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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?
Ports

Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, the maritime community braces for a devastating blow. Maritime historian Sal Mercogliano‘s

October 9, 2024
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
USCG Cutter at sea under a dark sky
Marine Weather

FEMA Fumbles Again: Naval Resources Left Idle in Hurricane Milton Response

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) As another intense storm barrels down upon us—this time Milton, a hurricane of record-breaking intensity heading directly

October 8, 2024
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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces the deployment of the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard in response to the ongoing ILA port strike, October 3, 2024.
Ports

Florida Governor DeSantis Deploys National Guard to Ports Amid Longshoremen Strike

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced plans to deploy the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to ports affected by the ongoing International

October 3, 2024
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Sunday, October 2, 2022
Hurricane Ian Pollution
Environment

Hurricane Ian Dumped Raw Sewage Into Florida Waterways

By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) Floridians reeling from widespread power outages and a deadly surge of water following Hurricane

October 2, 2022
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Deepened JAXPORT Ready to Take On Bigger Ships
Ports

Deepened JAXPORT Ready to Take On Bigger Ships

JAXPORT, aka the Port of Jacksonville, and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to mark the

May 25, 2022
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Monday, January 24, 2022
Florida Ports: A Sunny View of The Container Trades
Ports

Florida Ports: A Sunny View of The Container Trades

Sometime around early October, the ports in Florida, spearheaded by a reinvigorated Florida Ports Council (FPC), began strutting their stuff- encouraging cargo

January 24, 2022
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Florida Governor DeSantis Says State’s Ports Open and Ready to Take On More Cargo
Ports

Florida Governor DeSantis Says State’s Ports Open and Ready to Take On More Cargo

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Florida’s ports are open and ready to meet holiday demand as some of the nation’s top container ports from the

October 20, 2021
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Thursday, July 29, 2021
cruise ships in miami
Cruise Ships

Florida to Provide Ports with $250 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault have announced plans to allocate $250 million in COVID-related

July 29, 2021
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