Port of San Juan

For the bay named "Port San Juan" in British Columbia, Canada, see Port San Juan.

Seaport facility in Puerto Rico

Port of San Juan

Port of San Juan in San Juan Bay from Puerto Nuevo Terminal in the Hato Rey business center towards San Juan Cruise Port in the Old San Juan historic quarter within the capital municipality of San Juan

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Location
Location| San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates| 18°26′35″N 66°06′01″W﻿ / ﻿18.4430174°N 66.1001863°W﻿ / 18.4430174; -66.1001863
Details
Draft depth| 36–56 feet[1]

The Port of San Juan (Spanish: Puerto de San Juan) is a large seaport facility in and around San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico. Primarily located within the capital municipality of San Juan, the Port of San Juan consists of multiple public and private passenger and cargo facilities. Public facilities are administered by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA), under the Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico.[2]

The cruise area of the port, known as the San Juan Cruise Port, is located in and around Caño de San Antonio (San Antonio Canal), a narrow navigable section of San Juan Bay situated between the Old San Juan historic quarter in San Juan Islet and the Puerto Rico Convention Center and Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in the subbarrio of Isla Grande in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan in the main island of Puerto Rico. The cruise port consists of piers 1, 3, 4, 11 to 14, as well as the Pan American piers I and II.[3][4]

The main cargo facilities of the port are located in the Puerto Nuevo Terminal in the barrios of Hato Rey Norte and Gobernador Piñero in San Juan. It handles containerized and break-bulk cargoes with and without shore-side cranes.[5][6] Containers are also handled at the public Army Terminal in the barrio of Pueblo Viejo in Guaynabo[7] and the private barge Isla Grande Terminal in the subbarrio of Isla Grande in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan.[8][9] Additional private facilities handle containers in ro-ro and barge service, and bulk commodities. Major commodities handled at the port include manufactured products, distillate fuel oil, gasoline, foodstuffs, and kerosene.

## Cargo facilities

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A cargo ship unloading in Puerto Nuevo.

The Port of San Juan's cargo facilities are located on the southern portion of San Juan Bay. Of the approximately[vague] eight cargo terminals, five are located in the Puerto Nuevo district of San Juan and the other three are located in the neighboring municipality of Guaynabo. The cargo facilities allow for more than 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of space for loading and unloading cargo.[citation needed]

The location of the port's cargo facilities give it immediate access to Puerto Rico's vast expressway system and several major local routes, this allows for the fast and efficient transportation of goods throughout the Metropolitan Area and the rest of the island.

## Passenger facilities

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The Port of San Juan's passenger facilities are located along San Antonio Canal. Of the 15 piers in the channel, four accommodate cruise ships while others serve cargo vessels and the Cataño Ferry.[citation needed]

### Ferry service

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The Cataño Ferry (Lancha de Cataño) provides multiple daily round-trips from San Juan to Cataño.[10]

### Cruise service

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Club Med 2 in the San Juan Cruise Port

While most cargo ships dock on the south side of San Juan Bay, cruise ships arrive at piers located in the north along San Antonio Canal between San Juan Islet and the main island of Puerto Rico in the capital municipality, San Juan. Originally the docks of the Old San Juan historic city, this arrangement allows cruise visitors to walk to major attractions such as the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado resort area, and the Puerto Rico Convention Center District. The Hato Rey business center, Isla Verde resort area, and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport are 5 to 7 miles from the cruise ship docks. Some of the most recognized ships to have docked at the San Juan Cruise Port during the late 1970s and early 1980s, were the Carla C, and Cunard's Countess and Princess ships.[citation needed]

#### Ships based out of San Juan

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The following cruise ships are homeported at San Juan:[11]

* Brilliance of the Seas (seasonal)
* Celebrity Summit (seasonal)
* Disney Magic
* Grand Princess
* Jewel of the Seas (seasonal)
* Norwegian Epic
* Norwegian Viva
* Rhapsody of the Seas
* Silver Wind (seasonal) depart from San Juan to Fort Lauderdale
* Sea Dream II (seasonal)

#### Future ships based out of San Juan[citation needed]

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* Star Pride
* Viking Sea

#### Operators that visit San Juan

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The following operators visit San Juan:[citation needed]

* AIDA Cruises
* Azamara Club Cruises
* Carnival
* Celebrity
* Costa Crociere
* Crystal Cruises
* Disney Cruise Line
* Holland America Line
* MSC Cruises
* Norwegian Cruise Line
* Oceania Cruises
* Princess Cruises
* Regent Seven Seas Cruises
* Royal Caribbean
* SeaDream Yacht Club
* Silversea
* Viking Ocean Cruises
* Windstar Cruises

#### Destinations

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The following is a listing of the majority of the locations served by passenger ship and ferry routes.[citation needed]

* Aruba
* Antigua
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Florida
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* St. Lucia
* St. Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos
* US Virgin Islands
* Venezuela

## Operations during Hurricane Maria

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After Hurricane Maria devastated the communications and electricity network in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, the Port could not get enough truck drivers to distribute containers of relief supplies. The landslides, floods, lack of gasoline, water and food, caused a "vast humanitarian and logistical challenge" and a FEMA rep said on October 3, "We are currently developing a strategy to reach the center of the island.”[12][13][14]

## See also

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* Puerto Rico portal

* Transportation in Puerto Rico
* Port of Mayagüez
* Port of Ponce

## References

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1. ^ San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico Navigation Improvement Study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Consultado el 31 de mayo de 2018
2. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2018: Port of San Juan" (PDF). Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
3. ^ "San Juan Cruise Port files permits to upgrade infrastructure". News is My Business. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
4. ^ "San Juan Cruise Port". sanjuancruiseport.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
5. ^ "Puerto Nuevo Container Terminal – San Juan, Puerto Rico". NNP Inc. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
6. ^ "Facilities & Operations - Puerto Rico Terminals". www.puertoricoterminals.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
7. ^ "AAFAF - Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority". www.aafaf.pr.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
8. ^ "San Juan: Crowley ampliará terminal Isla Grande para atender buques operados con LNG". www.naylornetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
9. ^ Crowley. "Commitment Class Project Terminal Construction - Crowley Maritime". conro.crowley.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
10. ^ "San Juan Cataño". Puerto Rico Ferry anchored by Hornblower. July 3, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
11. ^ "From: Puerto Rico Cruises". www.seascanner.com.
12. ^ Healy, Jack; Robles, Frances; Nixon, Ron (October 3, 2017). "Aid Is Getting to Puerto Rico. Distributing It Remains a Challenge" - via NYTimes.com.
13. ^ "Crowley Says On-Island Distribution Key to Getting Relief Supplies to Puerto Rico Residents". www.crowley.com.
14. ^ "Mountains of Aid Are Languishing on the Docks in Puerto Rico". 28 September 2017 - via www.bloomberg.com.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

* Puerto Rico Port Authority's page (in Spanish)
* Estuario de la Bahia de San Juan (in Spanish)
* Norwegian Cruises to San Juan

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