奥巴马政府恢复美国与前冷战劲敌古巴之间的商业轮渡运作，向美古两国关系正常化又迈进了一步。
美国财政部向至少四家公司发放了执照，准予在佛罗里达州南端至哈瓦那的150公里航道上运载乘客和货物，其中三家公司在佛罗里达。
此外，美国捷蓝航空公司星期二宣布，该公司将从7月开始在纽约市和哈瓦那之间提供包机服务。
1959年古巴共产党革命爆发之前，美国和古巴之间的轮渡一直正常运作。
The Obama administration has taken another step forward in its efforts to normalize relations with Cuba by restoring commercial ferry services between the former Cold War rivals.
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued licenses to at least four companies to ferry passengers and cargo along the 150 kilometer route from the southern tip of Florida to Havana. Three of the companies are based in Florida.
In a related story, U.S.-based airliner Jet Blue announced Tuesday it would provide charter flights between New York City and Havana beginning in July.
Ferry service between the U.S. and Cuba was commonplace in the years before the 1959 communist revolution.
