Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado said that the fuel farm crisis currently threatening operations in Miami is an opportunity to “bring the port into the 21st century.”

As previously reported by Cruise Industry News , the port’s bunker depot, which is privately owned and located on nearby Fisher Island, was sold to a real estate developer in late September.

In a statement published by Miami’s Community News , Regalado noted that the county’s Board of Commissioners has been working to find a solution for the issue.

“That problem is real, but it also gives us a chance to do better. We can use this moment to modernize the port and bring it fully into the 21st century,” she added.

“We all agree that energy independence is essential. Miami-Dade needs a long-term, predictabl

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