Tampa port seeks car ferry service to Cuba

[Judi Lynn]

Tampa port seeks car ferry service to Cuba
By Robert Green Robert Green – Wed Mar 16, 6:13 pm ET

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – The Port of Tampa hopes to start passenger and car ferry service between Tampa and Cuba under President Barack Obama's relaxed travel restrictions, a port spokesman said on Wednesday.

"There has been interest by some companies in starting the service," said spokesman Andy Forbes.

He said one of those companies was United Caribbean Lines of Orlando, which has applied to the United States to operate ferry service between Cuba and Tampa, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

"We're waiting for approval and could start as early as this fall," United Caribbean Chief Executive Bruce Nierenberg said in a telephone interview.

The Cuban government would also have to agree to the deal.

More:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110316/us_nm/us_usa_cuba_ferry

[dipsydoodle]

1. Presumably

they'll pay import duty on entry and reclaim on exit ?. I don't see how they'd otherwise be allowed to land. In doing so they'd I guess they'd invoke the wrath of the US government for effectively suporting the Cuban regime.

Odd one this. :shrug:

Any ideas ?

:hi: