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Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-073 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

PortMiami COVID-19 Update (county release, Mar. 18, 2020)

COVID-19 Update: PortMiami continues to work closely with its partners

Miami-Dade County, Office of the Mayor and PortMiami · PortMiami (Miami-Dade County Seaport Department) (County)

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Context, not an order

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The record

Jurisdiction
PortMiami (Miami-Dade County Seaport Department) · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Miami-Dade County Code ch. 28A; PortMiami Tariff No. 010
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13 (lay berth fee waiver effective) (read as 2020-03-13)
End
cruise cessation continued under the CDC No Sail and Conditional Sailing Orders (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureTravel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • cruise lines
  • cargo terminal operators (Seaboard Marine, South Florida Container Terminal, Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company)
  • port users
Functions reached
  • TV cruise operations ceased at PortMiami
  • PT cargo terminal hours
  • CB cruise passengers, ground transportation, provisioning and terminal labor
  • OP tariff charges
Character
context
Collection
Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

On the cargo side, Port users are encouraged to contact the terminals directly for hours of operations: Seaboard Marine, South Florida Container Terminal, and Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company. On the cruise side, the lines have voluntarily ceased sailings for at least 30 days. Miami-Dade County has agreed to waive all lay berth fees for those cruise ships home-ported alongside effective Friday March 13th.

Enforcement

Administrative (tariff waiver by the County)

Notes

Documents the cessation of cruise sailings at PortMiami from March 13, 2020 and the County's tariff action; the No Sail Order (FED-A) made the cessation compulsory from March 14, 2020.

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