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Port Of Mayagüez
The Port of Mayagüez, located northwest of downtown Mayagüez in Mayagüez Bay, is the third busiest port on Puerto Rico. The port is situated along Puerto Rico routes 64, 341, and 3341, and stretches for 3.8 miles along the coast. Its main canal is 0.4 miles wide and its depth ranges from 47 to 120 feet; the water's depth along the piers ranges between 28 and 29 feet. The port is protected from rough seas by reefs which run along its northern and western sections. Until April 2010, the port's main tenant was Ferries del Caribe which provided daily ferry service to the Dominican Republic. Its sole vessel, Caribbean Express (1976/ 18,888 gt) was scrapped at Alang in late 2010. Since March 2011, ferry service to the Dominican Republic has been offered by America Cruise Ferries. During the Winter 2010/2011 cruise season, the port was visited periodically by ships of the Holland America Line, including the MS ''Prinsendam''. History By 1754, six years before being officially dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Ponce
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas (PLA) is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The project aims to convert the current Port of Ponce into a value-added tax-free customs-free international shipping hub similar to, though not as large as, the megaports located in Singapore and Rotterdam.Archived at WayBack Machine on 15 July 2011, from th Original Caribbean Business. June 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of San Juan
The Port of San Juan () is the largest seaport facility in Puerto Rico, located in and around San Juan Bay in San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island. 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. 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. The main cargo facilities of the por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transportation In Puerto Rico
Transportation in Puerto Rico includes a system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ports and harbors, and railway systems, serving a population of approximately 4 million year-round. It is funded primarily with both local and federal government funds. Airports Puerto Rico has a total of 30 airports (3 of which are international), including one in each of the smaller islands of Vieques and Culebra. The largest airport in terms of passenger traffic is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and consists of two runways and three concourses. It is by far the busiest airport in Puerto Rico, with direct connections to most major cities in the mainland United States, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Spain. * Puerto Rico has 21 airports with paved runways, of which: ** 3 airports with more than of runway. ** 3 airports with runways ranging between and . ** 15 airports with less than of runway. * Puerto Rico also has 8 airports with unpaved runways, all of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollard Group
Hollard Group is a privately owned insurance group based in South Africa that operates under two insurance licences: short term and life. The company was established in 1980 by Robert Enthoven, and the Enthoven family retains the majority share, locally through The Enthoven Family Trust (EFT) and internationally through Capricorn Ventures International (CVI). History Hollard was founded in 1980 by Robert Enthoven and his son Patrick Enthoven. In 1985, Patrick moved to California to work in the insurance business there. ''Etana Insurance'', launched in April 2008, was South Africa's only insurer to exclusively insure businesses. It was co-owned by Hollard (49.9%) and Etana Holdings (50.1%). More than 40% of Etana's management team was black in keeping with the company's commitment to racial equality. It was re-acquired by Hollard in 2013, and formed a division called Hollard Broker Markets. The firm is known for the development of selling prepaid insurance, sold in cellphone-like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Ports Authority
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) (; AP) is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with developing, operating, and overseeing all seaports and airports in Puerto Rico. The Authority is ascribed to the Department of Transportation and Public Works and is governed by a board of directors whose members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Its day-to-day operations are under the charge of an executive director, currently Omar Marrero Díaz. Seaports overseen style="margin: 0 auto" ! scope=col , Name ! scope=col , Municipality ! scope=col , Cardinality , - , Aguirre Port , Salinas , south , - , Port of Arecibo , Arecibo , north , - , Port of Ceiba , Ceiba , east , - , Port of Fajardo , Fajardo , east , - , Port of Guayanilla , Guayanilla , south , - , Port of Mayagüez , Mayagüez , west , - , Port of San Juan , San Juan , north , - , Port of Yabucoa , Yabucoa , southeast , - , Rafael Corder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Decree Of Graces Of 1815
The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 ( Spanish: '' Real Cédula de Gracia de 1815'') is a decree approved by the Spanish Crown in August 1815 to encourage Spaniards, and Europeans of non-Spanish origin but coming from countries in good standing with Spain, to settle in and populate Puerto Rico. Royal Decree of Graces On 10 August 1815, King Ferdinand VII of Spain approved a '' real cédula de gracia'' (royal decree of graces), which granted Puerto Rico the right to have commercial ties with countries which were in good standing with Spain. It also granted free land to many settlers, as well as incentives for investing money and providing technology for agricultural development to Spaniards willing to relocate and settle there. This was the third royal decree of graces approved by the Spanish Crown to foster economic development in the empire's overseas Latin American possessions. King Charles III approved the Royal Decree of Graces of 1777 in regard to the Captaincy General of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Prinsendam (1988)
MS ''Amera'' (formerly ''Royal Viking Sun'', ''Seabourn Sun'' and ''Prinsendam'') is a cruise ship operated by Phoenix Reisen. She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for Royal Viking Line, and began operating for Cunard Line under the same name in 1994. She was renamed ''Seabourn Sun'' when Seabourn Cruise Line acquired the ship in 1999. In 2002, Seabourn transferred the ship to Holland America Line, which was renamed as ''Prinsendam''. In 2018, ''Prinsendam'' was sold to Phoenix Reisen, debuting in 2019. History 1988–1999: ''Royal Viking Sun'' Royal Viking Line She was launched in 1988 as ''Royal Viking Sun'' for Royal Viking Line. Christened by godparents James Stewart and Gloria Stewart, and she was the largest ship in the fleet at the time she entered service. Cunard Line In 1994, Cunard Line purchased ''Royal Viking Sun'' and the ''Royal Viking'' brand when Royal Viking Line ceased operations. Cunard continued to operate her under the same name and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez (, ) is the ninth-largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Virgin of Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Puras'' (City of Pure Waters), or ''Ciudad del Mangó'' (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of ''Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez'' (Excellent City of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077, and it is the principal city of the Mayagüez metropolitan area, Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 213,831) and the Mayagüez metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined Statistical Area (pop. 467,599). History The Mayagüez metropolitan area, Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland America Line
Holland America Line N.V. (HAL) is an American cruise line operating as a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Founded in 1873 in Rotterdam, Netherlands as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), the company operated regular transatlantic passenger and cargo services between Rotterdam and North America until 1971. As a dedicated cruise line, the company expanded through multiple acquisitions including Westours in 1971, Windstar Cruises in 1988, and Home Lines in 1988. In 1989, the company was acquired by Carnival Corporation. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the line's cruise ships carry the names of former transatlantic ocean liners operated by the company. Its current flagship, ''Rotterdam'' (2020), is the seventh ship to bear such a name. As a major operator of cruises and overland tours in Alaska, the company owns multiple hotels and two railroads throughout the state. The line also offers an annual world cruise and cruises throughout the Caribbean, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
