Port of San Juan

Crowley resumes San Juan operations following Hurricane Fiona

Crowley Maritime said Hurricane Fiona caused no significant damage to its terminal facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and cargo operations would resume Monday evening. 

Cargo-handling operations on the combination roll-on/roll-off container ship El Coqui were slated to begin at 6 p.m., according to David DeCamp, Crowley’s director of corporate communications, who said the vessel arrived at the Port of San Juan earlier in the day. 

“Crowley’s facility in San Juan has received no significant damage...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crowley-resumes-san-juan-operations-following-hurricane-fiona

Seven indicted in Port of San Juan labor racketeering case

Carlos Sánchez-Ortiz, president of ILA union local 1740, was among seven people arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, and indicted on labor racketeering charges.

According to W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, the seven are charged with running a criminal enterprise dedicated to extorting and misleading shipping companies into paying fees for the loading and unloading of cargo at the Port of San Juan—Piers 9, 10, and 11—under the threat of strikes and...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/seven-indicted-in-port-of-san-juan-labor-racketeering-case/

Puerto Rico terminal joint venture stays the course

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said an amendment to a joint venture agreement between two marine terminals at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico will become effective today.

The FMC did not stand in the way of the formation in late August 2019 of the 50/50 joint venture between Luis Ayala Colon and Puerto Rico Terminals to form Puerto Nuevo Terminals (PNT), a affiliate of TOTE Maritime, despite competition concerns by some commission members.

However, the maritime regulator said it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/puerto-rico-terminal-joint-venture-stays-the-course

US approves Puerto Rico terminals deal

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

Under the terms of the Puerto Nuevo Terminals LLC Cooperative Working Agreement (FMC Agreement No. 201292), marine terminal operating companies...

https://container-news.com/us-approves-puerto-rico-terminals-deal/