cay was a 5-year design-build project that BA led as the prime consultant. The ultimate vision for Ocean Cay was to reinvent what a cruise destination island should be for its guests...

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PortMiami Terminal B

Terminal B accommodates cruise vessels of more than 5,000 passengers, and features new technology to support quicker and more efficient embarkation and disembarkation processes, as well as expedited security screening and luggage check-in...