Transportation firm TransCita inaugurates new offices
March 10, 2015
Non-emergency health services transportation company TransCita recently inaugurated its new 15,000 square-foot headquarters in Guaynabo, reflecting its corporate growth, said company President Jorge Ruiz-Román.
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Crowley gets influx of new container equipment
March 4, 2015
In response to high customer demand, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group is deploying an influx of new equipment, including hundreds of chassis, ISO tanks and high-cube containers, for use in the company’s services between the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America.
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Sea Star Line to supply new barge service to Puerto Rico
January 19, 2015
Sea Star Line, LLC announced last week it has entered into an agreement to lease two barges with combined additional capacity of 800 40-foot equivalent units.
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U.S. travel execs ‘cautious’ of U.S. opening to Cuba
December 22, 2014
WASHINGTON — First, the good news: if you’re a U.S. citizen who’s already licensed to travel to Cuba, you may now come back to the United States with $400 worth of Cuban goods, including $100 in duty-free rum and cigars.
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TransCita launches new new gift card payment option
December 22, 2014
TransCita, a non-emergency health services transportation company in Puerto Rico, recently announced the launch of its new gift card, available in denominations of $10, ranging from $40 to $150.
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McCain blasts Jones Act as ‘contradictory’ to U.S. values
December 8, 2014
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) lashed out at the Jones Act during a panel at the Heritage Foundation, saying the 94-year-old maritime law is an anachronism that hurts U.S. farmers and manufacturers at the expense of foreign rivals.
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Trade groups: Transportation shutdown would be chaos
November 26, 2014
Nine local trade organizations representing contractors, mechanics, architects and engineers, among others, raised a collective red flag of concern over the looming possibility of a shutdown of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, saying it would be “chaos” and would leave hundreds of workers on the street during the holiday season.
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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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Gov’t to deploy broadband in Santurce via unused pipes
August 20, 2014
Two government agencies, the Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, signed a collaborative agreement Tuesday to develop new broadband infrastructure that will initially be deployed in San Juan’s Santurce sector.
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Ecolift unveils state-of-the-art helicopter in Puerto Rico
June 26, 2014
Puerto Rican helicopter sales, service and repair company, Ecolift Corp., presented Wednesday at its hangar at the Isla Grande airport its new twin-engine Bell 429 WLG model, produced by BELL Helicopter Textron.
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Toyota ‘adopts’ stretch of Muñoz Rivera Avenue
June 3, 2014
Looking to uphold its commitment to the environment and the community, Toyota de Puerto Rico announced its participation in the Department of Transportation and Public Works’ “Adopt a Highway” program, taking over the responsibility for cleaning and beautifying a stretch of Muñoz Rivera Avenue in Río Piedras, where its headquarters are located.
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Gov’t breaks ground on $16M ‘Sciences Boulevard’
June 2, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla and U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx jointly announced over the weekend the beginning of construction for the “Sciences Boulevard,” a $16 million project that will become the main artery in the Science City district.
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‘Pon de Plaza’ service carts 25K passengers in 6 months
April 9, 2014
The “El Pon de Plaza” service offered at shopping center Plaza Las Américas carted its 25,000th passenger Tuesday, six months after the free transportation began in September 2013.
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Plaza Las Américas keeps trolley service, adds new stops
January 21, 2014
The free transportation service that Plaza Las Américas launched late last year as a pilot program will officially restart today, with new stops linking the mall with the Hato Rey sector.
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Ferry service to Vieques, Culebra may be cut back in Jan.
December 19, 2013
Ferry service between Puerto Rico and its island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra could be be significantly cut back starting in January, because the government has apparently decided not to renew its contract with private operator Puerto Rico Fast Ferries, this media outlet learned Wednesday.
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