The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has begun the work to rebuild Pier 3 in the San Juan bay, at a cost of nearly $6.7 million, agency Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced today. For the job, the agency awarded a contract to Del Valle Group LLC, which is expected to complete the repair of a […]
During a recent visit to the port of Jacksonville — one of the busiest maritime connections between Puerto Rico and the US mainland — Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz sat down with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, to discuss the possibility of resuming a key direct flight that was discontinued in 2015. In […]
As part of its capital improvements program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority completed some $695,000 in improvements to the passenger terminal of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci regional airport in Isla Grande, which suffered severe damage from Hurricane María in 2017, the agency’s Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz announced. The improvements called for repairs of indoor […]
The Federal Aviation Administration approved a second grant to the Puerto Rico Ports Authority for $8.5 million as part of a new round of the Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program to provide aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, agency Executive Director Josel Pizá-Batiz said. “This new grant will provide economic relief the Ports Authority’s nine airports […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has opened a call for a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the operation, maintenance and repair of the dry dock located at Pier 15 in Isla Grande, agency Executive Director Joel A. Pizá Batiz announced. It is estimated that this project has the potential to generate private investment of $20 million, the […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority will buy and install some 78 new fenders at the Puerto Nuevo facility’s C to H loading docks at a cost of $1.2 million, agency Executive Director, Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The loading docks fenders must be replaced as soon as possible because they are deteriorated and do not fulfill […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority began the permanent roof repair project at the Antonio Rivera Rodríguez regional airport terminal in Vieques, agency Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The airport, the only one in Vieques, connects the island municipality, through commercial flights to the municipalities of Ceiba, Carolina and San Juan, and to other Caribbean […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority and maritime cargo and stowage services company Puerto Rico Terminals LLC, reached an agreement that guarantees the “uninterrupted service of maritime cargo management” by that firm in the Puerto Nuevo Ports Zone, while it “opens space to attract other operations needing space in the loading docks,” agency Executive Director Joel […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority resumed the repavement of critical areas on Avenida C in the Puerto Nuevo Port Zone, agency Acting Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The resurfacing works represent an investment of $352,865 and had been temporarily interrupted in March due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, and should be completed in two […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority will open bidding processes to make needed improvements to the Culebra and Arecibo regional airports, representing a combined investment of some $11 million, the Interim Executive Director of Ports, Joel A. Pizá-Batiz, said. “Ports conducted a pavement inspection program at every airport, including Culebra and Arecibo, evaluating conditions according to […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority will be opening bids to hire contractors to carry out necessary improvements to the runways at the Isla Grande and Vieques regional airports, representing an investment of some $15 million, agency Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá announced. “Ports carried out a pavement inspection program at all airports, including Isla […]
As part of the precautionary measures that the Puerto Rico Ports Authority is taking to prevent the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Ponce and Aguadilla international airports, all public areas will be disinfected before and after each flight, both domestic and international, the agency’s Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz confirmed. “Although we cannot prohibit the […]
As part of its capital improvement program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will be investing $352,865 to repave parts of the Puerto Nuevo Port Zone, the agency’s Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. “Avenida C is the main route of entry and exit for containerized cargo terminals in Puerto Nuevo,” he said. “Constant traffic […]
As part of its capital improvement program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority has opened the bidding process to renovate the Antonio Rivera-Rodriguez airport in Vieques, at a cost of $1.5 million, the agency’s Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The improvements include the replacement of the terminal’s metal roof, reconditioning the roof of the […]
As part of its capital improvement program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will oversee some $640,000 in repairs to the passenger terminal of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci airport in Isla Grande, the agency’s interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. The improvements include the removal and replacement of the terminal’s metal roof, as well […]
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