Ports Authority hires firm to design infrastructure upgrade at Old San Juan cruise ship docks
March 29, 2022
Work should be done by November, the agency stated.
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority opens bid cycle for rescue vehicle fleet
March 15, 2022
The Ponce and Aguadilla airports will get new vehicles by summer 2023.
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Ports Authority opens bid process for Aguadilla airport runway rehab project
March 1, 2022
The work will complement the construction of the new runway estimated at $130 million.
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Ports signs lease to open FBO, MRO operations in Mayagüez airport
February 24, 2022
Ports announced projects underway at the Mayagüez and Aguadilla regional airports.
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority opens bid to repair Culebra airport terminal
February 18, 2022
The project is expected to cost $700,000.
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority invests $517K to renew cargo vehicle fleet
February 16, 2022
The agency now has 17 new airport conservation vehicles.
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$60.5M renovation project at Port of San Juan to improve future energy costs
January 31, 2022
The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will begin laying the groundwork later this year for improved maritime infrastructure at the San Juan Harbor that will eventually help lower energy costs and better the area’s environmental quality. In an interview with News is my Business, Ports Authority Executive Director Joel […]
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority lands $8M from FAA for airport upgrades
January 13, 2022
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced it has received $8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, which it will earmark to cover capital improvement projects in the island’s airport system. In a release, agency Executive Director Joel Pizá said the specific projects will be: The expansion project of the passenger terminal and installation of jet […]
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Puerto Rico Ports Authority gets $10M grant from US Dept. of Transportation
December 27, 2021
The US Department of Transportation announced it has awarded the Puerto Rico Ports Authority a $10 million grant to fund the reconstruction of the Tender Pier and Dock B in the Pier 15 area in Old San Juan. US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary […]
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Ports Authority unveils fire control system upgrade project at Puerto Nuevo docks
November 3, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced the start of what will be a $4 million to $5 million investment in a full upgrade of the fire suppression system in the Puerto Nuevo loading docks in San Juan. Ports Executive Director Joel Pizá confirmed that the first phase of the project is already underway, with the […]
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Ports Authority lands $45.3M grant for Aguadilla airport upgrades
September 22, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority received an additional $45.3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help complete the estimated $130 million, five-year construction of the new runway at the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla. “This new grant joins the one announced in September 2020 for $24.2 million from the FAA, as […]
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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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Ports completes $1.4M waterproofing project at Ponce’s Mercedita Airport
August 26, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority completed rehabilitating the waterproofing system in the passenger terminal of the Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, at a cost of $1.4 million, which was paid for with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds and the agency’s own money. During the passage of Hurricane María in September 2017, the Mercedita Airport […]
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Ports gets gets 7 proposals for $130M Aguadilla airport runway project
August 25, 2021
Seven multinational groups submitted credentials for $130 million construction project of the new runway at the Rafael Hernández Aguadilla airport, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority confirmed. “This is the most important and most invested Port Authority project in recent history. We are very happy and excited, since one of these seven multinational groups will carry […]
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Ports Authority opens RFI for 3 docks at the Puerto Nuevo Port Zone
August 20, 2021
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has initiated a Request For Interest (RFI) process for the lease, development, operation, administration and improvements of the M, N, and O docks in the Puerto Nuevo Port Zone, agency Executive Director Joel A. Pizá announced. He explained that after a negotiation process, the Ports Authority recovered these piers late last […]
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