JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis made the pitch for ships to head to Florida during a news conference on Tuesday morning.
“We’re here. We have capacity,” DeSantis said.
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The governor said the ports will offer incentive packages to get ships to come here.
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.@GovRonDeSantis in Jacksonville making the pitch for ships to head to Florida, "we're here, we have capacity" - says ports will offer incentive packages to get ships to come here. pic.twitter.com/iuu5hZNFjn
— Christopher Heath (@CHeathWFTV) October 19, 2021
Dozens of ships remain off the coast of Los Angeles due to a bottleneck in the city’s ports.
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