COVID-19 threatens 169,000 maritime jobs; Florida’s ports seek federal aid COVID-19 threatens 169,000 maritime jobs; Florida’s ports seek federal aid August 6, 2020 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment From Port Everglades, PortMiami and the Port of Palm Beach, to several other ports around the state, cruise lines halted sailings and cargo operations slowed substantially as a result of the coronavirus.