New maritime shipper launching San Juan-Houston route
May 9, 2013
National Shipping of America announced Wednesday the start of the “Isla Verde Express,” a service that will connect Puerto Rico with the western United States via Houston every two weeks, staring May 29.
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Senate to ask Congress for partial Jones Act exemption
May 7, 2013
The Senate agreed today to ask the U.S. Congress to pass a law that grants a partial exemption to Puerto Rico on compliance with Jones Act (cabotage) laws to allow the use of large maritime vessels built outside the United States.
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GAO releases Jones Act impact study; Pierluisi to file bills
March 21, 2013
The U.S. General Accounting Office released Wednesday a lengthy report assessing the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico’s economy, saying, among other things, that the effects modifying the application of mandate “are highly uncertain, and various trade-offs could materialize depending on how the Act is modified.”
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Horizon Lines to move northeast service to Philadelphia
March 7, 2013
Domestic ocean shipping company Horizon Lines Inc. announced Wednesday it will move its northeast terminal operations to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, effective April 11, 2013.
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Old San Juan cruise ship harbor to get $7M dredge
February 25, 2013
Old San Juan’s cruise ship harbor is up for a significant dredge and upgrade this summer, when the Puerto Rico Ports Authority plans to invest some $7 million to get the area ready for bigger vessels, Executive Director Víctor Suárez said during a recent interview. Plans specifically call for preparing the entrance into Pier 3 […]
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Op-Ed: Jones Act shackles Puerto Rico
February 14, 2013
The government of Jamaica announced Tuesday that the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance in respect of preparing a master plan to create a Caribbean logistics hub in anticipation of completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project in 2015.
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Leading Edge Logistics buys Horizon International Shipping of Miami and San Juan
June 4, 2012
Third-party logistics company Leading Edge Logistics recently announced the acquisition of Horizon International Shipping of Miami and San Juan, a non-vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC), joining Leading Edge Logistics’ Puerto Rico division LEL Caribe.
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Farmers ask GAO to lift Jones Act provisos citing increased production costs
April 27, 2012
Members of the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau, which represents a cross-section of the island’s agriculture sector, met with members of the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Hato Rey Thursday to lay out the reasons why the island should be exempt from Jones Act provisos.
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GAO to Pierluisi: Jones Act impact study underway
April 17, 2012
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is “actively working” on Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi’s request to determine the economic impact that the cabotage laws have on Puerto Rico, his office said Monday.
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Nearly 40 U.S., P.R. companies file class-action suit against Sea Star, Crowley
April 17, 2012
Nearly 40 commercial customers who opted out of the $52.2 million settlement that maritime cargo companies Sea Star and Crowley reached with the U.S. government a few months ago have filed a new class-action suit against the carriers at the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
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Horizon Lines to raise P.R. shipping service rates in April
March 2, 2012
Horizon Lines Inc. announced Friday it will raise its rates for shipping cargo between the mainland United States and San Juan, starting April 1.
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Amazon facing $500K fine for nixing free shipping to P.R.
February 8, 2012
The Consumer Affairs Department has issued a fine against online retailer Amazon for failing to reasonably support its decision to take the “Super Saver” free away shipping benefit from Puerto Rico consumers, News is my Business learned Tuesday.
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Pierluisi asks 15 e-retailers to explain refusal to ship to P.R.
December 19, 2011
Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi this week put the spotlight on some of the most popular online retailers, asking them to explain why they will not ship to Puerto Rico arguing among other things that the island must abide by the same federal trade and consumer protection laws as all of the 50 states.
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Feds slap $770K fine on P.R. shipper for polluting Guánica Bay
August 18, 2011
Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business in Carolina, is facing a $700,000 federal fine for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and lying to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding an incident dating to November 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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Crowley buys Puerto Rico Freight Systems
July 1, 2011
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., parent company of the 119-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, announced Friday it has acquired the business and assets of Puerto Rico Freight Systems in Guaynabo, for an undisclosed amount.
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