The majority of Florida ports, including Tampa and Sarasota, were closed to all vessel traffic on 8 October in anticipation of Hurricane Milton, according to Reuters.
Additionally, several South Carolina terminals, such as Charleston, began enforcing navigation restrictions.
Milton weakened into a Category 4 hurricane, moving on Tuesday toward the east-northeast with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour (230 km/h) before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, according to the National...