Ports opens $3.7M Bravo runway at Ceiba regional airport
September 1, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the opening of the Bravo taxiway at the José Aponte de la Torre de Ceiba Regional Airport, following an investment of more than $3.7 million in local and federal funds. The Bravo taxiway is one of the main access points for aircraft from and to the runway during take-off […]
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11 firms interested in developing ‘spaceport’ at Ceiba airport
July 14, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced it has stirred interest from 11 aerospace firms interested in becoming a master developer of services to establish a “spaceport” at the José Aponte de la Torre regional airport in Ceiba. Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz said the Request for Information (RFI) began in March, and 27 […]
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Gov’t commissions feasibility study for commercial spaceport in Roosevelt Roads
February 7, 2019
The Puerto Rico government has signed a collaborative agreement with Florida-based RS&H Inc. to conduct a feasibility study to establish a commercial spaceport at the José Aponte de la Torre Airport, in the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba. The study will cost $75,000 and should be ready by June 30, 2019. “We believe […]
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U.S. Customs unveils new $4.7M marine unit facility in Ceiba
August 31, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, unveiled its newest operating location — the Fajardo Marine Unit — at the former Naval Facility Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba.
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Artlet Aviation signs deal with Heli-One to repair aircraft
October 5, 2016
Arlet Aviation LLC, a Puerto Rican company dedicated to servicing the local and international aviation industry announced Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Heli-One as their representative in the Caribbean area.
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MER Group opens $12M ship recycling facility in Ceiba
May 26, 2016
The Marine Environmental Remediation Group, flanked by Puerto Rico government officials, announced Wednesday the agreement to establish a new ship recycling facility in the marine port of the former Roosevelt Roads U.S. Naval Base located in Ceiba.
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Clark Realty Capital chosen to develop Roosy Roads
December 23, 2014
Nearly two years after launching its strategy to promote the establishment of projects and the development of nearly 3,000 acres that make up the former Navy Base in Ceiba, the Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority announced Monday the selection of Virginia-based Clark Realty Capital as the property’s Master Developer.
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Gov. signs law to extend life of Roosy Roads Authority
September 22, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed into law Senate Bill 110, which amends the “Law of the Authority for the Redevelopment of the Land and Facilities of the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station” to extend its term as a public corporation for an additional 30 years, or until the Authority complies with the agreements with the U.S. Department of the Navy.
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4 entities short-listed for Roosy Roads development bid
September 2, 2014
Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads, known as LRA for short, announced Sunday that four entities to move on to the final round of the process to choose a master developer for the former naval base in Ceiba.
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8 groups submit credentials to develop Roosy Roads
August 15, 2014
The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads announced Thursday that eight groups submitted their statement of qualifications in response to a Request for Qualifications published in June seeking developers for some 3,000 acres of land at the former naval base in Ceiba.
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Roosy Roads seeking RFQs to develop 3K acres in Ceiba
June 30, 2014
The Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads today published a Request for Qualifications seeking potential investors and developers for approximately 3,000 acres of lands and facilities available for a mixed use project with tourist, commercial, light industrial, educational and residential opportunities.
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Gov’t seeks RFPs for fuel tanks for Roosevelt Roads
May 9, 2014
The Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads (LRA) this week published a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking applications from entities with the credentials and expertise to improve and operate the fuel storage facilities in Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba through a lease agreement.
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Ports in talks to move National Guard air facilities to Ceiba
February 20, 2013
Talks are underway between the Ports Authority and the Puerto Rico National Guard to move the latter’s operations out of Isla Grande’s Fernando Ribas Dominicci and Luis Muñoz Marín International airports to Ceiba, to free up valuable space at the metropolitan area air transportation facilities.
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Roosy Roads Authority signs catamaran builder as 1st tenant
May 22, 2012
The Roosevelt Roads Redevelopment Authority announced Monday it has signed its first tenant, a company dedicated to building catamarans.
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