To achieve the transfer, the central and municipal governments entered negotiations with the Federal Transportation Authority. #NewsismyBusiness
The ferry operator said the result is “a new annual high reached before 2025.” #NewsismyBusiness
The system is expected to exceed the 2023 annual record of 1.5 million passengers before the December holidays. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico’s ferry fleet will expand with four vessels to improve service to Vieques and Culebra. #NewsismyBusiness
Free rides will continue until the new Automatic Fare Collection System is implemented, with “fare capping” planned for 2025. #NewsismyBusiness
The operator saw 14% increase in passengers from January to May. #NewsismyBusiness
Baleària’s plans call for launching daily service between the ports, transporting up to 1,000 people and 400 vehicles per trip. #NewsismyBusiness
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
An extended registration period aims for a smooth transition. #NewsismyBusiness
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Maritime Transportation Authority is proposing a change the fare structure for ferry service between Puerto Rico and the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra that would charge non-residents $11.25 per trip. Fares for residents of the two islands would remain the same. The proposed revisions also call for hikes on fees charged to transport […]
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