Puerto Rico to get $1.2M in federal ferry boat program funding
August 14, 2025
Part of $175M awarded nationwide to improve and expand ferry services. #NewsismyBusiness
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Central gov’t transfers former ferry terminal to Municipality of Fajardo
December 31, 2024
To achieve the transfer, the central and municipal governments entered negotiations with the Federal Transportation Authority. #NewsismyBusiness
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HMS Ferries–Puerto Rico transported 1.5M passengers in 2024
December 13, 2024
The ferry operator said the result is “a new annual high reached before 2025.” #NewsismyBusiness
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HMS Ferries transports 1.25M passengers during Q3
October 21, 2024
The system is expected to exceed the 2023 annual record of 1.5 million passengers before the December holidays. #NewsismyBusiness
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$41.7M Ceiba terminal project, new ferries to improve service
October 7, 2024
Puerto Rico’s ferry fleet will expand with four vessels to improve service to Vieques and Culebra. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Urban Train upgrades to be ready by December with new fare system
September 18, 2024
Free rides will continue until the new Automatic Fare Collection System is implemented, with “fare capping” planned for 2025. #NewsismyBusiness
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HMS Ferries – Puerto Rico reports record ridership growth
June 19, 2024
The operator saw 14% increase in passengers from January to May. #NewsismyBusiness
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Work begins on ports for ferry service between Mayagüez, San Pedro de Macorís
March 26, 2024
Baleària’s plans call for launching daily service between the ports, transporting up to 1,000 people and 400 vehicles per trip. #NewsismyBusiness
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Baleària plans to launch Puerto Rico/DR ferry service in 2024
December 7, 2023
The Spanish maritime company plans to invest $100 million in launching the new maritime line, which includes building port infrastructure in both Caribbean ports. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Ferry postpones Culebra nonresident fee collection
December 1, 2023
An extended registration period aims for a smooth transition. #NewsismyBusiness
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‘El Isleño’ ferry back on rotation to cover Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime routes
June 17, 2021
The “El Isleño” ferry, which was out of rotation for two months in a dry dock in the neighboring island of St. Thomas, has rejoined the Ceiba/Vieques/Culebra maritime route, after getting $1.1 million in repairs, Maritime Transportation Authority confirmed. The heavy-duty vessel has a capacity for 208 passengers and approximately 22 vehicles, MTA Executive Director […]
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Maritime Transportation Authority activating plan to move cargo to Vieques, Culebra
March 12, 2021
The Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority will activate an alternate plan effective today to address challenges to move cargo that arose recently after the “Isleño” ferry was removed from the route between Ceiba and the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra. MTA Executive Director, Mara Pérez-Torres, said “Isleño” had an anomaly in one of its […]
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Maritime Transportation Authority confirms start of new ferry route to Vieques
March 5, 2021
The Maritime Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the start of a new ferry route connecting the town of Ceiba with the island municipality of Vieques’ Mosquito Pier. This route will shorten the time it takes to connect the islands in half, to 20 minutes each way, the agency said. Initially, the trips will be limited to […]
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HMS starts transition of operations of the Cataño-San Juan ferry route
February 2, 2021
As part of the “systematic and complex” handover of procedures of Puerto Rico’s maritime transportation service, HMS Ferries announced the start of the process to transition operations on the Cataño-San Juan ferry route. “During the Transition Phase, we will be working on the systematic transfer of the maritime transportation service in Puerto Rico. During this […]
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Gov’t picks HMS Ferries to manage Puerto Rico’s ferry system
November 9, 2020
Two years after launching its search for a company to take over the operation of the ferry system connecting Puerto Rico with Vieques and Culebra, as well as San Juan and Cataño, the government’s Public-Private Partnership Authority announced it has chosen HMS Ferries to take over the responsibility, through a 23-year agreement. Aside from managing […]
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