Delivery co.’s gear up for year’s busiest mailing and shipping week
December 18, 2019
Many consumers are in a sprint to the finish getting their holiday gifts and greetings in the mail. This week is anticipated to be the busiest of the holiday mailing and shipping season for delivery services such as the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx. While the government agency expects to process and deliver nearly 2.5 […]
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Op-Ed: Making the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 fair to everyone
May 7, 2019
The Jones Act (Senator Wesley Jones), or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson with the intent of having a ready and able merchant marine that could be ready to enter and back up the military in the event of a military conflict. This purpose is still sustained […]
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Op-Ed: The Jones Act…Again
March 4, 2019
In a recent issue of News Is My Business (NIMB) an Op-Ed piece summarized a new study on the impact of the cabotage law on Puerto Rico. It is better than all previous ones, according to the co-author of the study, who modestly attributes this to the fact that they interviewed importers and not because […]
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USACE signs off on study to OK $54M San Juan harbor dredge
August 24, 2018
The Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, officially signed the Chief of Engineers Report for the San Juan Harbor Navigation Improvements Study.
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TOTE Maritime P.R. completing equipment upgrades
August 10, 2016
TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico has begun implementation of major equipment upgrades aimed at keeping their fleet the youngest in the Puerto Rican trade market, the shipping company announced Tuesday.
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TOTE Maritime, INTERSHIP unveil joint venture in P.R.
August 4, 2016
TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico and INTERSHIP announced Wednesday they have teamed up to form one of the largest, most experienced and most advanced terminal operating companies serving Puerto Rico.
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Crowley Selects Eagle LNG as marine fuel provider
December 18, 2015
Crowley Puerto Rico Services Inc. announced Thursday it has selected Eagle LNG Partners as the liquefied natural gas-supplier for the its new LNG-powered, Commitment Class ships, which will be delivered in 2017 for use in the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico trade.
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Crowley breaks ground on $48.5M Isla Grande upgrades
November 18, 2015
Crowley Puerto Rico Services Inc. announced Tuesday it has broken ground on a $48.5-million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan.
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Crowley adds flat deck barge to Puerto Rico service
March 20, 2015
Just as Puerto Rico businesses are starting to feel the pinch of a slowdown in merchandise imports in the wake of Horizon Lines’ exit from the market, maritime shipper Crowley announced Thursday the addition of a new flat-deck barge capable of carrying up to 400 loads.
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Crowley boosting capacity in Puerto Rico maritime route
January 20, 2015
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group announced Monday it will add flat deck barge to its South Atlantic Puerto Rico service in March, increasing the rotation between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan to four sailings each week.
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Horizon Lines exiting Puerto Rico market by year’s end
November 12, 2014
Fifty-six years after it began offering cargo services between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland, Horizon Lines Inc. announced Tuesday that it would cease providing liner service by the end of 2014, citing “continuing losses without the prospect of future profitability.”
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Saltchuk announces acquisition of Tropical Shipping
April 8, 2014
A subsidiary of transportation and petroleum distribution company, Saltchuk Resources, has entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement to acquire Tropical Shipping and its related companies, it was announced Monday.
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Ports not inspecting 100% of containers arriving to PR
March 4, 2014
Ports Authority officials admitted Monday before the Senate that the agency is not inspecting 100 percent of incoming cargo containers delivered by the different shipping companies that serve the island.
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Crowley to use San Juan as Caribbean transshipment hub
December 4, 2013
Less than a week after disclosing plans to invest new vessels to serve the Puerto Rico route, maritime shipper Crowley and the Gov. García-Padilla administration announced Tuesday the company’s plans to turn the island into its export hub for the Caribbean.
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Op-Ed: The Jones Act
July 1, 2013
We knew that the recently completed study on Puerto Rico’s maritime cargo would be controversial because cabotage issues, part of the study, have been discussed for decades and have become an emotional and politically charged subject.
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