Washington, Oct 24, 2024 (AFP) - US court overturns fines levied on cruise ships for using Cuban ports

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2024-10-24

A US appeals court has overturned a 2022 ruling that found four cruise lines had to pay millions in compensation for using docks in Cuba that had been confiscated from their private operator during the country's Communist revolution. Carnival, MSC SA, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian lines had been ordered to pay $109 million each, plus court costs, to Havana Docks, an American company that held the concession at what is now the Havana Cruise Port T......

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