Catamaran builder Brian Hall wants to revive a route from Florida that was popular in the 1950s.

Spurred by new US moves to improve relations with the Caribbean island, Hall says he is ready to go as soon as he gets permission, Reuters reported.

"My partners and I are ready to start operating as soon as we get the go-ahead," said Hall, president of CubaKat, an affiliate of Fort Lauderdale yard KonaCat.

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