| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-046 | NCDOT release, Mar. 16, 2020: Ferry Division 'strengthening procedures' until further notice: increased cleaning; employees required to wash hands regularly; passengers asked to remain in their vehicles for the voyage; CDC guidance posted; recital of the Governor's emergency declaration and school-closure and gathering orderN.C. Ferry Division Strengthens Protections During COVID-19 Outbreak | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division; Director Harold Thomas | North Carolina (NCDOT Ferry System: Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, Neuse and Cape Fear routes)State | Mar. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-047 | NCDOT release, Mar. 18, 2020: visitors not allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries from 5:00 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 under the Hyde County emergency declaration; visitor reservations cancelled and refunded; only residents, property owners, workers, vendors and service providers may board; county law enforcement at terminals to check identificationHyde County Restricts Visitation to Ocracoke Island Beginning March 19 | Hyde County Board of Commissioners (emergency declaration), implemented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division | North Carolina (Hyde County; Ocracoke Island; Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes)County | Mar. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Emergency declarationTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-048 | NCDOT release, Mar. 19, 2020: new ferry schedules effective Friday, Mar. 20, 2020 on all routes (Currituck-Knotts Island three round trips; Hatteras-Ocracoke eleven departures; Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke two or three; Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora reduced; Southport-Fort Fisher closed for construction) until further notice; Ocracoke-bound ferries closed to visitors under the Hyde County declarationN.C. Ferry System Adopts Alternate Schedules During COVID-19 Outbreak | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | North Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)State | Mar. 19, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102 | NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouragedCOVID-19 Business Continuity Plans - Operating Status; Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (Maritime Buildings restricted to essential… | North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of Transportation | North Carolina (Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City; Charlotte Inland Port)State | Mar. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chain | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-050 | NCDOT release, Apr. 28, 2020: 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry cancelled due to COVID-19 (28,600 riders in 2019); vehicle ferries continue with passengers asked to remain in vehicles or stand six feet apartPassenger Ferry Contract Canceled for 2020 Summer Season | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry, Ocracoke Express)State | Apr. 28, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051 | NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apartN.C. Ferry Service to Increase Starting Saturday | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | North Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)State | May 22, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052 | NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshmentsOcracoke Express Passenger Ferry Set to Resume Service Friday | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials) | North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)State | July 2, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Capacity limitTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053 | NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coveringsNCDOT Reports Six Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Pamlico Sound Ferry Staff | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | North Carolina (Pamlico Sound routes: Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke)State | Dec. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-054 | NCDOT release, Sept. 2, 2021: five Hatteras-route employees positive and isolating for at least 14 days; Hatteras-Ocracoke round trips reduced from 60 to 44 from Sept. 3, 2021 until normal schedules can safely resume; Currituck-Knotts Island suspended Sept. 4-6, 2021; employees and passengers required to wear face coverings inside vessels and terminal facilities regardless of vaccination status per CDC and TSA requirementsNCDOT Reports Five Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Hatteras Ferry Staff | North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division | North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke route; Currituck-Knotts Island route)State | Sept. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |