"IPort Canaveral ingelinye lamachweba amaningi eFlorida nasezweni lonke elibhekene nezinselelo ezinkulu zezezimali njengoba ukuhamba kwabagibeli bezitimela kumile futhi inani lempahla yezentengiselwano alikhuphuki ngokushesha okwanele ukuqeda imisebenzi elahlekile," kusho uCapt CEO uCapt John John Murray.
Namuhla, EPort Canaveral ujoyine nabaholi bamachweba angama-69 abamele umfelandawonye obanzi wamachweba ase-US, iziphathimandla zamachweba ombuso, kanye nezinhlangano zamachweba ukunxusa amaLungu eCongress ukuthi ahlinzeke ngosizo oluphuthumayo emachwebeni aseMelika athintwe kakhulu wubhadane lwe-COVID-19.
Ochungechungeni lwezincwadi ezithunyelwe namuhla kubuholi beNdlu yase-US, iSenate kanye ne-Administration, abaqondisi bamachweba kanye nabaphathi be-CEO bachaze ukukhathazeka kwabo okuphuthumayo ngenkinga yezomnotho amachweba aseMelika abhekene nayo kanye nezinselelo ezandayo zokugcina isimo sabo sokulungela. Abasayinile itheku bamele isigaba esigcwele sezindawo zokuhambisa amandla ezomnotho ezisebenza e-US East Coast nase West Coast, esifundeni sonke seGulf Coast, nase-US Territories yaseGuam nase-US Virgin Islands.
Abaholi be-Port bakhiphe isikhalazo kubenzi bezinqubomgomo zikahulumeni ukuthi ngenkathi amachweba aseMelika ebaluleke kakhulu ekusekeleni impendulo yesizwe Ubhubhane lwe-covid ukugcina uphethiloli, ukudla kanye nempahla ebucayi ihamba ezweni lonke, lawa machweba abalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi i-United States iyakwazi ukusheshe ilulame ezinkingeni zomnotho ezikhona manje.
"Amachweba alwela ukulawula umthelela lo bhubhane onawo emandleni ethu okuqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu obalulekile njengezindlela zokuhweba," kusho uCapt. Murray. "Amachweba, njengezikhumulo zezindiza, adinga usizo oluphuthumayo ukugcina isimo sethu silungele futhi siqinisekise ukuthi siyakwazi ukuqhubeka neqhaza lethu ekuvuseleleni umnotho wesizwe."
Ngenxa yesifo esiwumshayabhuqe se-COVID-19, ukulahleka kwemikhumbi ePort Canaveral ngenxa yeNo-Sail ye-Centers for Disease Control yemizila yokuhamba ngomgwaqo kube nomthelela omkhulu ethekwini nasemphakathini wezokuvakasha owandisiwe, ikakhulukazi iningi elincane amabhizinisi afaka, amahhotela endawo, izindawo zokudlela nezinkampani zezokuthutha. Imiphumela emibi yezomnotho ebonisiwe esifundeni sonke saseCentral Florida kanye nase State of Florida isiyonke ijulile. Ucwaningo lokuntengantenga kwezomnotho olusanda kuqedwa yi-BREA ezinze ePhiladelphia (Business Research and Economic Advisors) luveze izilinganiso ezimbi kakhulu, iPort Canaveral izoba nokulahlekelwa ngamaphesenti angama-79 kwabagibeli bemali okuholele ekulahlekelweni kwemali engaphezulu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.7 kuyo yonke iFlorida; Ukulahleka kwemisebenzi okwenziwa minyaka yonke okungu-16,000 ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $ 560 kumholo olahlekile; kanye, nokulahleka okungamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-46 emalini etholwa nguhulumeni neyasekhaya.
Ngokuya ngocwaningo lwemithelela yezomnotho echwebeni lwango-2018, ubhadane lwe-COVID-19 lungaholela ekulahlekelweni okuqondile kwemisebenzi eyi-130,000 emachwebeni ase-US.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the loss of cruise operations at Port Canaveral due to the Centers for Disease Control's No-Sail Order for cruise lines has had a profound impact on the port and the local and extended tourism community, particularly the many small businesses including, local hotels, restaurants, and transportation companies.
- In a series of letters sent today to US House, Senate and Administration leadership, the port directors and CEOs outlined their urgent concerns for the economic crisis US ports are facing and the increasing challenges of maintaining their state of readiness.
- Port leaders issued an appeal to federal policymakers that while America's seaports have been vitally important in supporting the nation's response to the COVID pandemic keeping fuel, food and critical supplies moving throughout the country, these same ports are crucial to ensuring the United States is able to quickly recover from the current economic crisis.
