Gov. DeSantis Announces Fla. National Guard Is Being Deployed to Ports Impacted by Strike to Maintain Order and, if Possible, Resume Operations

DeSantis Now we have ░░░░░░░░ situation where you have ░░░░░░░░ ports are being shut ░░░░░░░░ across the East Coast ░░░░░░░░ the Gulf Coast of ░░░░░░░░ United States This has ░░░░░░░░ potential of really disrupting ░░░░░░░░ hurricane recovery and of ░░░░░░░░ the people who were ░░░░░░░░ of the storm And ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ right to try to ░░░░░░░░ the recovery that our ░░░░░░░░ victims are undergoing We ░░░░░░░░ to accelerate the recovery ░░░░░░░░ do all we can ░░░░░░░░ make that happen What ░░░░░░░░ going on in this ░░░░░░░░ stoppage will negatively impact ░░░░░░░░ distribution of cargo and ░░░░░░░░ will include perishable foods ░░░░░░░░ equipment home goods electronics ░░░░░░░░ apparel vehicles vehicle parts ░░░░░░░░ steel as well as ░░░░░░░░ essential construction and hurricane ░░░░░░░░ At Port Everglades in ░░░░░░░░ Florida about 41 percent ░░░░░░░░ businesses at two of ░░░░░░░░ five terminals will be ░░░░░░░░ At Port Miami strike ░░░░░░░░ affect about 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ the port s cargo ░░░░░░░░ at three of its ░░░░░░░░ terminals And at Jacksport ░░░░░░░░ one third of the ░░░░░░░░ particularly international container volumes ░░░░░░░░ international vehicle volumes will ░░░░░░░░ impacted This could lead ░░░░░░░░ indeed if it goes ░░░░░░░░ longer will lead to ░░░░░░░░ supply chain disruptions This ░░░░░░░░ cause delays in the ░░░░░░░░ of critical goods and ░░░░░░░░ will result in inventory ░░░░░░░░ Economic forecasts show that ░░░░░░░░ every 36 hours this ░░░░░░░░ is equal to one ░░░░░░░░ of supply chain disruptions ░░░░░░░░ we have time for ░░░░░░░░ of disruptions given all ░░░░░░░░ s happened in communities ░░░░░░░░ Florida and throughout the ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ get this stuff here ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible so ░░░░░░░░ people can get back ░░░░░░░░ their feet So as ░░░░░░░░ work hard to recover ░░░░░░░░ Hurricane Helene we have ░░░░░░░░ of houses that are ░░░░░░░░ substantial repairs or complete ░░░░░░░░ We know that these ░░░░░░░░ harms to our residents ░░░░░░░░ not acceptable Our residents ░░░░░░░░ reliable steady supply of ░░░░░░░░ and building materials to ░░░░░░░░ their families fed and ░░░░░░░░ their homes and businesses ░░░░░░░░ so we have a ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ to do everything we ░░░░░░░░ to avoid mitigate or ░░░░░░░░ these disruptions that will ░░░░░░░░ a negative impact on ░░░░░░░░ people of Florida So ░░░░░░░░ are ships that have ░░░░░░░░ to do with with ░░░░░░░░ these negotiations They may ░░░░░░░░ a place to be ░░░░░░░░ to come and we ░░░░░░░░ want to send the ░░░░░░░░ you can come to ░░░░░░░░ state of Florida You ░░░░░░░░ Port Manatee can can ░░░░░░░░ some of these ships ░░░░░░░░ fact there s a ░░░░░░░░ that s got a ░░░░░░░░ of steel that would ░░░░░░░░ used for things that ░░░░░░░░ need that may end ░░░░░░░░ being rerouted So Florida ░░░░░░░░ open We want to ░░░░░░░░ our resources to be ░░░░░░░░ to get all this ░░░░░░░░ to the market so ░░░░░░░░ people are able to ░░░░░░░░ what they do We ░░░░░░░░ 16 different deep water ░░░░░░░░ We will work with ░░░░░░░░ to get critical commodities ░░░░░░░░ shore and promptly plugged ░░░░░░░░ the supply chain At ░░░░░░░░ direction the Florida National ░░░░░░░░ and Florida State Guard ░░░░░░░░ be deployed to critical ░░░░░░░░ affected to maintain order ░░░░░░░░ if possible resume operations ░░░░░░░░ would otherwise be shut ░░░░░░░░ during this interruption Florida ░░░░░░░░ of Transportation is coordinating ░░░░░░░░ with seaport rail and ░░░░░░░░ partners to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ are prepared and positioned ░░░░░░░░ to limit disruptions to ░░░░░░░░ supply chain and other ░░░░░░░░ should this continue.”