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Last week, US senators Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio introduced the\u00a0Set Sail Safely Act in an effort to restart cruises. <\/strong><\/p>\n As informed, the bill will establish a Maritime Task Force, in coordination with a Private Sector Advisory Committee, to address the health, safety, security, and logistical changes needed to allow for cruise lines and ports to resume operations. <\/p>\n Currently, cruise lines are under a No Sail Order until September 30, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Specifically, the Set Sail Safely Act would: <\/p>\n \u201cFlorida is a tourism state with thousands of jobs relying on the success of our ports, cruise lines and maritime industries. Over the past few months, I\u2019ve had many conversations with leaders at Florida ports, federal agencies, and within the cruise industry about how to ensure the safety of passengers and employees,”<\/em> Senator Rick Scott<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n “As we work to solve the coronavirus and safely reopen our economy, this legislation will support the development of guidelines needed to ensure the safe resumption of our cruise lines and port operations.”<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe cruise and maritime industries are vital to the prosperity of our state\u2019s economy, and securing guidance for safely resuming operations is a top priority of mine. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I\u2019ve been working with the Administration, officials from the state, and industry leaders to identify ways to mitigate risk in hopes of an eventual return to business,”<\/em> Senator Marco Rubio<\/strong> commented.<\/p>\n “I am proud to join Senator Scott in introducing legislation that will provide a roadmap for cruise lines and port authorities to safely resume operations, allowing our valuable tourism economy, and the people it employs, to begin to recover.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of the wider cruise community, including nearly 44,000 American travel advisors and hundreds of small and medium sized businesses in the U.S. that provide products and services to cruise lines, CLIA joins our port partners in thanking Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio for their leadership in introducing this important legislation. The cruise industry is an important economic contributor in the United States, supporting nearly half a million U.S. jobs, and over 150,000 in Florida alone, prior to the pandemic,”<\/em> Adam Goldstein,<\/strong> Global Chair, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA),\u00a0said. <\/p>\n “The senators\u2019 bill draws much needed attention to the importance of strategic dialogue between appropriate federal agencies and a broad group of public and private sector stakeholders to safely advance a resumption of cruising in the U.S. that mirrors the gradual and successful restart of cruise operations in Europe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n “America\u2019s port authorities appreciate and applaud Senator Scott\u2019s leadership in introducing a bill to establish a Maritime Task Force and a private sector advisory committee to address the myriad issues relating to resumption of U.S. cruise operations during the COVID\u201319 public health emergency,”<\/em> Christopher J. Connor, <\/strong>president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), added.<\/p>\n The post US senators introduce bill to enable resumption of cruising<\/a> appeared first on Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, US senators Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio introduced the\u00a0Set Sail Safely Act in an effort to restart cruises. 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