Tag: Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan is currently investigating two unrelated vessel fires that occurred on 17 and 18 May in Puerto Rico. 

The USCG is conducting an investigation after an inspection team found a tank containing hazardous anhydrous ammonia in Puerto Rico.

USCG Incident Management pollution responders from Sector San Juan responded to an oil spill San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.

NorthStandard Club warns that the Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico trade is experiencing increased stowaway activity, especially in vessels carrying bulk cargoes.

The Transportation Institute (TI) released a study by Ernst & Young (EY) evaluating the Jones Act and its implications on freight rates, container availability, port congestion, and carrier performance in the Caribbean Region relative to global averages.

Despite the recent 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Puerto Rico, which interrupted electrical power service and resulted damage to the one side of the island , the cruise tourism reported to remain unaffected. According to local officials, Puerto Rico's Old San Juan cruise port welcomed about 15.000 cruise passengers while greeted them with music in the city's streets.

An agreement filed at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) allowing a joint venture between two adjacent terminals at the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico, applies from August 29. However, concerns about the agreement and its affects on the marketplace will lead the FMC to adopt a more vigorous oversight plan than its traditional monitoring program.

After protests from demonstrators in Puerto Rico, who filled the streets in Old San Juan for days, Gov. Ricardo Rossello will be removed from office. However, these protests made several cruise ships to cancel their calls at the island, leading to an economic loss of $2.5 million.

The US Army Corps of Engineers signed a partnership agreement to proceed to the design phase of the San Juan Harbour Navigation Improvements project in Puerto Rico, concerning the deepening and widening of the channels in the harbour.

According to EIA, in 2018 Puerto Rico’s liquefied natural gas imports were pretty close to 2016 annual levels, according to the recently released LNG Annual Report published by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy. Its imports were severely affected by Hurricane Maria in September 2017.