News / Florida ports can rescue Christmas, they claim – but will the ships come?

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Politicians from Florida are talking-up the state’s ports as the solution to the worsening congestion threatening to snarl-up imports of seasonal merchandise beyond the selling window.

They are even flashing money to entice container carriers to change course for the Sunshine state.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has issued stark warnings that children are in danger of going without Christmas presents, pointing to the rising number of ships sitting idle off the west coast – 82 as of this morning – waiting for ...