Port COVID-19 Update

[Page Updated: May 28, 2020  2:31 PM]

Port Everglades is open and operational. We are focused on keeping the Port functioning efficiently so fuel and cargo continue to be delivered as quickly as possible into the marketplace.

During the coming weeks, you may notice cruise ships anchored offshore, or coming into the Port for short stops to pick up fuel and supplies. All mariners, including all crew members from any commercial ships, or as directed by Customs and Border Protection, must stay on board their vessels.

Port users and visitors are reminded to:

• Wear a facial covering when providing essential services or visiting essential businesses.
• Observe social distancing by staying at least six feet from other people. Do not gather in groups and stay out of crowded places.
•  Practice good hygiene by washing your hands regularly with soap and water, and to stay home if you are sick.  

Port Everglades would like to thank our customers, tenants and Broward County residents and visitors for their patience and cooperation during these difficult times. 

• Holland America Line's Zaandam Repatriation Plan 
• Port Everglades Statement from the Port Director [March 16, 2020  5:18 PM] 
• Port Everglades Statement from the Port Director [March 12, 2020 4:48 PM]

To help keep Port users, tenants, Port staff and residents informed, we have provided direct links to various agencies with useful information:

Business Resource Assistance

Local

• Broward County hotline: 954-357-9500 (8 am - 8 pm, 7-days a week)
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Resources & Insights (This downloadable PDF includes applications, checklists and FAQs)
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Free Assistance for Nonprofits and Businesses - a new resource, the South Florida Emergency Response Program, powered by Axis South Florida, in partnership with Microsoft, Citi, and nationally-recognized business accelerator gener8tor. Businesses and nonprofits in Broward and Miami-Dade counties affected by COVID-19 can sign up for free assistance in English and Spanish at www.axishelps.org/generator. These programs will feature daily webinars designed to identify, understand, and help small businesses secure resources to withstand the current crisis. One-on-one meetings will also be available. For more information, visit www.gflalliance.org or www.axishelps.org/generator.

• All of South Florida has now entered Phase I of reopening. The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber has partnered with the City of Fort Lauderdale to produce a guide and checklist filled with recommendations to help businesses and organization open safely and successfully.
  Download the Guide
  Download the Checklist   

• The Broward County Council of Chambers hosted the webinar “Back to Business: How to Safely & Successfully Reopen Your Organization” on May 18. If you were unable to attend the live webinar, a recording is now available.
  Watch the Webinar

Federal

• Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application
• Express Bridge Loans
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

State

• Florida Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Resource Center
• Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan
• Florida Short Time Compensation Program
• Business Damage Assessment Survey

U.S. Coast Guard MSIBs

• 20-006, Port Conditions for Heavy Weather
• 07-20, Change 2 - COVID-19 Port and Facility Operations - Change 2
• 02-20: Change 4
• 02/20: COVID-19 CH3 Novel Coronavirus Update (Change 3)
• 06/20: COVID-19 Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death
• 07/20: COVID-19 Port and Facility Operations
• 08/20: COVID-19 Mariner Credentials
• 09/20: COVID-19 Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation
• 10/20: COVID-19: Guidance for Maritime Operations on Compliance with Federal Drug Testing Requirements
• 11/20: Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers
• 12/20: COVID-19 - Vessel and Facility Response Plans
• 13/20:  COVID 19 - Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC(r)) Operations
• 14/20: COVID-19: Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extensions

Center for Disease Control Orders

• No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation; Notice of Modification and Extension and Other Measures Related to Operations
• Attestation for Non-Commercial Travel or Crew Transfers Pre-Approval of NSO Response Plan (pdf 97kb)

TSA Extends TWIC Expiration Date

The Transportation Safety Administration issued an Exemption to Extend the Expiration Date of Certain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials notice on April 10, 2020. For TWICs expiring between March 1, 2020, and July 31, 2020, the exemption extends the validity of a TWIC for 180 days for an individual whose TWIC would otherwise expire during the effective period of the exemption, which remains in effect through July 31, 2020. TSA may extend this exemption at a future date depending on the status of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) National Emergency.

• TWIC Exemption Notice (PDF 152kb)
• TWIC Exemption FAQs (PDF 548kb)

COVID-19 Health Information

• Broward County Coronavirus Information & Updates 
• Report violations of Emergency Orders in Broward County to 3-1-1 or 954-831-4000
• State of Florida 24/7 Coronavirus Hotline: 866-779-6121, email: COVID-19@flhealth.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  800-232-4636
• CDC Recommendations for Cruise Travelers
• Centro para el Control y la Prevencion de Enfermedades 
• Enfermedad de Coronavirus
• Florida Department of Health Broward County 954-412-7300
• Manténgase informado sobre COVID-19 866-779-6121
• Broward County Issues Emergency Order 20-08 (April 29, 2020) - County opens some parks and public spaces
• Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
• City Event Cancellations 

Cruise & Ferry Line Links

• Balearia Caribbean
• Carnival Cruise Line
• Celebrity Cruises
• Costa Cruises
• Cunard Line
• Holland America Line
• Princess Cruises
• ​Royal Caribbean
• Silversea

NAMEPA Parent Survival Series

North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) To support parents during this challenging time NAMPEA is providing weekly lesson plans with built-in activities (30-minute lessons) for students K-12 that will not only enrich a child’s education, but also broaden their interest in the marine environment.

• Week 1 – The Earth has one big ocean with many features
• Week 2 - – The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth
• Week 3 - The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate
• Week 4 - The ocean made Earth habitable
• Week 5 - – The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems

FAQs

Who determines if a cruise ship can enter and disembark passengers and crew at Port Everglades?

Any decision by Broward County on whether to allow any passenger vessel to enter Port Everglades will be determined once more information is available in consultation with a Unified Command made up of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Port Everglades Pilots Association, Broward Sheriff’s Office Departments of Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue, Broward County Emergency Management and the Broward County Port Everglades Department.  

Why are there so many ships on offshore?

During the coming weeks, you may notice cruise ships anchored offshore, or coming into the Port for short stops to pick up fuel and supplies. All mariners, including all crew members from any commercial ships, or as directed by Customs and Border Protection, must stay on board their vessels.

Port Everglades doing to prevent coronavirus from spreading in the cruise terminals?

In addition to cleaning the cruise terminals before and after each ship sailing, we have taken extra precautions by designating at least one terminal worker in each terminal to wipe down and disinfect all surface areas on a continuous basis while cruise guests are in the terminals. This includes sanitizing escalator handrails, elevator buttons, counter surfaces, seating, etc. Port Everglades terminal workers are cleaning and disinfecting using EPA corona-virus fighting cleaning products. The cruise lines have arranged to also use an electrostatic disinfectant sprayer with patented technology to disinfect our cruise terminals.