The service will be provided with four vessels leased from a private operator at a cost of $15 million for one year.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partnered with the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture to develop a conceptual urban design plan for the Vieques ferry landing.
Ferries del Caribe, operators of the maritime service between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, announced the re-start of service June 1, two weeks after its cruise ship was involved in an accident at the neighboring island’s pier.