cargo /tags/cargo cargo en-US WLRN Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT Florida seaports to see a cargo boost and rebound in cruising /state/2023-02-22/florida-seaports-to-see-a-cargo-boost-and-rebound-in-cruising Cargo traffic at Florida’s 16 seaports is slightly ahead of pre-pandemic numbers, while the cruise industry is expected to return to pre-pandemic passenger counts this year. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT /state/2023-02-22/florida-seaports-to-see-a-cargo-boost-and-rebound-in-cruising Jim Turner Cargo increases at Florida ports, while cruise industry needs time to recover to pre-pandemic levels /news/2022-07-13/cargo-increases-at-florida-ports-while-cruise-industry-needs-time-to-recover-to-pre-pandemic-levels Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75% in 2021 from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Florida Ports Council report. But the cruise industry is still a year or two from regaining pre-pandemic strength. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:08 GMT /news/2022-07-13/cargo-increases-at-florida-ports-while-cruise-industry-needs-time-to-recover-to-pre-pandemic-levels News Service of Florida Amazon labor push escalates as workers at New York warehouse win a union vote /news/2022-02-18/amazon-labor-push-escalates-as-workers-at-new-york-warehouse-win-a-union-vote Amazon will face two union elections at once. Federal officials have set a union vote for Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse, coinciding with the ongoing re-do election in Bessemer, Ala. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:57:21 GMT /news/2022-02-18/amazon-labor-push-escalates-as-workers-at-new-york-warehouse-win-a-union-vote Alina Selyukh A burning cargo ship full of Porsches and VWs is adrift in the mid-Atlantic /2022-02-17/a-burning-cargo-ship-full-of-porsches-and-vws-is-adrift-in-the-mid-atlantic The Portuguese navy rescued the 22-member crew from the Felicity Ace, which was scheduled to arrive in the port of Davisville, R.I., next week. None of the crew was injured. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:36:12 GMT /2022-02-17/a-burning-cargo-ship-full-of-porsches-and-vws-is-adrift-in-the-mid-atlantic Jonathan Franklin The Ever Given Has Set Sail From The Suez Canal, Months After It Blocked The Waterway /news/2021-07-07/the-ever-given-has-set-sail-from-the-suez-canal-months-after-it-blocked-the-waterway The skyscraper-sized vessel was on its way to The Netherlands in March when it slammed into the bank of a single-lane stretch of the canal, shutting down the key global trade route for days. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:36:45 GMT /news/2021-07-07/the-ever-given-has-set-sail-from-the-suez-canal-months-after-it-blocked-the-waterway The Associated Press Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse /2021-06-21/cargo-is-piling-up-everywhere-and-its-making-inflation-worse A surge in imports is overwhelming transportation networks and testing supply chains, making life hard for small-business owners. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:31:48 GMT /2021-06-21/cargo-is-piling-up-everywhere-and-its-making-inflation-worse Scott Horsley