DeSantis Suggests Rerouting Supply Ships to Florida to Avoid Bottlenecks

  • Republican, a Biden critic, offered his state’s ports to help
  • A container ship routed to Jacksonville this week led to offer
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said supply-chain bottlenecks could worsen in the coming months, as he encouraged ships to reroute to his state’s ports.

“It has the potential to get a lot worse,” he told reporters Wednesday from Titusville, Florida. “And so Florida can really be stepping up to try to ameliorate that, particularly as we get into the holiday season.”