CDC Says Test Cruises Can Start With Volunteer Passengers to Prove They re Covid Safe
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An aerial view from a drone shows Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea cruise ship docked at Port Miami on March 2, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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The U.S.-based cruise ship industry will need to prove it can operate safely with test cruises and volunteer passengers before normal operations can begin, the Centers for Disease Control said in a statement on Wednesday. All cruise volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated and must agree to be tested for covid-19 three to five days after their journey.
Here are current dates of suspensions in place by major cruise lines, and the earliest dates those cruise lines are scheduled to resume departures from ports in the United States. Several cruise lines operating in Europe and Asia resumed services last fall but suspended them when infection counts began to surge again. They are beginning to restart operations as more people get vaccinated. As .
South Florida Counties, Cities Navigate Governor s Lifting of Covid Restrictions Under the governor s order, private businesses can still impose restrictions on their own, and local officials are encouraging them to continue to require safety precautions By NBC 6 Digital Team •
Published May 5, 2021 •
Updated on May 5, 2021 at 6:27 pm
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Officials in South Florida are working to help residents and visitors know what to expect now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across the state.
DeSantis signed into law on Monday freshly passed legislation giving him sweeping powers to invalidate local emergency measures put in place during the pandemic including mask mandates, limitations on business operations and the shuttering of schools.
South Florida Container Terminal ready for gateway growth
South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) is nearing completion of its three-year modernization project to prepare for future growth. The project focused on transforming the land into a more sustainable operation with new, electric rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes and added cargo storage space using a densification model which allows 2.5 times more usability in the container yard than before.
Mark Baker, Director of SFCT said “We’ve designed the terminal to help logistics flow smoother to Florida customers while being quieter, cleaner and safer for our Labor partners and neighboring communities. We can handle more cargo in a smaller footprint while still serving larger ships with our 50’ depth and electric gantry cranes. Our new fleet of rubber tire gantry (RTG) cranes represents the first container terminal in the US with a 100% electric fleet with zero emissions in the container yard.”